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Avoiding RAP Suppression
Author: Jennifer Gibson Osburn RN, HCS-D ICD-10-CM, COS-C, Senior Clinical Consultant
Date: April 28, 2016
Our last blog detailed the very real threat that agencies face in having their RAP payment suppressed for cancelling too many RAPs. There are plenty of steps that agencies can take to prevent CMS from suppressing their RAP payments. To ensure they don’t cancel too many RAPs, and to keep reimbursements... Keep Reading
The Reality of Zero-Payment RAPs
Author: Jennifer Gibson Osburn RN, HCS-D ICD-10-CM, COS-C, Senior Clinical Consultant
Date: April 27, 2016
Billing and revenue exchange is one of the biggest issues for home health agencies across the nation. Agencies without proper billing practices are facing challenges of delayed payments right now. Agencies must expertly examine and fine tune their auditing and billing policies to ensure that their Requests for Anticipated Payment... Keep Reading
Axxess CEO Receives Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Texas at Dallas
Author: Kris Berry
Date: April 22, 2016
John Olajide, the founder and CEO of the Dallas-based healthcare technology company Axxess, received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Texas at Dallas at an awards gala last night. Olajide started Axxess while studying computer science at UT Dallas. Since graduating in 2004, he has built Axxess into one... Keep Reading
Preventing Rehospitalizations, Part 3 – Improving Patient Outcomes at Home
Author: Shawn Hamilton, RN BSN, COS-C
Date: April 20, 2016
This is the third part in our blog series exploring how we can work with the discharging hospital and our home health staff to be effective members of the care transition team. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Of course, once the transition has gone smoothly from... Keep Reading
Preventing Rehospitalizations, Part 2 – Working with the Hospital
Author: Shawn Hamilton, RN BSN, COS-C
Date: April 14, 2016
This is the second part in our blog series exploring how we can work with the discharging hospital and our home health staff to be effective members of the care transition team. You can read Part 1 here. Home care agencies and their facility partners must develop a more effective and... Keep Reading
How One Growing Healthcare Company Is Retaining Diverse Employees
Author: Melody Lenox
Date: April 11, 2016
The healthcare industry is quickly approaching the $4 trillion mark. Within the next 10 years, healthcare will hit another major milestone—$5.5 trillion. That’s one out of every $5 spent in the country, almost 20 percent of the entire gross domestic product for the United States. In order to keep up with this... Keep Reading
Preventing Rehospitalizations, Part 1
Author: Shawn Hamilton, RN BSN, COS-C
Date: April 6, 2016
One of the greatest opportunities for home care agencies today is to reduce hospital readmissions. Agencies should seize the opportunity to partner and build relationships with hospitals, rehab centers and ACOs to help alleviate the penalties hospitals face for patients being readmitted within 30 days of discharge. These readmissions can costs... Keep Reading
Axxess Prepares Home Healthcare for Change with Revenue Cycle Management White Paper
Author: Kris Berry
Date: April 5, 2016
Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software, has released a new white paper, preparing home health agencies to use revenue cycle management to thrive throughout complex industry changes. The recent transition to the ICD-10, the focus on patient-centered care, and value-based reimbursement are changing priorities for home health... Keep Reading
President and CEO John Olajide Talks Axxess
Author: Aly Payne, Addison Magazine
Date: March 25, 2016
In 2001, John Olajide, President and CEO of Axxess, was enrolled as a telecommunications engineering student at the University of Texas in Dallas. During a visit with a family friend who was working as director of nursing at a local home healthcare agency at the time, Olajide noticed multiple un-networked computers... Keep Reading
How to Find and Win the Right Referral Partners in Home Health
Author: Amy Baxter, Home Health Care News
Date: March 16, 2016
As the health system continues to move toward managed care and value-based purchasing, home health agencies are becoming an increasingly important partner along the continuum of care. Across the industry, data has played a big role in securing preferred partnerships for home health agencies with other types of providers. Marvin Javellana, CEO... Keep Reading
Axxess Gives Back With Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities
Author: Kris Berry
Date: March 14, 2016
We are proud to announce our partnership with Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities by sponsoring this year’s Emmitt Smith Celebrity Invitational charity golf tournament. This annual event helps Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities to create and fund unique educational experiences and enrichment opportunities for underserved children. At Axxess, we have seen the... Keep Reading
Growing Your Agency Using HH-CAHPS: Part 4
Author: Dr. Rui Xu, Ph.D.
Date: March 4, 2016
In the fourth and final post in this blog series, we will teach your agency how to use the benefits of compliance with the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HH-CAHPS) to strategically grow your business. Compliance A number of home health agencies are unaware of the requirement for... Keep Reading
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