Hospital profit margins are increasingly at risk, and as the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program continues to expand under the Affordable Care Act, hospital administrators are really feeling the he[...]
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[...]
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[...]
The Home Care Software Geek posts in this blog don't talk about Home Care Nursing Software, Private Duty Telephony, DME Delivery Software, Home Infusion Care Management or the other topics we focus on[...]
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[...]
How do you manage operations when disaster strikes? Technology and good planning should be your allies. Storms threaten patient safety and the delivery of post acute care, but a little planning and so[...]
Private Duty Home Care Industry, NPDA and PDHCA Must Measure Home Care's Impact in Reducing Avoidable Readmissions and Actively Promote Results NOW
"If I had known then what I know now..."
Significant confusion remains about Accountable Care. This overview from Kaiser Health News is a good primer for Hospitals, ACOs, and post acute providers. While existing ACOs and Hospitals are genera[...]
When faced with an audit, documentation and technology can save the day Health care providers of all types face increasing scrutiny from public and private payers alike to operate in a totally above-b[...]
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