by Julianne Haydel Imagine if every one of your Face-to-Face documents and plans of care were scrutinized prior to payment. Would 90 percent of them be found compliant with existent rules? If a non-clinical person determined that your documentation did not meet Medicare coverage guidelines, would you take their word over your nurses’? How would […]
by Tim Rowan Coordinating the efforts of six different technology vendors may soon be a thing of the past for clients of Springfield, Missouri-based healthcare at home software and services provider HEALTHCAREfirst. The company has assembled all of its products and services into a bundle that it will be calling its “Solution Suite.” The pricing […]
New hospitals and health care providers join successful, cutting-edge federal initiative that cuts costs and puts patients at the center of their care. Medicare Accountable Care Organization initiatives to improve how the health system cares for patients
by Tina Marrelli Author’s Note: Many clinicians ask about care planning and the related clinical and operational processes. As the author of the Handbook of Home Health Standards: Quality, Documentation, and Reimbursement (also called the “little red book”), the topic of documentation and care planning is one close to my heart! I hope that […]
>by Tim Rowan You have seen the advice given to people preparing for a job interview. Learn as much as you can about the company, including its successes and its challenges, so you can speak intelligently during the interview about how hiring you will enhance the former and mitigate the latter. According to 13-year hospice […]
By Roger McManus With this month’s announcement that Yelp has opened a healthcare review section, it is serendipitous that we had scheduled the seventh in Roger McManus’s 8-part series of articles on Inverse Marketing.This week’s installment teaches you what to do and what not to do when Yelp inevitably moves into the healthcare at home […]
A disturbing number of home health providers has grown so frustrated with Veterans Administration physicians failing to sign critical documents that they have elected to discontinue providing services to veterans. According to a survey jointly conducted by Home Care Technology Report and SutureHealth, 6.7% of respondents currently refuse to accept VA patients and 8.7% will […]
by Liz Seegert Last week, we discussed the final report to Congress of the bipartisan Federal Commission on Long Term Care. In Part One, we reported on its 28 policy recommendations for service delivery, workforce and financing for community-based care for our aging population. In part two of her analysis, HCTR staff writer Liz Seegert […]
by Audrey Kinsella The title of this year’s 10th Annual Partners Healthcare Connected Health Symposium says it all about what everyone is saying should be emphasized in healthcare delivery today. “Collaborations and Innovations to Engage Patients and Elevate Care” will be held in Boston, Oct. 24-25 and will offer a range of cross-disciplinary speakers, […]
by Audrey Kinsella Home healthcare clinicians have always prided themselves on being closer to their patients than other clinicians can be. They do not mean merely physically closer but speak of a personal closeness as well. They know pets’ names, favorite foods, and they know of the difficulties following directives regarding dietary needs, medication […]
