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Author: Sam Smith
Among web based home health platforms, Axxess is preeminent – Charles Sam Smith Why are leading agencies subscribing to Axxess’ Agencycore, when there are more well- known platforms that have been in the market for years? The 10 reasons are simple, but the context of the decision itself involves a series of... Keep Reading
Author: Sam Smith
Preliminary Steps, Establishing A Process An old adage I once heard says- “If you read something in one place, you should pay some attention to it.  But if you read it over and over again from several sources, your attention should be focused on it!” If you are a reader of... Keep Reading
RBA Texas home health group, a leading provider of home health and hospice services across Texas has selected Axxess’ Agencycore home health software as their software provider. Axxess, a leading provider of support, consulting, training and technology services to the home health care industry announced today that RBA Texas Group selected... Keep Reading
The Obama administration has proposed a new rule to extend minimum wage and overtime coverage for the nearly 2 million workers who provide home health care services for the elderly, according to a White House announcement. The U.S. Labor Department proposal gives health care aides protection under the Fair Labor Standards... Keep Reading
A focused, visionary, ideological culture drives effective organizations. The Home Health Agency (HHA) is not simply an organization with an owner, some skilled nurses, an administrator, a corporate charter from the state and a Medicare license. The employees, nurses, billers, and owners/management, are members of the particular HHA “tribe”, and... Keep Reading
Selecting the right complete home health software is one of the most important decisions for any home health agency. With an unmatched commitment to helping home health agencies succeed, Axxess' Agencycore home health software provides the most comprehensive list of user-friendly features and benefits to help home health agencies increase... Keep Reading
CMS is transitioning the CMSNet connectivity from AT&T to Verizon. This transition will change how you submit your OASIS data to the state. Previously, AT&T provided the connectivity to CMS for OASIS submissions. With this new change, Verizon will be taking over that function. This change therefore only affects how... Keep Reading
Axxess served as a lead sponsor for the HCSSA Administrator’s Program, a learning event held by the Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice http://www.tahch.org which was held from November 7 to 9, 2011 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. Presentations at the event touched many areas... Keep Reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS released its final 2012 HHPPS regulation October 31, 2011. According to IHHC, “The 2012 National Episode Rate will be a little higher than was proposed because CMS has decided to phase in the proposed 2012 case-mix creep reduction over two years. As... Keep Reading
Axxess hosted a very successful training OASIS training seminar for home health agencies in Ontario, California on Thursday October 27, 2011. There was a large turnout of attendees with participants from Nevada, Arizona, Illinois, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Ohio, and several other states nationwide. The theme of the training was,... Keep Reading
Axxess' web based home health software now includes an OASIS analysis feature (OASIS Scrubber) at no additional cost to customers. This newly released feature will allow Home Health agencies to perform a comprehensive OASIS analysis and pick up errors and clinical and logical inconsistencies in their OASIS assessments. OASIS data... Keep Reading