by Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Reportt [A survey of post-acute agencies by Brightree found recently that only 4% of home health agencies and hospices are able to accept electronic referrals from a referral source EMR system. This survey revealed a significant gap between what referring providers and health systems want, […]
by Patricia Yeager, CEO of Hospital at Home program, Colorado Springs wing– Two months before he was to graduate from high school, Darioun Y+eager was rushed to the Emergency Department at UCHealth Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, an arm of the University of Colorado Health System, with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. His story […]
A July 24 CMS briefing sent a firm reminder to hospices and other Medicare providers, noting as follows: Facilities that will be submitting reconsideration requests to CMS for the FY 2020 Annual Payment Update (APU) for Hospice, SNF, and LTCH or Annual Increase Factor (AIF) for IRF Quality Reporting Programs (QRPs) are reminded that any […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor and Publisher of Home Care Technology Reportt Brightree today announced results from a first-of-its-kind survey in post-acute care, revealing a significant gap between what referring providers and health systems want, and what home health and hospice providers are delivering, when it comes to interoperability.[Both home health and hospice service providers were […]
On July 11, 2019 WellSky, a health and community care technology company, opened its new world headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. The company welcomed its partners, local employees, and community members for a festive grand opening day, and the announcement of Midland Care Connection, an integrated health care services provider, as the inaugural recipient of […]
by Karen Frank, PT and CEO of Greenlight Mobility and Back Home Safely Many older adults want to remain in the home they love. According to a recent AARP study, 76 percent of people want to stay home as they age. While adults age, though, they often find themselves at a loss to accomplish tasks […]
by Tom Maxwell is co-founder and co-CEO of Maxwell Healthcare Associates, a home health and hospice consulting firm Six out of 10 users (59%) believe EMRs need a complete overhaul, according to a 2018 Stanford Medicine survey. A JAIMA study from the same year shows much of care providers’ EMR dissatisfaction begins and is heightened […]
By Elizabeth Hogue, Esq. Home care providers remain concerned about the enormous power wielded by regulators, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In some instances, providers are concerned that regulators exceed the authority granted to them by Congress and essentially write laws through regulations, guidance, interpretive guidelines, etc. The U.S. Supreme Court […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Whether you send invoices to patients or claims to Medicare, you will soon be judged by how healthy and happy your patients and clients are, not by how many hours you spend with them or how many visits you do. Payers from John Hancock […]
FacebookTwittergoogle_plusEmail Former Olympic ice skating competitor Fonda Figge never expected to become a customer of her own employer. In the winter of ’16/’17, the newly hired marketing representative for Rekovo was slowing to take a freeway exit ramp outside Columbus, Ohio. Behind her, a driver who was texting rear-ended her vehicle at 75 mph. When […]
