In this article, HCTR editor Tim Rowan makes the case for Faulkner to consider making a determined focus on improving home healthcare software, and making a connection with software company Homecare Homebase which offers a full-featured, well-designed home health and hospice software system which Epic does not have. The many benefits of Faulkner’s doing so for the good of the home health industry are described.
by Audrey Kinsella Tracey Moorhead has never been the kind of person to remain in her comfort zone. The new CEO of the Visiting Nurse Associations of America was thriving in her previous role in community health and disease management but moved into home healthcare anyway, knowing she would have to start by climbing […]
By Liz Seegert Reviewing the nuances of survey certifications and enforcement procedures may not make anyone’s top 10 list of most exciting workshops – however, attendees at this year’s NAHC session said it was high on their list of most important sessions. Patricia Sevast, RN, of CMS’s Survey and Certification Group, walked participants through […]
Anyone wondering where to find telehealth programs in home health care needs to focus on our industry’s largest agencies. According to Fazzi Associates’ 2013 State of the Industry Report, the rate of home telehealth use has crept from 17% in 2007 to 28% today. However, among agencies with more than $20 million annual revenue, […]
Brightree LLC, showcased its next-generation clinical point-of-care application for the iPad at last week’s NAHC Annual Meeting. The Atlanta-based company that acquired CareAnyware last January also demonstrated a business intelligence dashboard and the ability to document directly against the care plan. “As the first electronic medical record (EMR) provider in the home health and […]
Dr. Robert Fazzi did more than present technology utilization numbers during his presentation that closed the NAHC 2013 Annual Meeting last Sunday. Looking beyond the numbers, he explained why the U.S. healthcare system so desperately needs to be reformed and what home care should be doing to help. “Costs continue to grow,” he began, […]
by Liz Seegert In front of nearly all 900 attendees, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) praised home healthcare as a viable solution to the country’s out of control health spending during a keynote address at last week’s NAHC Annual Meeting in National Harbor, MD. “What you do cuts costs,” Reid told the audience. “Hospitals or […]
Three Vendor-related postings of note this week: 1. SHP appoints president. Details are provided about Strategic Healthcare Programs’ (SHP’s) appointment of Alex Kormushoff, a global analytics technology executive with more than 30 years of experience and executive leadership, has been named its president, with details on his new role and background provided later in this […]
