by Amy Shellhart, VP of Product Management, Change Healthcare “The Future of Home Health Care: A Strategic Framework for Optimizing Value” [which is the final report from the Alliance for Home Health Quality & Innovation, and which was published online on 10/20/2016 in Home Health Care Management 28 (4) and reproduced in: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1084822316666368] discusses four […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor and Publisher of Home Care Technology Report As payment models shift from volume to value, health care providers must meticulously document every step of their care plan and track results to prove they are providing consistent, high-quality care. Poor documentation carries severe financial penalties, including delayed or denied payments and fewer […]
by Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN and VP of Clinical Operations for OperaCare, LLC, If you are a home health agency owner or manager expecting to remain competitive in the Home Health Value Based Purchasing era, you cannot use the same old measure of success that worked for you when PPS was new. You may already […]
By Michael McGowan (founding president of OperaCare, LLC, former OASIS coordinator for CMS Region IX when OASIS was first introduced). In July 2017, James Cosgrove, Director of Health Care Reviews for the Government Accountability Office, reported the Medicare Advantage (MA)improper payment rate for 2016 was $16.2 billion. Pair that with the assertion by CMS official […]
By Homecare Homebase staff CMS is experimenting with new payment systems that create incentives for providers to increase their efficiency, communication, and quality of care. Alternative Payment Models (APM) promote outcomes-based care and use specific metrics to measure quality of care, patient satisfaction, and health outcomes. Care organizations are scored, with top-rated providers rewarded with […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Attendees at AlayaCare’s “Better Outcomes 2017” user group meeting were a mix of Medicaid, Private Duty, Nursing, Therapy, SMB, Enterprise and international agencies from as far away as Australia. It gave attendees an opportunity to learn more about AlayaCare’s vision, to collaborate with other […]
This urgent plea comes from Calvin McDaniel, Deputy Director, Government Affairs, National Association for Home Care & Hospice If you have not yet done so, please use the link below to contact your Members of Congress. Then, please encourage your employees to do so as well. In late July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]
by Michael McGowan, is the founder and President of OperaCare. He is a former OASIS coordinator and trainer for CMS Region IX. Home Health providers worried about reimbursement and margins under CMS’s proposed Home Health Grouping Model [HHGM] can take a breath. In other healthcare sectors, providers have been forced to develop efficiencies to live within […]
PlayMaker, the leading sales platform for post-acute care, announced today the addition of Holly Miller as Vice President of Sales [as of Sept. 2017]. “The addition of Holly to our company represents an exciting new phase of expansion as we aggressively grow our market share across the post-acute care industry. Our innovation, products, and industry-leading […]
BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS – September 6, 2017 – To help coders master ICD-10 coding for home health agencies, Libman Education has released the Comprehensive Home Health Coding Package. Authored by Joan L. Usher, a nationally recognized expert in home health coding and AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM trainer, the package includes updated versions of two home health coding […]
