As of January, the majority of Pennsylvania's home care providers will move from the historical state Medicaid program, PA Promise, to the managed care model. The state has outsourced the management o[...]
For those who can no longer care for themselves, few options are available for long-term care. Solutions that allow someone to remain in their home environment are best for them and also less expensiv[...]
The medical industry is an expanding organism that is populated with a number of choices. Becoming an intricate part of this body is more doable than you think. The following are five career possibili[...]
Aging is a part of life, but it doesn’t mean that you want to give up the comforts of your own home. In fact, according to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 87 percent of seniors who[...]
Technology has altered our current landscape in many ways, and the field of health care is no exception. In fact, in a recent survey, a full 90 percent of physicians claimed to be using electronic hea[...]
A post from Tim Mullaney reporting complaints related to rollout of EVV for home care in the state of Ohio. This post was first published on homehealthcarenews.com.
Some states have authorize home care models where the care is directed by the consumer receiving services. These models are often referred to as Consumer Directed Services (CDS) and sometimes referred[...]
Let's start today's blog post with a provocative statement: "The adoption of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) means that it will be the end of perfect time sheets" How can this be? Shouldn't EVV gi[...]
A study performed by the Cleveland Clinic has proven that discharging patients from hospitals to home healthcare saves a per patient average of $6,433 in the first year after discharge, and reduces re[...]
The landscape for the home care market has always been shaped by the available reimbursement for care. This won't change, but the care models of the future will evolve and will move to a model that re[...]
No matter how careful you are as a healthcare organization, it seems that a legal claim is always at the back of your mind. While you cannot eliminate this possibility, you can take steps to help ensu[...]
As agencies move to Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) they will achieve numerous benefits including regulatory compliance and increased speed for processing billing and payroll. To learn more about [...]
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