Attracting and retaining talent, particularly nursing staff, remains a top concern among home health agencies year after year. The concern is one of management and operations, but also among executive leadership, as the reported cost of replacing a registered nurse ranges from $22,000 to more than $64,000 according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Private […]
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The health care landscape is experiencing a shift, with in-home care services at its core. As payers and regulators continue to seek efficiencies in the care delivery process, care providers are reassessing their offerings. Many are adding services they have not provided historically as a way to capture more of the care continuum. Those historically […]
The home health industry is in the midst of major changes coming from nearly every direction. There’s no bigger change, however, than the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) — the most significant overhaul in roughly two decades relating to how home health providers are reimbursed. PDGM is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, […]
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The home care and hospice industry is increasingly competitive. The shift from “volume” to “value” means that agencies must increasingly focus on quality outcomes and prove their “worth” to customers and referral sources alike. Agencies must have a robust quality program in place that identifies, tracks and trends key metrics against agency goals. Successful agencies […]
In the age of information, the use of data is making inroads in daily life from applications as simple as the songs delivered via music streaming apps and the driving routes that appear via smartphone maps. And likewise, nearly every industry from transportation to entertainment is utilizing massive amounts of “big data” to develop more […]
Date: Jan. 25, 2019Time: 1:00 p.m. CST – 2:00 p.m. CSTRegister Now As agencies prepare for upcoming changes associated with the implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), this webinar will combine expert knowledge with practical guidance on best practices to handle one of the biggest adjustments for the industry in many years. Gain insights on: CMS’s […]
Pre-Claim Review (PCR) has cast a shadow across the home health landscape. CMS has given no indication that it will put an end to PCR. Agencies therefore need to stay well informed about the program’s status, learn about best practices being developed to address it, and start putting in place the right people and processes […]
While home care is undoubtedly rising in terms of need as the population ages, its costs are often noted by prospective patients and clients as a deterring factor. Government programs help to some extent, but there is still a vast group that would benefit from home health care though they are unable to afford it […]