Posted On: May 17th, 2012
An increased focus on care quality is bringing opportunities for home care agencies, according to speakers at a recent McKesson webinar on accountable care. “Health systems don’t have the tools to help patients pre-admission and post-discharge,” says Brent T. Feorene, … Continue Reading
Posted On: May 10th, 2012
You likely are aware that Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed enforcement of the updated HIPAA 5010 transaction standard an additional three months, to June 30, 2012. But is your hospice agency ready now? Since CMS already … Continue Reading
Posted On: May 3rd, 2012
In many ways, we are all tightrope walkers—balancing the demands of our professional and personal lives. But unlike those professionals whose very lives depend on maintaining balance, the rest of us struggle with this issue. As a home health agency … Continue Reading
Posted On: April 26th, 2012
McKesson colleague Rose Higgins and I were honored to kick off a three-part series on accountable care that we believe gave home health agencies actionable information on this important topic. Home health agencies are on one of three trajectories: Head … Continue Reading
Posted On: April 19th, 2012
Managing 1,200 active volunteers is no task for the timid. But after talking with Katy Geschke for 30 seconds, you’ll know that she’s the right woman for the job. Geschke is the manager of volunteer services at HPH Hospice, a … Continue Reading
Posted On: April 11th, 2012
Although neither Medicare nor Medicaid currently offers reimbursement for the use of telehealth in home health, the future of that portion of the healthcare industry appears bright. Agencies have partnered with primary care physicians, payers and others to monitor at-risk … Continue Reading
Posted On: April 2nd, 2012
To help hospice agencies get ready for Hospice Quality Reporting Program requirements, CMS has scheduled two 90-minute training webinars later this month. The webinars will present identical content and are scheduled for: April 11, 2012, from 1-2:30 pm ET April … Continue Reading
Posted On: March 29th, 2012
Failing to submit OASIS data in a timely fashion could have negative bottom-line impacts for your home health agency, according to a February report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The report, Limited Oversight of Home Health Agency … Continue Reading
Posted On: March 15th, 2012
People are the differentiating factor in most healthcare settings, but nowhere does the “power of the personal” come into play than the hospice industry. Providing physical, emotional and often spiritual support to terminal patients and their families takes dedicated, devoted … Continue Reading
Posted On: February 22nd, 2012
We make choices every day about where to focus our attention. If every item on our personal or business to-do lists received our undivided and intense attention, nothing else would get accomplished, so compromises always are necessary. But one area … Continue Reading
