Value-Based Purchasing Quality Measures Explained
We take a close look at each of the quality measures in the home health value-based purchasing model (VBP) and explore some of the ways Homecare Homebase will help our customers track these measurements.
Nurse Retention and Onboarding Challenges and Best Practices
Nurse retention and recruiting are top of mind for every agency in home-based care. Homecare Homebase and MedBridge co-sponsored a recent webinar to shed light on retention and onboarding challenges and best practices.
Guide to Home Health Value Based Purchasing Scores
The expansion of the Home Health Value Based Purchasing Model (also referred to as VBP or HHVBP) was one of the most significant changes detailed in CMS’ 2021 Home Health Final Rule. In this blog, we will explore key information regarding the program and how CMS will calculate agency scores.
Using HCHB Analytics to Achieve Data Driven Planning
At the end of each year, home-based care agencies across the nation are seeking to make data driven planning decisions as they lay out upcoming initiatives and goals.
Hospice RCM Challenges: How Your Agency Can Improve Efficiencies and Cash Management
At a time of tremendous opportunity for growth, many hospice agencies are caught in a bind. They’re struggling with staff shortages, pandemic challenges, and the prospect of new payment models like VBID. Every change increases the need for back office staffing and training. Billing errors cost money: even a small mistake can delay payment and invite increased regulatory scrutiny. Agencies need […]
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, […]