Between kids home from school, family vacations and barbecues with friends, summer can be a challenging time for home health organizations to meet their staffing needs. Providing clinicians with time off and shifting schedules to ensure all visits are filled is vital to both patient care and staff retention.
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Some 61% of the Medicare population will be enrolled in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan by 2032, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Private insurers contract with Medicare through MA plans, and these plans may have different reporting requirements for reimbursement.
With the changing payer landscape for Medicare beneficiaries, care at... Keep Reading
Although palliative care is growing in both the hospital and care at home settings, it is not clearly defined from a regulatory or payment perspective.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) tests different payment and service delivery models that aim to achieve better care for patients and lower costs.... Keep Reading
From staffing to marketing, there are many factors that influence a home care organization’s success. It’s important for home care organizations to ensure their clinical and operational strategies align to support the organization’s viability and growth while still meeting client goals.
In an education session at the 2023 Axxess Growth, Innovation... Keep Reading
Twelve million people are receiving home healthcare services in the United States. This is part of a growing trend of more healthcare services being provided in the home. However, many organizations are struggling to meet the shift in demand for care at home because they do not have enough staff... Keep Reading
When she was visiting a patient, Raianne Melton, RN, BSN, CHPN, now Senior Clinical Manager of Professional Services for Axxess, asked the patient if he had completed an advance directive. The patient stated he didn’t know, called his daughter and asked her if she had “the paperwork that says you... Keep Reading
The number one pain point among care at home leaders continues to be recruitment and retention, followed by regulatory compliance and growing their market share, according to a 2023 Axxess and SimiTree survey.
In a recent webinar, Axxess Senior Director of Professional Services Christina Andrews hosted a discussion on navigating these... Keep Reading
Care at home organizations are facing several industry-wide pain points impacting growth, including staffing and labor shortages, the cost of services and the predictability of care delivery needs. A panel of technology experts in the industry discussed leveraging technology for growth at the 2023 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience... Keep Reading
“We’re at a paradigm-shifting moment,” Dan Weberg, Ph.D., MHI, RN, said in his session at the 2023 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE). “That means the old way of doing things is no longer relevant to the path we need to move forward.”
He channeled his experience in nursing, healthcare... Keep Reading
Care at home leaders have expressed concerns related to recruitment and retention of staff, regulatory challenges and reimbursement adjustments in 2023. A panel of industry experts spoke on achieving success in today’s regulatory environment at the 2023 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE).
Marcylle Combs, BS, MS, RN, CHCE, owner... Keep Reading
Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall held a dynamic session on leadership agility and the importance of culture at the 2023 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE).
Marshall asserted the key to leadership agility is developing an “all-in” approach.
“We know what agility is all about: the ability to move easily and... Keep Reading
I founded Axxess in 2007 because I believe deeply that the future of healthcare is in the home and that care in the home is the key to increasing access to quality healthcare for people across world. I believe this with my whole heart.
Our goal at Axxess is to make... Keep Reading
