For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with naviHealth's CMO, Dr. Jay LaBine, to chat about the role a convener plays in delivering more care into the home.

Brentwood, Tennessee-based naviHealth is a large clinical services organization that works with payers and providers to deliver care in facility-based settings and in the home. The company, recently acquired by Optum, has grown into a major player in the facility-based care space already, but it's increasingly investing around the home in 2021 and beyond.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

-- The role naviHealth plays in the care continuum and how it facilitates care
-- How the organization can help at-home care providers
-- The overall shift of how (and where) seniors want to be cared for in the U.S.
-- And more!

Dr. Jay LaBine, Chief Medical Officer, naviHealth

The 55th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with Susan Ponder-Stansel, the CEO of Alivia Care. During the conversation, Ponder-Stansel discussed entering the home health industry through its 2021 acquisition of Better Life Home Health, the moves her company is making to ensure success in the risk-based environment and the company’s work in the PACE sector. 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

– Why home health complements Alivia Care’s other services offerings.  

– How Alivia Care’s biggest strategic goal is moving into the risk-based environment. 

– What providers need to know about working with PACE organizations. 

– And more!

Susan Ponder-Stansel, CEO of Alivia Care

The 56th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Brandon Ballew, the CEO of AccordCare, to chat about how the rapidly growing home care provider plans to plant its flags in the near-term future. 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

– How Ballew's home health care background has served him well in the home care space
– The company's growth plans, and how it plans to fill out the East Coast before heading West
– Why Ballew believes the staffing situation will get better, and how the company is dealing with rising wages 
– And more!

Brandon Ballew, CEO of AccordCare

The 58th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with Raman Brar, the CEO and co-founder of Pathwell. During the conversation, Brar touched on the company’s transition from a technology company to a home-based care provider, Pathwell’s growth goals and how the company plans to navigate the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP). 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

— How Brar was able to grow Pathwell into what it is today

— What unique tools Pathwell is using in order to recruit new team members

— How Brar plans to double down on Pathwell’s growth and success in 2021

— And more!

Raman Brar, CEO and co-founder of Pathwell

The 59th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Rich Tinsley, the chief development officer of Help at Home, to chat about why he decided to join Help At Home, the company's growth strategy and why he's bullish on the future of its payer sources. 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

– What sort of ideology is behind Help At Home's expansion across the U.S. 

– Why Tinsley believes the rate setup in personal care is favorable at this time

– What the White House's attention to home- and community-based services means for a company in the space

– And more!

Rich Tinsley, Chief Development Officer, Help At Home

The 60th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Andrew Parker, the CEO and founder of Papa, to chat about the startup's stunning early success, its recent layoffs and what the future holds. 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

– How the company reached unicorn status and all 50 states so quickly
– How its value proposition has changed over time to payers and seniors
– What the next step is for the company as it looks to continue to be a disruptor in the greater at-home care universe 
– And more!

Andrew Parker, founder and CEO of Papa

The 61st episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!


For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with Summer Napier, the president and CEO of Healing Hands Healthcare, a diversified home health company that operates across Texas.


Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:


– Why Napier, an RN with hospital-setting experience, decided to launch Healing Hands in 2016

– How the home health leader views the 2023 proposed payment rule and its potential impact

– Where Healing Hands is innovating to stay one step ahead in a highly competitive market

– And more!


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Summer Napier, President and CEO, Healing Hands Healthcare

Scott Pattillo, Chief Strategy Officer, Homecare Homebase

The 63rd episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Matt Wolfe, a shareholder at the law firm Baker Donelson, to chat about the most important legal trends for home health agencies to pay attention to heading into 2023.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

– The macro and micro legal trends surrounding the home health industry
– What specific issues agencies should be most focused on 
– What agencies can do in order to keep themselves compliant and safe from legal threats moving forward
– And more!

Matt Wolfe, Shareholder, Baker Donelson

The 64th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Ben Bledsoe, President and CEO of Consumer Direct Care Network, to chat about the world of self-directed care and its place in the larger home-based care world. 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

– How the company is leading the charge for self-directed care in the space
– The story and the decision behind Consumer Direct going public
– What the next step is for the company as it looks to grow and evolve in the public space in 2023 and beyond  
– And more!

