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How the Right Technology Can Reduce Misclassification Risk for Home Care Providers

We analyze how contractor management system solutions can address the Field Assistance Bulletin’s misclassification guidelines--and automate time-consuming tasks in the process. In 2015, the Department of Labor repealed the long-standing Companionship Exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), replacing it three years later with a more detailed 10-point Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) targeted at contractor misclassification. Though the changes to the FLSA were initially implemented to protect home care employees, health providers quickly discovered that the DOL would aggressively target nurse registry organizations, leaving them two choices: change their existing business model or face fines that could ultimately close their doors for good. According to state-level studies, between 10% and 20% of employers misclassify at least one worker as an independent contractor. Industry leaders warn that government agencies are becoming more aggressive in cases linked to misclassification, as demonstrated by the guidelines put forth in the Department of Labor’s FAB. In this study, we’ll look at all 10 points of the FAB requirements—and how the Openforce platform addresses each one individually. We provide innovative software and services built to reduce the risks and increase the efficiency of companies that use independent contractor workforces. Openforce’s technology empowers contracting companies to recruit, onboard, pay, and insure independent contractors compliantly and confidently. Through decades of experience serving companies and contractors in home health, we understand the complexity, the ambiguity, the paperwork and all the other things that inevitably fall through the cracks. After years of helping contracting companies avoid and defend against misclassification claims, we’ve developed the tools and network to enable companies and independent contractors alike to adapt to a new world of work.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Home care registries, COVID-19 and the 2020 election: A primer

These steps can help home care registries navigate a tumultuous social and political landscape. Even before COVID-19, the 2020 U.S. presidential election was set to be a divisive one. Now those in the home care sector are struggling to react to the changes already underway and those in store for the rest of the year. As a result, if you manage a home care registry, you may be looking for answers about how to prepare for an uncertain future. This guide provides an action plan. For home health and caregiver registries, the challenges of COVID-19 combined with the recent regulatory focus on contract caregiver misclassification are placing an obvious strain on the model. How can you reduce the severity of these impacts? In this guide, we examine how: The 2015 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) update negatively affected the registry model The 2018 DOL Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) outlined specific methods to determine whether you’re treating contracted caregivers as employees Leveraging the right technology can combat audits or lawsuits alleging misclassification The entire landscape is shifting due to COVID-19 and the potential impact of the 2020 U.S. presidential election on the registry model We provide innovative software and services built to reduce the risks and increase the efficiency of companies that use independent contractor workforces. Openforce’s technology empowers contracting companies to recruit, onboard, pay, and insure independent contractors compliantly and confidently. Through decades of experience serving companies and contractors in logistics, home health, field services and more, we understand the complexity, the ambiguity, the paperwork and all the other things that inevitably fall through the cracks. After years of helping contracting companies avoid and defend against misclassification claims, we’ve developed the tools and network to enable contracting companies and independent contractors alike to adapt to a new world of work.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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5 Ways to Grow Your Healthcare Group Through Reputation Management

Download this guide to learn actionable ways to acquire and retain more patients through your online reputation. This guide walks you through the steps to increase your online footprint, elevate your brand, and grow your healthcare group.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Improve the Patient Experience with Review Data

Download this guide to learn actionable ways to acquire and retain more patients through your online reputation. This guide walks you through the steps to increase your online footprint, elevate your brand, and grow your healthcare group.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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A Complete Guide to Virtual Healthcare

Recruiting and retaining talent is critical to success in today’s business climate, as well as maintaining high productivity. Today, more than 74% of large companies and 67% of small organizations now offer some form of virtual healthcare benefit. Increasingly, those numbers extend beyond full-time employees to include contractors, freelancers and part-time workers. In an economic environment of rising healthcare costs for both companies and workers in the U.S., as well as increasing inequality, the time for technology to actually make a difference is here. In fact, the next-generation of “virtual healthcare” is much more than traditional telemedicine. In “A Complete Guide to Virtual Healthcare,” you’ll understand the overall landscape of modern virtual healthcare, what’s important to workers, and how it can make a difference to your business.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Network Management Guide for ACOs

CareJourney's Provider Performance Index is a comprehensive, explainable, and reliable way to evaluate cost effectiveness and outcomes across PCPs, specialists, and practice groups. This guide presents quick tips on implementing network selection, management, and optimization using the CareJourney Index Cost and Outcome Scores. Learn how to compare provider or practice group cost effectiveness and clinical quality performance against peer ACOs by downloading the guide.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Making Telehealth Work for You: The Ultimate Guide

