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An intuitive home care software solution can help you anticipate something different on your organization’s next survey. As the first healthcare solution to become CHAP verified, Axxess compiled a list of the most common deficiencies CHAP auditors find and how Axxess solutions prevent them.
Five Home Care CHAP Deficiencies That Axxess Prevents
Author: Lisa Malone, RN, Clinical Product Manager, Pediatrics
Date: May 31, 2022
It has happened to me and I’m sure it has happened to you, too: the dreaded, but often anticipated, deficiency of caregivers not following the plan of care. An intuitive home care software solution can help you anticipate something different … Keep Reading
There are many benefits to becoming a Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) verified home health organization. Accredited organizations follow best practices and have better compliance overall.
Five Common CHAP Deficiencies and How Axxess Solves Them
Author: Shannon True Bailey, RN, BSN, COS-C
Date: May 26, 2022
There are many benefits to becoming a Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) verified home health organization. Accredited organizations follow best practices and have better compliance overall. Because these organizations follow best practices, accreditation can help lessen employee turnover and increase … Keep Reading
Hundreds of thousands of people are awaiting care in the home, an obstacle that is not due to a lack of willing organizations. In fact, a recent poll showed that 74% of organizations were forced to decline referrals because they did not have the staff available to meet the patient’s care needs.
Building an Engaged Workforce While Reducing Turnover
Author: Christina Andrews, Senior Director of Professional Services
Date: May 24, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of people are awaiting care in the home, an obstacle that is not due to a lack of willing organizations. In fact, a recent poll showed that 74% of organizations were forced to decline referrals because they … Keep Reading
Companies should focus on building a culture of training that consists of teaching and sharing knowledge with employees.
Use Your Current Workforce to Combat the Great Resignation
Author: Anita Paxton, Vice President, Talent Management
Date: May 17, 2022
As the Great Reshuffle continues, employers are looking for ways to attract new talent and retain their current staff among an employee-driven labor market. One of the best ways to retain employees is to focus on your company’s culture. Ask … Keep Reading
For the past 22 years, home health organizations have worked hard to get Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) documentation right. However, with so many resources available, it often feels like we enter a “spin zone” every time we seek to clarify information or learn new details provided.
Avoiding the Home Health OASIS “Spin Zone”
Author: Arlene Maxim, RN, HCS-C, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
Date: May 12, 2022
For the past 22 years, home health organizations have worked hard to get Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) documentation right. However, with so many resources available, it often feels like we enter a “spin zone” every time we seek … Keep Reading
These are some of the common examples of elderly people suffering from dementia or depression. However, it is difficult to distinguish one from the other, especially if caregivers and family members have no medical knowledge of the two conditions. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, hospice clinicians can use this opportunity to educate patients and their families on how to recognize the difference between dementia and depression, and how to respond.
Depression Versus Dementia: Which is Which?
Author: Alexis Layug, RN, BSN
Date: May 10, 2022
“My father no longer finds joy in the hobbies he usually enjoys. This has been going on for a few weeks now.” “I think my mother is losing her memory, she sometimes doubles her medication dose to hide it.” “My … Keep Reading
The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) created a payment system that relies heavily on clinical characteristics to develop more payment categories, shifting reimbursement away from service quantity toward service quality. So what can home health organizations do to properly manage visits per episode by clinical grouping under PDGM?
Four Steps to Manage Visits Per Episode by Clinical Grouping
Author: LaDawn Pierce, RN, BSN, Implementation Consultant
Date: May 5, 2022
The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) created a payment system that relies heavily on clinical characteristics to develop more payment categories, shifting reimbursement away from service quantity toward service quality. So what can home health organizations do to properly manage visits … Keep Reading
As technology for the post-acute care sector evolves, companies will continue to innovate to address a whole host of business challenges. Axxess has taken a hard look at the burnout situation facing the industry. Axxess has developed solutions that advance beyond common process improvements and focus instead on foundational human needs professionals are experiencing in the field today.
Axxess And Forcura: Innovating for the Humans Involved in Healthcare
Author: Annie Erstling, Chief Strategy Officer, Forcura
Date: April 7, 2022
Editorial note: This guest blog is by Annie Erstling, chief strategy officer for our health technology partner, Forcura. It includes insights from Axxess’ panel discussion during Forcura’s annual CONNECT Summit – “Earning a Seat at the Table: Are Post-Acute Care … Keep Reading
Volunteers are a vital part of the interdisciplinary team (IDG), a Medicare requirement under the Conditions of Participation. A minimum of 5% of total patient care and admin support must be provided by volunteers. While in-person volunteer work is slowly re-emerging with safety protocols in place, hospice organizations should not overlook the value of digital volunteer work.
How to Meet the Hospice Volunteer Requirement in This Digital Age
Author: Amanda Bow, Product Marketing Director
Date: April 5, 2022
Volunteers are the heart of hospice care. In fact, in the United States hospice care began as a volunteer-based movement. Volunteers are a vital part of the interdisciplinary team (IDG), a Medicare requirement under the Conditions of Participation. A minimum … Keep Reading
A physician can connect to a secure, consolidated database through an EMR called a physician portal. This creates an instant path for your partners to send and receive orders and plans of care.
Improve Physician Partnerships with This Feature
Author: Lisa Malone, RN, Clinical Product Manager, Pediatrics
Date: March 22, 2022
Caregivers are not the only healthcare professionals facing extreme burnout. Physicians are slogging through many of the same challenges. Your clients’ care is funneled through a system clogged with an abundance of paperwork and a shortage of staff. Electronic medical … Keep Reading
Industry-wide dependence on interoperability has increased so drastically that remote care monitoring (RCM) is unofficially being called the seventh discipline in the plan of care. Data standards, called the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR), have been developed to define how healthcare information can be exchanged electronically to improve interoperability, with CMS calling FHIR “critical” for seamless exchange. Having a technology partner with a robust interoperability ecosystem has never been more important.
The Goal and ROI of Healthcare Interoperability
Author: Brian Nelson, Product Marketing Manager
Date: March 8, 2022
The healthcare industry and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to push and incentivize the use of integrative technology to solve healthcare challenges. Industry-wide dependence on interoperability has increased so drastically that remote care monitoring (RCM) is … Keep Reading
One way organizations can set themselves apart is by offering a comprehensive mileage reimbursement plan. In this plan, caregivers are reimbursed for business miles driven on a cents-per-mile basis.
Retain Employees with a Mileage Reimbursement Plan
Author: Brian Nelson, Product Marketing Manager
Date: February 22, 2022
Care at home organizations are dealing with an influx of resignations on top of an already decades-long healthcare staffing shortage. Dubbed “the Great Resignation,” the numbers associated with the worker scarcity are astounding: one in five healthcare workers have quit … Keep Reading
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