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The future of hospice care payment models is currently a significant focus within the hospice industry. In an education session at the 2024 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE), Alisa Gerke, Executive Director of Unity Hospice, and Aaron Little, … Keep Reading
Compliance shortcomings remains a critical topic and a significant challenge for leaders in the care at home industry. With heightened oversight and regulatory scrutiny, organizations must prioritize compliance and quality more than ever to ensure success. In an education session … Keep Reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Hospice Payment Rate Update at the end of July. This rule brings several significant updates to Medicare hospice payment rates and policies, … Keep Reading
While the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) has been in effect for more than four years, many organizations still struggle to optimize their operations under its guidelines. To help organizations understand the clinical elements that impact payment under PDGM, Axxess Director … Keep Reading
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be a topic of discussion in the care at home industry. While the functionality of AI is constantly evolving and improving, a pair of industry leaders shared the ways AI can be … Keep Reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual to include services by marriage and family therapists (MFTs) and mental health counselors (MHCs) in hospice care. This expansion aims to enhance the psychosocial services … Keep Reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model in 2016 to improve efficiency and quality in home health services and ensure the appropriate patients receive this care. Measuring baseline performance began in … Keep Reading
Axxess Care connects home health organizations with qualified clinicians to fill staffing gaps and provide timely care. In most cases, clinicians providing coverage for organizations in need are considered independent contractors rather than employees, shares Shelley Bailey, RN, BSN, Senior … Keep Reading
Financial stability is critical for healthcare organizations to provide quality care to patients and their families. The Axxess Business Intelligence (BI) platform gives organizations the tools to make smart decisions about their financial health. Spending just five minutes with this … Keep Reading
With many healthcare organizations experiencing team transitions, the staffing and scheduling solution Axxess CARE provides mutual benefits to both home health organizations and clinicians. Organizations can fill gaps in staffing and accept more referrals, and clinicians who may not have … Keep Reading
In 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2020 Home Health Final Rule, which introduced the new case-mix adjustment methodology, the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). This new billing policy went into effect in 2020 and … Keep Reading
Palliative care is a hot topic in healthcare. It not only helps improve a patient’s quality of life through symptom management and goals of care planning, but it also reduces many patients’ revolving door readmissions to the hospital. However, as … Keep Reading
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