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Large Percentage of Homebound Seniors Not Receiving Home Health Care
A recent study has shown that a very large percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that are homebound are not receiving home care or other similar medical services. This indicates a broad market of seniors that may not be receiving the kinds of home care services that could be beneficial...
Home Health Medicare News: New Payment Model for Cardiovascular Health
Home Health Medicare News: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new program that would provide a new program for preventative cardiovascular health treatments:
Home Health and Assisted Living Care Cost Compared in Hospice Report
A report recently published by the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that payments via Medicare for hospice services in assisted living facilities have increased nearly twofold in the past five years when cared to other options such as home health...
Home Health Medicare News: 1 in 3 Nursing Homes Received Low Ratings on Home Compare
Home Health Medicare News - Recently, the Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new report stating that more than one third of the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes received a rating of 1 to 2 stars under the federal Five-Star Compare ratings system.
Home Health Policies and Procedures To Lower Rehospitalization
A recent report has shown that home health agencies are outperforming their post-acute counterparts as a whole in terms of rehospitalization rates. Data released last Wednesday by the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation shows that home health agencies have markedly improved...
Home Health Medicare News: First Hospital Compare Star Ratings
Home Health Medicare News: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the first time introduced on Hospital Compare, the agency’s public information website, to make it easier for consumers to choose a hospital and understand the quality of care they deliver. Today’s...
Home Health Software: Tips for Successful EMR Implementations
Transitioning into a new EMR (electronic medical records) system can be a frightening and intimidating process for many agencies seeking new home health software. Without proper planning, the process can indeed turn somewhat chaotic and cause more problems than it was intended to...
Home Health Medicare News: CMS Announces Patient Survey and OASIS Star Ratings
Home Health Medicare News: Beginning January 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) plan to roll out a new star ratings category that is primarily focused on feedback from patient phone surveys. The “Patient Survey Star Ratings” will be based on data from the Home Health...