Ben Bledsoe, President and CEO, Consumer Direct Care Network

The 65th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!
For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Dr. Stephen Parodi, an expert in hospital-at-home programs. 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:
– The data behind hospital-at-home models, both at Kaiser and elsewhere 
– How home health and home care providers can fit into the emerging model 
– The challenges and opportunities for hospital-at-home care over the next couple of years, now that the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver has been extended. 
– And more!

Dr. Stephen Parodi, EVP External Affairs, Communications and Brand, Kaiser Permanente

Todd Houghton, Brand President, Homewatch CareGivers

This episode is brought to you by CareAcademy. Today, our guest is Brady Schwab, the chief growth officer at Right at Home. We get into contemporary challenges in personal care – and how to mitigate those – as well as growth opportunities, and how to accelerate those.

Brady Schwab, Chief Growth Officer, Right at Home

This episode is sponsored by CareAcademy.

Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, President, Home Solutions, Humana

Ari Medoff, CEO, Arosa Care

Kevin Smith, CEO, Best of Care

Dr. Richard Feifer, Chief Medical Officer, InnovAge

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For this episode of Disrupt, we caught up with Joanne Cunningham, the CEO of the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare. During the conversation, Cunningham shined further light on the recent home health care hearing conducted by the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care. 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

– What took place during the hearing, and why home health advocates are optimistic coming out of it 

– Where Cunningham believes advocacy is making a difference in Washington, D.C. 

– What she expects from the forthcoming final payment rule from CMS 

– And more!

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Joanne Cunningham, CEO, Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare

For this episode of Disrupt, we caught up with Jackleen Samuel, the CEO of Resilient Healthcare. During the conversation, Samuel talked about the transformation of her company’s business model and being in “growth mode.”  

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

What moves Resilient Healthcare has made since its latest funding round
How Resilient Healthcare is bringing care to rural communities
How Resilient Healthcare care is taking on risk
And more!

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Jackleen Samuel, CEO, Resilient Healthcare

For this episode of the Home Health Care News Disrupt podcast, we caught up with Vince Moffitt, president and CEO of Basin Health Companies. During the conversation, Moffitt talks about how the CMS final rule will impact his agency, how difficult it is to maintain high Medicare star ratings in today’s environment, some unique retention strategies and so much more.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

– Why local-level advocacy is so important in today's home health landscape
– How Basin Home Health & Hospice found a unique way to offer its employees an extra paid holiday
– Why data is so important as more payment models shift from volume to value
– And more!

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Vince Moffitt, President and CEO of Basin Health Companies

For this episode of Disrupt, we caught up with Suzanne Turchetti, the president of HCR Home Care. During the conversation, Turchetti touched on all things home-based care – from regulatory challenges, to emerging technologies, to staffing. 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

– HCR Home Care’s back story as a part employee-owned agency, and how Turchetti went from executive assistant to president 
– How the provider plans to survive with slimming margins 
– The biggest trends, challenges and opportunities in home care and home health care heading into 2024
– And more!

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HCR Home Care President Suzanne Turchetti

For this episode of Disrupt, we caught up with Brian Lobley, the CEO of tango. During the conversation, Lobley talked about why tango considers itself an enabler instead of a convener, and how this has allowed the company to form strong relationships with home health providers.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

— How tango is building relationships with home health providers
— How The Vistria Group’s investment in tango has pushed the company forward
— How tango is going deeper into risk
— And more!

Brian Lobley, CEO, tango

For this episode of Disrupt, we caught up with John Sneath, the founder and CEO of Tribute Home Care. During the conversation, Sneath provides a unique perspective on his home care agency, and why it may be approaching things a bit differently than others. 

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

– Why Tribute Home Care is doubling down on private-pay personal care 
– The biggest contemporary challenges facing the business, along with opportunities Sneath sees to improve staffing and operations in the near term 
– How the company gets away with hiring on 1%-2% of its caregiver applicants 
– And more!

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John Sneath, founder and CEO of Tribute Home Care

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For this episode of Disrupt, we caught up with Paymon Farazi, the president of Signify Health. During the conversation, Farazi breaks down Signify Health’s near-term and long-term goals as a value- and home-based care enabler.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

– How at-home care can drive value for retailers like CVS, as well as payers

– How Signify coordinates care for all of its health care partners

– What the future of the company looks like under the CVS umbrella

– And more!

