An article by Axxess President and CEO John Olajide was featured in the Home Care Association of Florida’s (HCAF’s) magazine. The article is titled “CMS Considers a Value-Based Purchasing Program for Home Health Care Agencies.” Value-based purchasing uses performance-based payments that link financial incentives to health care providers' performance. The... Keep Reading

DALLAS (March 11, 2015) – Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software -- also the only software vendor accredited by the American Nursing Credentialing Center – has developed a white paper to help home health agencies understand audits conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS... Keep Reading

A report issued last year by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services cited that 32 percent of the 644 home health agencies that were reviewed were noncompliant with face-to-face documentation requirements. In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to audit all home health... Keep Reading

Just as nutrition and exercise are vital to an individual’s health, Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) is necessary for the business wellbeing of a home healthcare organization. An EVV system electronically verifies the date, time and location of the patient visit. Using an Electronic Visit Verification system creates a culture of... Keep Reading

Electronic Visit Verification Offers Proof of Care Delivered at the Point of Care Home healthcare agencies regularly take the right steps to ensure they prevent the occurrence of fraud by documenting patient care, coding and billing accurately and working to improve patient outcomes. One technology, Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), helps agencies... Keep Reading

Beginning December 30, 2014, Palmetto GBA began a Local Coverage Determination (LCD) regarding home health plans of care for all patients with type II diabetes mellitus. This LCD, #L35413, is in effect for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio,... Keep Reading

DALLAS (Feb. 19, 2015) – Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software -- also the only software vendor accredited by the American Nursing Credentialing Center -- is offering training to help home health agencies using ICD-9-CM coding to transition to ICD-10-CM coding, effective October 1, 2015. The... Keep Reading

The healthcare industry is currently on the cusp of a technology evolution. New advances in patient care, such as remote health monitoring with wearable and implantable devices and interoperable electronic medical records to improve patient health coordination, are elevating the level of medical care in the U.S. Operationally, automated electronic... Keep Reading