Each day, hospice professionals wonder how they will be able to provide the highest quality care while remaining compliant with ever-evolving hospice regulations and standards.
Axxess believes you can have both. Recently earning the first CHAP Verified status, Axxess Hospice enables hospice organizations to feel secure that their technology partner understands... Keep Reading
The largest generation in the workforce is heavily focused on growth. Career growth, that is.
An overwhelming majority of millennial employees rated “professional or career growth and development opportunities” as important to them in a job. Despite this, only 39% reported learning something new in the last 30 days.
That is why... Keep Reading
Delivering care is complex, but the right technological tools can reduce administrative costs and streamline your operations. Integrations can help your care at home organization achieve smooth operational efficiency with improved care coordination and document management.
Improve the Referral Process
A survey by Porter Research found that 60% of referring providers said... Keep Reading
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 on your organization’s next survey. As the first healthcare solution to... 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. Because these organizations follow best practices, accreditation can help lessen employee turnover and increase job satisfaction and engagement.
Striving for accreditation can be a good... 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... Keep Reading
The world of healthcare technology is complex and competitive.
At Axxess, the complexity and the competition are what drives each team member. The ongoing assurance and faith in each of our Axxess teams provided by our Founder and CEO John Olajide, give each one of us a sense of pride in... Keep Reading
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 yourself, what is the purpose of the organization? Companies should focus... 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.
It is important... Keep Reading
“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 patient used to be able to put on... 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?
Plan Early:
Intake and referral: Review... Keep Reading
In 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), which shifted to a patient-centered payment system that focuses on clinical characteristics and other meaningful patient information.
Under PDGM, the 60-day episode of care was divided into 30-day billing periods, with the potential of 432... Keep Reading
