Home Health Care News January 24, 2021
Andrew Donlan

COVID-19 woke up the home health industry — and the health care sector at large — to a lot of problems that were lying beneath the surface.

Providers spent last year attempting to adapt to an evolving landscape, but also saw new opportunities arise after health care systems in the U.S. were caught with their “pants at their ankles” when things went awry, Bill Miller, the CEO of WellSky, told Home Health Care News.

“We weathered it. And in some ways, it has created tailwinds,” Miller said. “It’s created some opportunities for us because I think it has woken our country up to how the home can be a landing spot to take pressure off of health systems.”

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