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GPS Cuts Fraud, Costs For Home Healthcare
Author: Alison Diana
Date: November 5, 2014
GPS-based electronic visit verification products such as Axxess and Celltrack help ensure caretakers actually visit patients' homes. Now that more sick and disabled Americans live at home, payers and operators of residential healthcare providers are increasingly turning to technology to reduce fraud and ensure patients receive the care they need. Nationwide, medical... Keep Reading
Axxess Sponsors New England Home Healthcare Consortium
Author: Axxess
Date: November 5, 2014
Axxess committed to industry excellence through support and technology solutions DALLAS (Nov. 5, 2014) –Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software, proudly announces its sponsorship of the New England Home Healthcare Consortium’s (NEHHC’s) “2014 Annual Meeting – Edge Ahead” being held November 9-11 in Uncasville, Connecticut. NEHHC is New... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: Google Developing Disease Detection Pill
Author: Thomas Claburn
Date: November 4, 2014
Google X scientists hope to create a pill laden with nanoparticles to non-invasively identify diseases like cancer. Google's research group, Google X, is developing a pill containing magnetic nanoparticles that detect disease, and a wearable device to read the nanoparticles' findings. Andrew Conrad, who runs the life sciences team at Google X,... Keep Reading
CMS announces payment changes for Medicare home health agencies for 2015
Author: CMS
Date: October 30, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced changes to the Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2015 that will foster greater efficiency, flexibility, payment accuracy, and improved quality. Approximately 3.5 million beneficiaries received home health services from nearly 12,000 home health... Keep Reading
Axxess Sponsors Dallas Regional Chamber 2014 Health Care Conference
Author: Lisa Dawson
Date: October 28, 2014
Nationwide, health care reform is a relevant topic. Health care affects humanity, communities, businesses, the economy and politics. More than ever, the discussion of health care reform is a hot button issue in Texas, where healthcare accounts for 13 percent of the state’s total economy. That topic was the focal point... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: Compound In Cocoa May Reverse Age-Related Memory Loss
Author: Alice G. Walton
Date: October 28, 2014
A new study in Nature Neuroscience finds that high doses of flavanols – compounds isolated from cocoa – may reverse the normal memory loss that comes with age. The researchers created a drink with very high flavanol content for the study’s participants who ranged from 50 to 69 years old and didn’t suffer from... Keep Reading
Home Health Care Software Benefits Agencies, Clinicians and Patients
Author: Betty Singleton
Date: October 27, 2014
The business world moves fast, but the technology industry that supports business moves even faster. Is your agency ready for anticipated requirements in the home health care industry? The industry changes frequently, from CMS regulation updates to ICD-10 coding. Fortunately, adopting innovative software solutions specifically tailored to home health services... Keep Reading
Part 3: Shifting Perspectives and Steps Toward Lasting Change
Author: Merrily Orsini, MSSW, Executive Vice President
Date: October 24, 2014
Insights from the Future of Home Health Care: IOM-NRC Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence Workshop It makes perfect sense that looking at something from a different angle makes you see it in a different way. And, when you see something in another way, you think and act in new... Keep Reading
Part 2: Healthcare Recovery: How Can We Ensure a Better Future?
Author: Merrily Orsini, MSSW, Executive Vice President
Date: October 22, 2014
Insights from the Future of Home Health Care: IOM-NRC Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence Workshop The first step in any recovery program is to admit that you have a problem. The health care system is no different. It has to admit it has a problem in order to recover. So,... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: Why A Check-Up On Your Home Health Compliance Plan Is A Good Idea
Author: National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC)
Date: October 21, 2014
In January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a second wave of temporary moratoria in certain geographic regions on the enrollment of home health agencies in the Medicare Program, Medicaid Program and Children’s Health Insurance Program, with the first wave announced last July. Utilizing its authority under... Keep Reading
Part 1: The Healthcare Ecosystem – Survival and Collaboration
Author: Merrily Orsini, MSSW, Executive Vice President
Date: October 20, 2014
Insights from the Future of Home Health: IOM-NRC Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence Workshop Ecosystems work together so that all members can survive, change and grow, in accordance with the availability of resources to foster growth. Health care is also like an ecosystem, with different but crucial members that require... Keep Reading
Principal for a Day at Kennedy-Curry Middle School — John Olajide, CEO & President of Axxess
Author: Axxess
Date: October 15, 2014
Axxess CEO John Olajide served as the “Principal for the Day” at the Kennedy-Curry Middle School in Dallas. The Principal for a Day is a project of the Dallas Independent School District that brings community leaders into schools across the district. The program, also sponsored by the Dallas Regional Chamber,... Keep Reading
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