How to Bill RAPs and Claims to Avoid Pitfalls Between now and the implementation date of October 1, 2015, for ICD-10-CM, home health agencies have many important processes to re-evaluate. For example, coder productivity is expected to decline by 54.4 – 69 percent following implementation, according to the American Health Information... Keep Reading

All 17 participating practices improved quality in at least three of the six quality measures for the demonstration in the first performance year, and four met all six quality measures. All participants saved over $25 million in the program’s first performance year, according to CMS. The analysis found each Independence... Keep Reading

DALLAS (June 22, 2015) –Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software, has been named as a 2015 Best Places to Work in IT by IDG's Computerworld in the publication’s 22nd annual survey. The survey lists the top 100 organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing competitive... Keep Reading

NOTE: These tips are meant to supplement any agency safety policies and practices. In my previous blog, I shared the three steps that can result in an efficient and effective home visit. Essential in planning visits is staff safety before, during, and after the home visit. These safety tips are... Keep Reading

Is your professional visiting staff as productive as they can be? As home health agencies strive to cut costs by operating more efficiently, helping visiting professionals maximize their time should be a high priority. Numerous strategies are used to reach this goal, including providing technology such as point-of-care electronic documentation systems... Keep Reading

Editor's note: (This article originally appeared in the D Healthcare Daily). For providers in the $81.6 billion home health industry, surviving a quickly changing environment will hinge on three main factors: adapting to new regulations, improving patient outcomes and expanding capacity to address unprecedented growth. The home health industry currently serves 8... Keep Reading

Instead of having to go to the doctors, how about a physical, every day, without having to do anything at all? As part of a collaborative, five-year health study, a Fort Worth, Texas, apartment's floor, bed, and bathroom mirror all have sensors that relay health information to a control room... Keep Reading