Hospice Agency Analytics: Best Metrics to Track Staffing Utilization, Productivity and Patient/Family Satisfaction
Is everyone at your hospice agency performing at the top of their game? In today’s competitive market, efficiency and productivity are moving targets. Payors expect you to continually improve your level of care while controlling costs. Meanwhile, patients and their families need compassionate, professional care delivered when they need it most. Many agencies struggle to manage […]
Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Simplified
How The Carpenter Health Network teamed up with HCHB Revenue Cycle Services to boost clean claim and collection rates. In a recent webinar with Home Health Care News and Homecare Homebase, Patrick Rambin, revenue cycle director for The Carpenter Health Network talked about how his agency leverages HCHB Revenue Cycle Services (RCS) to streamline processes and increase cashflow. Below is a small […]
Home Health Agency Analytics: Best Metrics to Track Staffing Utilization, Productivity and Patient Satisfaction
Operating a home health agency without real-time access to business metrics is like driving on a dark road without headlights. You move slowly and defensively, unable to prepare for dangerous curves or plan an alternate route. That’s no way to drive, and certainly no way to run a successful home health agency. The business intelligence provided by HCHB Analytics’ workbooks shine […]
Hospice Predictive Analytics: A Game Changer for End of Life Care
Hospice News, Homecare Homebase, Medalogix and Knute Nelson collaborated on a webinar showcasing the amazing results agencies are seeing when using Medalogix Muse hospice predictive analytics to inform their end of life care. Presenters included: Jon Higginbotham, VP of Business Development for Homecare Homebase, Tom Maxwell, Co-Founder & Chairman of Muse Healthcare and KaLee Mohrman, Director of Hospice for Knute Nelson. Below […]
Overcoming EHR Scalability Challenges in Home-based Care
Health care in the US was already changing rapidly, but 2020 brought massive disruption to home-based care providers. Agencies began the year braced for PDGM Implementation and SIP updates, then had to pivot quickly to respond to the COVID pandemic. The increased use of telehealth and home health care offered home care agencies opportunities for expansion – both in services provided and locations. Growth carries risk, […]
5 Reasons to Leverage Homecare Software in 2021
The pandemic has spurred an enormous amount of change within the home-based care industry. Many of the changes will be great in the long run, but what can agencies do to rise to the challenge as we transition to new payment standards and models of care?
Three Essential Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Home Health Revenue Cycle Management Company
The pandemic has spurred an enormous amount of change within the home-based care industry. Many of the changes will be great in the long run, but what can agencies do to rise to the challenge as we transition to new payment standards and models of care?
Hospice Analytics Every Agency Should Track
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the world economy, sickened millions, and forced a reassessment of how we work, live, and even how we deliver health care services. Home health agencies (HHA), in particular, may see permanent changes going forward if some temporary waivers from CMS become permanent and trickle down to Medicare Advantage and other insurance plans.
The CARES Act and Home Health Care – Benefits and Challenges
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the world economy, sickened millions, and forced a reassessment of how we work, live, and even how we deliver health care services. Home health agencies (HHA), in particular, may see permanent changes going forward if some temporary waivers from CMS become permanent and trickle down to Medicare Advantage and other insurance plans.
Agencies Prioritize Home Health Interoperability After COVID-19 and PDGM
The implementation of the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) was the biggest change to home health care reimbursements since 2000. PDGM forced home health agencies (HHAs) to modify their clinical and operational processes.