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The Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (the Alliance) – a non-profit, 501(c)(3) foundation committed to research and education about the value of home health care to patients and the U.S. health care system – today launched a research-based … Keep Reading
Late yesterday afternoon, CMS (the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services) broke their silence and announced that the new ICD-10-CM implementation date will be October 1, 2015. This information comes on the heels of passage of the Protecting Access to … Keep Reading
Thanks to decades of advancements in medicine, humans have a longer life expectancy than ever before. Consider that the oldest living person today – Misawo Okawa at 116 years old – was not expected to see her 45th birthday when … Keep Reading
Home Care is the Patient-Preferred Setting Just about everyone agrees: the home is the best setting for providing health care to increasing numbers of patients. Not only can care be provided less expensively in the home, evidence suggests that home … Keep Reading
Welcome to the future! Mobile technology for home health reporting is here. This addition to functionality should get you excited about the efficiencies, the better care your patients will receive and the increase in job satisfaction by your nurses and … Keep Reading
Patient care is coming “home” in the U.S., says the team at Axxess Technology. In a new report published this week, the company says rapid advances in technology and new ways health care is provided to patients have created new … Keep Reading
Yesterday the US Senate passed a bill, HR 4302, which delays the implementation of ICD-10 for at least a year. The 64 to 35 Senate vote came on the heels of the US House of Representatives’ passage last Thursday to … Keep Reading
Breaking News: Axxess announces the launch of its Mobile App, bringing patient care to the forefront
Only home health point-of-care solution available on both iOS and Android DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software across North America, announced the launch of its new mobile app for its home health agency clients. The new … Keep Reading
The Intelligent Hospital Pavilion (Booth # 8265 in Hall E) has evolved considerably since its first appearance at HIMSS four years ago. Designed to showcase the unique data-streaming capabilities of RFID, RTLS, NFC and other wireless technologies, it has grown … Keep Reading
The advancement of IT into healthcare, primarily through EHR systems, facilitates clinician documentation of patient care in acute and ambulatory areas, and to a lesser extent, in the community and home setting. In addition to increasing adoption of healthcare IT, … Keep Reading
There is much talk about ICD-10 implementation, which is set to begin on October 1, 2014. However, many home health agencies are behind on their implementation plans and training according to the timelines set up by Medicare[1]. Not only are … Keep Reading
This blog article was featured originally on the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation(AHHQI) website. Dr. Jack Lewin is the Chairman of the National Coalition on Health Care. Dr. Lewin is a primary care physician trained in internal medicine … Keep Reading
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