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A 4 Step Recipe for Home Care to Advance the Triple Aim

By | on 15, Jul 2014 |   Home Care Entrepreneurship Readmissions Accountable Care Organizations Avoidable Readmissions ACO ACO Technology Triple Aim

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI - www.ihi.org) has developed a framework for improving healthcare called the Triple Aim. The framework defines the need to simultaneously focus on the fol[...]

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How Can Home Health Profit From Readmission Penalties?

By | on 24, Jun 2014 |   Readmissions Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations

We ran across a fascinating article by Tammy Worth recently, called “Home Health On Road to Reducing Readmissions”. In her article, Tammy makes a compelling case that even before impending readmission[...]

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Will the Top 6 Components of a Home Health Visit Change in 10 Years?

By | on 05, Jun 2014 |   Readmissions Elderly Care Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations ACO

I found an interesting graphic on the website for the Healthcare Intelligence Network (www.hin.com) that itemizes the top components that occur in a home health visit.

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Is Medicare trying to Kill Home Health and Hospice Agencies?

By | on 19, May 2014 |   Readmissions Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations Avoidable Readmissions ACO ACO Technology

I read kind of a scary article on the Healthcare Market Resources website (www.healthmr.com) entitled Medicate Policy Makers Threaten the Viability of Home Care and Hospice. The article is thorough an[...]

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Happy National Physical Therapy Month!

By | on 01, Oct 2013 |   APTA Physical Therapy Care Coordination Accountable Care Organizations ACO

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Rising Rate of Family Caregiving Driving Home Care Automation

By | on 24, Jun 2013 |   Home Care Entrepreneurship Home Care Industry Care Coordination transitional care Home Care Technology Will Hicklen Home Care Accountable Care Organizations National Association of Geriatric Care Managers ACO Technology

Two-fifths of U.S. adults care for sick, elderly relatives, according to recent Pew Research. High demand for Home Care is forcing Home Care agencies to automate operations and coordinate with other p[...]

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Entrepreneurs Growing Private Duty Home Care

By | on 22, Mar 2013 |   Home Care Entrepreneurship Starting a Home Care Business Private Duty Homecare Association Private Duty Agency Software transitional care Home Care Technology Will Hicklen Home Care NPDA Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations Avoidable Readmissions

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Patient Centered Medical Home and Community Based Care Models

By | on 11, Mar 2013 |   APTA PCMH Care Coordination Dr. J. Hunter Young Johns Hopkins HealthCare Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations Avoidable Readmissions Patient Centered Medical Home

Community Based Care Models Gaining Momentum with PCMH in Urban Communities by J. Hunter Young, MD, MHS

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6 Steps to Reducing Readmissions with Care Coordination

By | on 18, Feb 2013 |   Care Coordination transitional care Dr. J. Hunter Young Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations Avoidable Readmissions ACO Technology

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Using LinkedIn for Physical Therapy Businesses

By | on 23, Jan 2013 |   APTA Physical Therapy Care Coordination Will Hicklen Therapy Software Physical Therapy software Accountable Care Organizations Avoidable Readmissions ACO ACO Technology

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Hospitals Face Severe Penalties for Avoidable Readmissions

By | on 17, Dec 2012 |   Geriatric Care Management Care Coordination transitional care Will Hicklen Home Care Accountable Care Organizations Avoidable Readmissions National Association of Geriatric Care Managers ACO

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5 Steps for Breaking the Ice with Patients in Therapy & Home Care

By | on 25, Oct 2012 |   Physical Therapy Population Health IT Care Coordination Will Hicklen Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations Avoidable Readmissions

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