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Paymon Farazi, President, Signify Health

BrightStar Care CEO Shelly Sun sat down with Home Health Care News to talk about her company's history, her personal journey and an appearance on Undercover Boss.

This episode is sponsored by Homecare Homebase, whose powerful, cloud-based home health software streamlines virtually every aspect of your business. Visit www.hchb.com to learn more.

BrightStar Care CEO & Co-Founder Shelly Sun

In episode two of Disrupt, we sat down with Stephan Rodgers, CEO at AccentCare. Stephan talked about his military career, jumping into health care from the insurance world and hot issues facing home care in 2018.

This episode is sponsored by Homecare Homebase, whose powerful, cloud-based home health software streamlines virtually every aspect of your business. Visit www.hchb.com to learn more.

Music courtesy of Lee Rosevere

AccentCare CEO Stephan Rodgers

The seventh episode of the Home Health Care News (HHCN) podcast, Disrupt, is now available! 

Listen to our conversation with Hometeam CEO Randy Klein and learn about:

- His background as senior vice president of partner development for Remedy Partners, his work in operations with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit community-based health care organizations.

- The switch of its business model from a payment structure based on private-pay home care and Medicaid reimbursement, to nearly a sole focus on Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and some Medicare beneficiaries.

- How the company is looking ahead as a tech-forward organization looking to accelerate its integration into the broader health system with Medicare Advantage and those who want to age in place

This episode of Disrupt is sponsored by Homecare Homebase, whose powerful, cloud-based home health software streamlines virtually every aspect of your business. spend less time on paperwork and more time delivering quality care to the patients who need you. Visit hchb.com to learn more.

Hometeam - CEO Randy Klein

Since joining Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) in 2014, CEO Paul Kusserow has spearheaded an ambitious turnaround effort, during which time the company’s stock has climbed from around $20 per share to the more than $130 per share range it sits at today.

Most of Amedisys’ growth over the years has come organically, though the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based company has been active on the M&A front as well, reflected by its two recent hospice deals.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:
- What Amedisys is doing to prepare for PDGM
- How the company has grown over the last four years
- Why Amedisys is becoming an even bigger hospice player
- …And much more!

Amedisys CEO Paul Kusserow

Headquartered in Northern California, Medical Home Care Professionals is a small home health agency that has had to overcome big challenges over the past few years.

In 2018, Medical Home Care Professionals had to operate through the historic Carr Fire. Right after that, it had to deliver care through a record-breaking blizzard. Now, it’s battling through the COVID-19 crisis — and another devastating wildfire.

For this episode of Disrupt, HHCN caught up with Elaine Flores, the COO and administrator of Medical Home Care Professionals, to learn how her agency has survived what has sometimes felt like an endless wave of emergencies. During the conversation, Flores also touched on Medical Home Care Professionals' transition to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

— Keys for running a home health agency during times of crisis
— Best practices for ensuring continuity of care
— Medical Home Care Professionals' transition to PDGM
— And more!

Elaine Flores, COO and administrator of Medical Home Care Professionals

In 2008 -- amid the last recession -- Ryan Iwamoto and his co-founders started Los Angeles-based 24 Hour Home Care with $160,000 total of investment cash from family and friends. The company is now one of the largest privately owned home care companies in the U.S. with 19 locations spanning three states and over $115 million in projected revenue in 2020.

The growth that 24 Hour Home Care has seen over the last 12 years has been completely organic. Iwamoto, who serves as the president, has seen his company make the Inc. 5000 list recognizing the fastest growing companies in the country for eight years straight.  

That success is due to the company’s ability to make innovative partnerships, its team and its ability to adapt on the fly -- like it did when COVID-19 arrived in California. The biggest, however,  is its “secret sauce,” Iwamoto said. 

For this episode of Disrupt, HHCN caught up with Iwamoto to discuss that secret sauce, as well as non-medical home care, Medicare Advantage and the company’s 12-year journey to the top of the industry.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:
— What company 24 Hour Home Care modeled itself after
— How it adjusted when COVID-19 hit and how it plans to keep growing 
— How it wins partnerships with hospitals and MA plans
— And more!

Ryan Iwamoto, President and Co-Founder, 24 Hour Home Care

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