Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that home health agencies (HHAs) operating in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey will allow agency staff to focus on patient care while in the midst of recovery.
On August 31, 2017, CMS announced that blanket waivers had been issued for several provider... Keep Reading
CMS recently published proposed updates to the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) for 2018. The proposal outlines updates to market basket, national 60-day episode payment, per visit rates and any rebasing changes.
It also outlines changes to Home Health Value Based Purchasing Model (HHVBP) and Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) standards,... Keep Reading
For home health agencies (HHAs) serving Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in the coastal Texas region, there is an unseen benefit among preparations for the looming Hurricane Harvey.
Projected to strengthen to a category 3 hurricane with 110 mph winds before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday morning, Harvey promises to... Keep Reading
The importance of the home health aide, as part of the patient care delivery team, is formally recognized in the updated Medicare Home Health Conditions of Participation (HH CoPs). For those of us who have worked on a team with an aide in the home health industry, we have long... Keep Reading
Axxess' Vice President of Operations, Melody Lenox, recently hosted a series of videos for the Forbes Human Resource (HR) Council, a well-regarded forum for HR executives from startups to international organizations to share leadership advice and insight about their everyday responsibilities of hiring new talent, managing internal policies and staff, and... Keep Reading
Updates to the Home Health Conditions of Participation (HH CoPs) include frequent references to patient-centered, individualized care using an interdisciplinary team approach. Clinicians will be tasked with performing patient-focused comprehensive assessments, creating individualized plans of care with measurable goals and coordinating patient care with the physician and other disciplines involved... Keep Reading
Here is the answer: It lies not in what you do, but in why and how you do it.
So, what is the question?
The question is: In an industry where all providers offer the same services to the same group of people, how does a home healthcare agency differentiate itself so... Keep Reading
CMS announced a Final Rule document on July 10, delaying the effective date for the updated Home Health Agency Conditions of Participation (HH CoPs) for Medicare and Medicaid agencies. This final rule delays the effective date from July 13, 2017, to January 13, 2018, and will confirm date changes for... Keep Reading
The times they are a-changing. No longer can a home health agency rest on its laurels and its past successes, or its past referral sources and funnel for patients. It is time to start thinking about who you want as a partner for the future, and how to go about... Keep Reading
Axxess is excited to announce it has been named the preferred OAS CAHPS survey vendor for the Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers (FSASC).
AxxessCAHPS for OAS (Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery) includes market-leading pricing, dedicated client success representatives, a state-of-the-art online portal to monitor survey administration, real-time survey results and insightful... Keep Reading
Home health agencies across the U.S. are desperately seeking a solution to a national nursing shortage. Due to the ongoing crisis, the nursing shortage is making it more and more difficult for agencies to recruit and retain a sufficient number of licensed nurses and professionals to care for the ever-increasing... Keep Reading
Home Health Technology Leader Takes Top Spot For Second Consecutive Year
DALLAS, June 12, 2017 -- Axxess, the fastest growing home health technology company, has been named the number one small place to work in IT for the second year in a row by IDG's Computerworld 2017 Best Places to Work... Keep Reading
