Category \ Hospice
Hospice professionals provide patients and families with high-quality interdisciplinary care at the end of life while navigating changing federal regulations. Some hospice providers find it difficult to balance these two priorities and avoid common hospice survey deficiencies. Axxess Hospice can … Keep Reading
The 2023 Home Health Final Rule has been released and it contains a mixed bag of changes. A broad industry advocacy effort, which Axxess has contributed to at the highest levels, managed to convince the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid … Keep Reading
Surveys can be a point of stress for home care organizations. Having a technology partner who understands accreditation standards can ease that stress and help home care organizations avoid common survey deficiencies. Axxess Home Care supports home care organizations that … Keep Reading
Clinicians working for care at home organizations strive to provide the best outcomes for their patients with an individualized plan of care that reflects each patient’s needs and current living situation. The Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) can guide … Keep Reading
A successful, deficiency-free survey is about more than just checking off a box on an administrator’s to-do list. According to the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), surveys prove an organization’s commitment to meeting high standards of performance and focus … Keep Reading
Facing rising costs of care and potential changes to reimbursement, many care at home providers are looking for ways to reduce costs while providing high-quality care. One area providers can evaluate to mitigate revenue changes is their census data. An … Keep Reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is developing a new assessment tool for hospice providers, referred to as the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool. As hospices anticipate regulatory changes and an increased focus on quality outcomes, … Keep Reading
Checking a patient’s mood and looking for any potential mood disorders can be extremely helpful in determining if the patient will successfully improve their overall health. It’s important for clinicians completing the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) to look … Keep Reading
As the care at home industry prepares for value-based care, organizations must find ways to consistently monitor their quality to ensure a steady revenue stream. Those who are not continually making measurable improvements will fall behind. Therefore, managing data will … Keep Reading
As the “Great Resignation” continues across the U.S., companies are looking for ways to retain employees. High staff turnover isn’t only expensive — it’s also demoralizing and could lead to significant problems if employers can’t attract the younger generation. Importantly, … Keep Reading
Roughly a quarter million Texans benefit from home health services each year. But now the federal government is threatening the ability of seniors to access this preferred method of care. Unless Medicare works to protect home health, many older Texans … Keep Reading
There is a misconception within the care at home industry that community-based palliative care will be a loss leader for an organization. This perspective doesn’t take into account the care and positive outcomes that can be achieved through well-defined and … Keep Reading
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