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Axxess Partners with Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities for Back-To-School Event
Author: Kris Berry
Date: August 18, 2016
Yesterday, we were thrilled to volunteer at the Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities 2016 Back to School Uniform Event! Throughout the day, we had the opportunity to help supply Dallas ISD students and their families with school uniforms, food, and even provide them with eye exams, dental checkups and haircuts. We... Keep Reading
Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Improving Home Health CAHPS® Scores, Part 5 of 5
Author: Andrew Awoniyi, ND, RN-BC
Date: August 16, 2016
In this series, we have introduced the scoring for Home Health CAHPS and how it is comprised of three composite and two global scores, and reviewed the questions and potential improvements to the Home Health CAHPS Care of Patients, Communications Between Providers and Patients, and the Specific Care Issues composite... Keep Reading
Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Improving Home Health CAHPS® Scores, Part 4 of 5
Author: Andrew Awoniyi, ND, RN-BC
Date: August 9, 2016
In the previous posts in this series, we have introduced the scoring for Home Health CAHPS and how it is comprised of three composite and two global scores, and reviewed the questions and potential improvements to the composite questions for the Home Health CAHPS measures for Care of Patients and... Keep Reading
Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Improving Home Health CAHPS® Scores, Part 3 of 5
Author: Andrew Awoniyi, ND, RN-BC
Date: August 4, 2016
In earlier entries in this series, we introduced the scoring for Home Health CAHPS and how it is composed of three composite and two global scores, and reviewed the questions and potential improvements to the Home Health CAHPS Care of Patients composite questions. In this article we will review the... Keep Reading
Axxess Partner, Aviator Home Health, Wins Award
Author: Kris Berry
Date: August 3, 2016
We’re excited to announce that our agency partner, Aviator Home Health, has won Living Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Award! Axxess has been working with Aviator since they were founded in 2014. Living Magazine has released the 2016 Best Of McKinney & Allen Readers’ Choice Winners, and Aviator’s excellent quality of care for... Keep Reading
Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Improving Home Health CAHPS® Scores, Part 2 of 5
Author: Andrew Awoniyi, ND, RN-BC
Date: August 2, 2016
In the­ previous post in this series, we introduced the scoring for Home Health CAHPS—the three composite and two global scores. Understanding how they are constructed is a crucial first step in improving an agency’s scores. In this article, we will begin reviewing the individual questions and improvements in the Care... Keep Reading
Breaking News: CMS extends, expands fraud-fighting enrollment moratoria efforts in six states
Author: CMS
Date: July 29, 2016
New demonstration enhances agency’s enrollment and investigative options Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an extension and statewide expansion of fraud-fighting temporary provider enrollment moratoria efforts in six states, along with a new related demonstration project to allow for certain exceptions to the moratoria and heightened screening... Keep Reading
Axxess CTO Andrew Olowu On “If I Knew Then…”
Author: Nicholas Sakelaris, Crains Dallas
Date: July 28, 2016
In its ongoing "If I Knew Then..." series, Crain's Dallas asks executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy. Axxess CTO Andrew Olowu talked with Crain's reporter Nicholas Sakelaris about the biggest lesson he learned early on at Axxess: Take your time and understand that you... Keep Reading
Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Improving Home Health CAHPS® Scores, Part 1 of 5
Author: Andrew Awoniyi, ND, RN-BC
Date: July 27, 2016
The introduction of Home Health Value Based Purchasing has brought increasing scrutiny on the quality of care provided by home health agencies, leading agencies to focus on the components being used to define quality.  The impact of the individual measures that contribute to an agency’s Total Performance Score (TPS) in... Keep Reading
Axxess takes business and IT collaboration to the next level
Author: Minda Zetlin, The Enterprisers Project
Date: July 26, 2016
What's the best path to achieving business goals? Breaking down barriers between business and IT, according to Andrew Olowu, CTO at Axxess, which provides cloud-based software to the home health care industry. In an interview with The Enterprisers Project, Olowu explains how keeping communications flowing helps his company thrive. Read the full Q&A... Keep Reading
Sam Smith Named Associate Member of the Year by Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice
Author: Kris Berry
Date: July 19, 2016
We would like to congratulate Sam Smith, the Senior Vice President of Business Development at Axxess, for receiving the Associate Member of the Year Award from the Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice (TAHCH)! This award recognizes an individual whose commitment to both TAHCH and the industry makes them stand... Keep Reading
How Home Health Agencies Can Stay Off the Fraud Radar
Author: Amy Baxter, Home Health Care News
Date: July 14, 2016
Home health agencies are under more scrutiny when it comes to fraud and improper billings than ever before. In a tougher operational climate with higher pressures and more regulations, home health agencies need to be aware of how to fully comply and avoid the fraud radar. “There is pressure out there,”... Keep Reading
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