One of the most frequently cited obstacles to implementing a program of remote patient monitoring in a home health care agency is the price of in-home monitoring devices. Coupled with minimum purchase requirements imposed by most home telehealth vendors, cost of entry becomes prohibitive for the majority of home care providers, both those who […]
By Cindy Campbell, RN, BSN “As we move to patient-centered care, our challenge is to use technology to reduce the work of being sick…” One of the most popular presentations at last month’s Healthcare Unbound conference in San Francisco was delivered by home care nurse, executive and consultant Cynthia Campbell, RN, BSN. A longtime home […]
by Liz Seegert Communication and data, vital elements in creating functional partnerships between certified home health care agencies and licensed home health subcontractors, only offer their advantage when computer systems talk to and share data with one another. When they do not, the door is open to potential fraud, waste, and inefficiencies. Information flow […]
When Steven Schwartz, Director of Business Operations for theard that it was Charles Tobey on the phone, and that he is with the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Long Term Care Reimbursement (Medicaid), he was understandably a little unnerved. By the time he hung up the phone, he was grinning…and calling his […]
