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How to Attract, Train and Keep Care at Home Aides
Author: Janice Mitchell, Communications Specialist
Date: September 23, 2024
Attracting, training and keeping care at home aides is critical to any provider’s success. “The care at home industry really needs to continue to think about how we bridge the gap between our workforce scarcity and staffing success,” said Christina … Keep Reading
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How to Optimize Hospice Care With Medicare Advantage Organizations
Author: Alexandria Nelson, Communications Specialist
Date: September 18, 2024
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
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Ensuring Financial Viability Through Compliance
Author: Alexandria Nelson, Communications Specialist
Date: September 11, 2024
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
2025 Hospice Medicare Final Rule: Key Changes and Impacts for Providers
Author: Johnathan Eaves, Senior Director of Communications
Date: August 26, 2024
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
Clinical Updates in the 2025 Home Health Proposed Rule
Author: Susanna Welch, Senior Communications Manager
Date: August 14, 2024
The 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) proposed rule introduces several significant clinical updates aimed at enhancing care quality, improving patient outcomes and streamlining processes for providers. To help organizations understand the clinical updates outlined in the proposed … Keep Reading
Compliance, Scrutiny and Quality in Home Care
Author: Susanna Welch, Senior Communications Manager
Date: July 31, 2024
The nonmedical home care industry is currently navigating a complex terrain of new compliance challenges, regulatory scrutiny and heightened expectations for quality and outcomes. In an education session at the 2024 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE), Guy Tommasi, … Keep Reading
Clinical Factors That Impact PDGM Success
Author: Susanna Welch, Senior Communications Manager
Date: July 10, 2024
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
Section B of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) covers items related to a patient’s hearing, speech and vision capabilities, which can have significant impact on a patient’s ability to understand their care and make the best decisions for themselves.
OASIS-E: Breaking Down Section B
Author: Arlene Maxim, RN, HCS-C, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
Date: September 22, 2022
When clinicians are completing a comprehensive assessment for a new patient, they may notice whether the patient is able to obtain, process and understand basic health information. Section B of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) covers items related … Keep Reading
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Understanding Hospice Care Index Measures: Indicator Nine
Author: Wendy Amerson, Product Manager
Date: August 4, 2022
Did you review your Provider Preview Report to see how your hospice quality measured up? Hospice providers were given 60 days from the release of the report to review and contest results from the two new claims-based measures in the … Keep Reading
Indicator Eight: Nurse Care Minutes per Routine Home Care (RHC) Day The Hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs) requires a member of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) to perform an ongoing assessment of the patients’ and caregivers’ needs. This includes implementing the plan of care (POC), as well as providing education and training.
Understanding Hospice Care Index Measures: Indicator Eight
Author: Wendy Amerson, Product Manager
Date: June 23, 2022
Hospice providers finally can gauge their quality scores against the industry average, a key component in scoring within the new Hospice Care Index (HCI). Data from the inaugural period of the HCI is now available for providers to preview before … Keep Reading
Documentation and annual review of an emergency preparedness plan is often in the top 10 deficiencies for home care organizations.
Is Your Emergency Preparedness a Disaster?
Author: Lisa Malone, RN, Clinical Product Manager, Pediatrics
Date: June 21, 2022
Putting an emergency preparedness plan into action became real for many organizations a few years ago when a Category 4 hurricane hit the coast of Texas. Major flooding occurred and forced many residents to flee to other parts of the … Keep Reading
Palliative care organizations continue to define their approach to care and expand their reach and impact in the post-acute care community. Some have even benefited by leaning on accrediting bodies to ensure a sound and compliant palliative care program.
A CHAP Verified Palliative Care Solution Will Avoid These Top Deficiencies
Author: Amy Rose, RN, MSN, CHPN, Product Director
Date: June 16, 2022
Palliative care organizations continue to define their approach to care and expand their reach and impact in the post-acute care community. Some have even benefited by leaning on accrediting bodies to ensure a sound and compliant palliative care program. Community … Keep Reading
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