Hospice patients, their families and even healthcare professionals often ponder the role of the hospice social worker.
It is believed that hospice social workers only assist with the patient’s advance directives, but this essential interdisciplinary group member is responsible for much more than that. Their expertise doesn’t just benefit patients, but... Keep Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic is very new territory for all of us. The more information we have, the safer we can be.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers guidance on vaccinating home-bound patients, which includes training resources and vaccine handling recommendations, while each state also has its own distribution... Keep Reading
Long gone are the days of paper timesheets where a caregiver could simply write the date and time of a client visit, with the only verification being the client’s signature.
With the introduction of electronic visit verification (EVV), a method of verifying visits electronically to prevent fraud, waste and abuse of... Keep Reading
Social workers comprise one of only four disciplines required to oversee a hospice patient’s plan of care, and with March being National Social Work Month, it’s the perfect opportunity to highlight these core members of the interdisciplinary group (IDG).
What Is a Hospice Social Worker Responsible For?
In general practice, a social... Keep Reading
In this episode of Help Choose Home, we welcome Kevin Heraty, Chief Development Officer of Cantata Adult Life Services. Originally founded as The British Home in 1920 and opened in 1924 by the Daughters of the British Empire (DBE), Cantata is a nonprofit organization that provides care for a diverse... Keep Reading
The implementation of the no-pay Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) did not come without its setbacks, both at the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) and home health organization levels.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is correcting internal system errors by offering temporary solutions until the system is ready. This... Keep Reading
There are few things an organization can do that have greater long-term impacts than choosing the right home care software partner.
Technology impacts every facet of a homecare organization, from operations, like billing and payroll, to clinical care, like documentation and compliance. Employees are equally affected with ease of use and... Keep Reading
The rate of suicide in the United States’ terminally ill population is unknown. However, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) reports suicide in the top reported sentinel events across healthcare organizations many years running.
Every hospice staff member should be educated on what to listen for from their... Keep Reading
In this episode of Help Choose Home, we welcome Johanna Beliveau, DNP, MBA, RN, President and Chief Executive Officer of Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH). Serving the Upper Connecticut River Valley region since 1907, VNH is a nonprofit organization that provides nursing, rehabilitation, hospice and... Keep Reading
Home health documentation has become more complex, evolving over the years to ensure a high standard of care. In the campaign for patient-centered, quality care, governing bodies are now auditing visit documentation to measure quality.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the largest payer for healthcare in the... Keep Reading
There are few things an organization can do that have greater long-term impacts than choosing the right home care software partner.
Technology impacts every facet of a home care organization, from operations, like billing and payroll, to clinical care, like documentation and compliance. Employees are equally affected with ease of use... Keep Reading
The start of this new decade brought a myriad of challenges to the healthcare space.
One of the most notable was the heightening of an already tenuous hospice staffing situation. Whether due to fear of exposure to COVID-19, burnout from working long hours, losing patients who were isolated from family or... Keep Reading
