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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 Providers Ready to Compete in a Value-Based Care Economy?” earlier... 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 of 5% of total patient care and admin support must be... Keep Reading
Hospices should review their best practices to meet compliance with the new Hospice Care Index (HCI). This claims-based quality measure is reported throughout the patient’s lifecycle and is made up of 10 indicators that represent multiple aspects of care, from admission to discharge, and is an addition to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP). This is the seventh of 10 blogs that Axxess is releasing that detail each of the 10 quality indicators, offering tips and guidance to succeed with the new quality measure. Indicator Seven: Per-Beneficiary Medicare Spending
Understanding Hospice Care Index Measures: Indicator Seven
Author: Wendy Amerson, Product Manager
Date: March 29, 2022
Hospices should review their best practices to meet compliance with the new Hospice Care Index (HCI). This claims-based quality measure is reported throughout the patient’s lifecycle and is made up of 10 indicators that represent multiple aspects of care, from admission to discharge, and is an addition to the Hospice Quality... Keep Reading
Home health organizations should be planning ahead for potential sudden staffing shortages. Most organizations rotate call assignments for weekends, holidays and emergencies. This planning should be done well ahead of the date. Yet this nursing shortage is critical – organizations need to realize the severity of the situation and be prepared for the unexpected.
What Are Go-To Strategies When Faced with Staffing Shortages?
Author: Arlene Maxim, RN, HCS-C, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
Date: March 24, 2022
Home health organizations should be planning ahead for potential sudden staffing shortages. Most organizations rotate call assignments for weekends, holidays and emergencies. This planning should be done well ahead of the date. Yet this nursing shortage is critical – organizations need to realize the severity of the situation and be prepared... 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 record (EMR) software was designed to ease this strain, especially if... Keep Reading
A robust orientation for every staff member should be provided by the organization to reduce time for QA staff and ease the frustration of clinical field staff.
Clean Up Your Team’s Documentation Practices to Satisfy Quality Assurance
Author: Arlene Maxim, RN, HCS-C, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
Date: March 17, 2022
Often in reviewing clinical records, quality assurance (QA) staff look for items that are not a concern for surveyors or auditors. Inconsistency, requests, and phone calls from QA while doing visits and interruptions when at home all add to the confusion surrounding documentation. The ambiguity behind reviews can lead to frustration... Keep Reading
Hiring the right candidate goes beyond assessing their technical skills and knowledge. During your hiring process, ask competency-based interview questions to identify candidates who share the same values as your company and will fit in your workplace.
Interview Tips to Hire the Right Person for the Job
Author: Anita Paxton, Vice President, Talent Management
Date: March 15, 2022
The shift to value-based care means a shift of priorities, starting from the very beginning: hiring quality caregivers and staff. So how do you identify a person that will thrive in your organization? Hiring the right candidate goes beyond assessing their competency and knowledge. During your hiring process, ask skills-based interview... Keep Reading
Because the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) survey will be critical in the upcoming value-based purchasing environment, home health organizations need to be aware of what the survey measures and how to optimize HHCAHPS performance.
How to Improve Home Health CAHPS Scores for VBP Scrutiny
Author: Arlene Maxim, RN, HCS-C, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
Date: March 10, 2022
Because the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) survey will be critical in the upcoming value-based purchasing environment, home health organizations need to be aware of what the survey measures and how to optimize HHCAHPS performance. As each item in the HHCAHPS grading is reviewed, there are... 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 unofficially being called the seventh discipline in the plan of care.... Keep Reading
Telehealth Linked to High Points in Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP)
Author: Arlene Maxim, RN, HCS-C, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
Date: March 3, 2022
Patient satisfaction is now even more of a focus for home health organizations as adjustment payments will soon place more emphasis on value. In doing so, Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) surveys will take on an entirely new level of importance. The Centers for Medicare and... Keep Reading
Because March is recognized as National Social Work Month, let’s celebrate the social workers around us who are sometimes unsung heroes.
How Social Work Fills in the Gaps for Value-Based Care Success
Author: Amy Smith, LCSW
Date: March 1, 2022
In 2020, several hurricanes hit the Gulf states, causing major destruction and devastation. At that time, I was working for a hospice and home health organization that had locations in the areas that were hit hardest. I was on calls with the regional and corporate teams to ensure our staff, patients... Keep Reading
With recent reports that the cost of COVID-19 social isolation has reached nearly $7 billion, we may soon see remote care monitoring (RCM) in the home expand exponentially. RCM may soon be considered the “seventh discipline” on many home health plans of care.
Will Remote Care Monitoring Soon Become the Seventh Discipline in the Plan of Care?
Author: Arlene Maxim, RN, HCS-C, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
Date: February 24, 2022
Over the past two years, we have seen a dramatic increase in the use of remote care technology in clinical practices of all kinds. With recent reports that the cost of COVID-19 social isolation has reached nearly $7 billion, we may soon see remote care monitoring (RCM) in the home... Keep Reading
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