Kinnser Software, Inc. has released billing and revenue management tools within its flagship product, Kinnser Agency Manager™. The company expects that state of the art financial capabilities will open the door to winning larger clients. We spoke with Product Marketing Manager Shoma Sarkar at last week’s NAHC Financial Managers meeting in Chicago to learn more […]
by Liz Seegert As we previously reported, CMS blinked first in the face of NAHC attorney Bill Dombi’s lawsuit over the Face-to-Face documentation rule. The agency’s response, proposing to eliminate the physician’s narrative portion from the F2F document, seems like the relief home care providers have been hoping for, on the surface. However, several readers […]
by Audrey Kinsella A July 9 report published in iHealthBeat, a daily news service of the California HealthCare Foundation, “Telemedicine Poised for Growth, but Barriers Hinder Widespread Adoption,” has generated reaction from a wide spectrum of telehealth advocates. iHealthbeat’s Kenny Goldberg interviewed Larry Friedman, who oversees the clinical telemedicine program for the University of California-San […]
Fort Lauderdale, FL – July 17, 2014 – AOD Software, a leader in delivering integrated software to senior care providers, today announced its acquisition of Stratis Business Systems, Inc., a prominent home health and home care cloud-based software developer. The Florida neighbors — Stratis is headquartered in Boca Raton, AOD in Fort Lauderdale — will […]
Two articles are highlighted here: 1) ContinuLink expands sales team To meet the rising demand for SaaS-based home healthcare software, ContinuLink is expanding its North American sales team. Anthony Vacca, Mark Hamilton, and William “Tad” Harry have joined the company as Regional Vice Presidents of Sales. Executive Vice President of North American Sales Brad Caldwell […]
by Audrey Kinsella, MA, MS The email invitation to a webcast on palliative care piqued my interest. As soon as I registered, however, my thoughts turned predictably to questions I always get when writing about new healthcare delivery services. Is it workable? Who pays for it? Will home care adopt it? My worries […]
Can technology help healthcare providers achieve the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim? Improve the health of the defined population Enhance the patient care experience (including quality, access and reliability) Reduce, or at least control, the per capita cost of care Let’s imagine the future for a moment. Turn on your computer every morning […]
"I have been in home health for 26 years and this is the most frustrating it has ever been!" Comments like this one permeated the responses to our survey asking readers whether they have noticed an increase in the number of payment denials. We reprint your comments here, with some background comment for perspective. The consensus among HCTR readers? A suspicion that MACs, ZPICs, UPICs and other Medicare contractors decide first what percentage of claims they want to deny and develop denial reasons later.
Effective July 1, 2014, hospice organizations will be required to collect and report data related to seven National Quality Forum (NQF) measures. Questions related to pain screening, pain assessment, dyspnea screening, dyspnea treatment, patients on an opioid given a bowel regimen and patient treatment preferences and beliefs/values are included in the new measures. Additionally, […]
by Liz Seegert Under pressure from a lawsuit filed last month by the National Association of Home Care and Hospice, CMS is proposing to eliminate the physician narrative portion from its face-to-face rule. In a draft proposal issued on July 1, CMS noted that physicians must still document a F2F encounter to certify patient […]