While over three-quarters of healthcare delivery organizations are using telehealth solutions or plan to use them in the near future, many of our customers are struggling to get buy-in and support for their virtual health initiatives. This guide dives into the key barriers for telehealth adoption and provides expert advice on how to mitigate them:

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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The Role of Internet Technology in Patient Care

For healthcare organizations the goal, above everything else, is to provide the highest quality patient care. Highly-trained professionals; advancements in medicine; world-class facilities and personal touch are just a few ways that hospitals can transform lives. One particular area where healthcare has been making innovative strides is in the application of Internet of Things (IoT) technology to optimize operations and improve patient care. As a society, people often take for granted just how transformative the internet is in their daily lives. With just a few swipes, we have the power to find nearly any piece of information available. We can control our home thermostat from the office as well as see how our furry companion is doing at doggy daycare via webcam. The internet is nearly everywhere and in healthcare, it can mean improving patient comfort, care and saving lives. Download now for insights into internet technology impacts in healthcare:

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Making Telehealth Work for You: The Ultimate Guide

While over three-quarters of healthcare delivery organizations are using telehealth solutions or plan to use them in the near future, many of our customers are struggling to get buy-in and support for their virtual health initiatives. This guide dives into the key barriers for telehealth adoption and provides expert advice on how to mitigate them:

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Selling CBD: Answering Common Customer Questions

Developed by CANVIVA, this guide will help business owners and their employees answer common customer questions about CBD. CBD (cannabidiol) is everywhere in the news lately, but there is still some confusion about what it is, whether it’s legal, and why and how to use it.  CBD oil derived from hemp plants that have high levels of CBD, and less than 0.3% THC, is legal in all 50 states. CBD is non-psychoactive. The CBD oil is extracted and sold in tinctures, topicals, and edible products. It is most commonly used for pain, anxiety, depression, arthritis and insomnia, but it’s also used for other conditions and for general well-being. This guide is intended to help business owners and their employees answer these common customer questions about CBD including:

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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The Physician Mega Group: A Formation and Operations Guide

A guide to the formation and operation of a physician mega group in the new medical economy. Regardless of size, medical groups have been facing continuously increasing competitive pressure over the past few years, with a wave of consolidation compounding a changing reimbursement landscape and the consumerization of medicine. This increasingly complex business environment is forcing some physicians to sell or merge, something 3 out of 5 independent physician groups do not want to do. There are a number of options available to physicians who want to avoid a sale or merger. In this FREE e-Book, we will talk specifically to the details and merits of forming a ‘mega group,’ an organization of independent medical groups that leverages centralized resources including billing, IT and HR, and the ability to develop and share ancillary medical businesses. In this in-depth guide, we’ll explore the key steps to the formation and running of a successful physician medical group, including:

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation Guide

A comprehensive guide to successful EHR implementation. This E-Book has been compiled from over 10 years of experience and thousands of successful implementations. Implementing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a multi-step process that will impact all staff members. As with any new process, a learning curve is involved. Having a solid plan can save hours of stress for everyone on your team. In a process like this, one wrong step can cause significant issues later on. But you're in luck. In this E-Book we've compiled a comprehensive list of the steps you should take when implementing a Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. This has been compiled from over 10 years of experience and thousands of successful implementations. In this FREE e-Book, you will learn how to develop a successful EHR implementation plan, including:

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Advancing Automated Heat-Induced Epitope Retrieval

HIER processes are more reproducible, less damaging to tissue sections, and save a great deal of time. Formalin is a cross-linking type of fixative, forming methylene bridges between proteins within the tissue.This cross-linking reaction adversely alters the structure of tissue proteins, resulting in loss of antigenicity.One way to restore antigenicity is through the use of heat-induced epitope retrieval (HIER) prior to immunohistochemistry (IHC).

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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How to Create a Dental Marketing Plan

A step-by-step guide to creating a successful and effective dental marketing plan. Find out how to build a marketing plan that will bring in new patients consistently in 8 simple steps.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium

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Smart Internal Communications in Healthcare

To better reach your employees and improve results, download the free guide created by Poppulo and Ragan on “Smart internal communications in healthcare”. To better reach your employees and improve results, download the free guide created by Poppulo and Ragan on “Smart internal communications in healthcare”.

Apr 15, 2026 8 min read Premium