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Home Health Care Policies: Proposed DME Bidding Under Scrutiny

Home health care policies- Recently, a piece of legislation proposed by the House of Representatives has introduced the concept of competitive bidding for DME (durable medical equipment). However, the Senate has responded with a similar version of the bill that supposedly addresses...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Dec 12, 2014

Home Health Care Policies: New Proposed ACO Incentives

Home Health Care Policies- On Monday, CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) published a new proposal aimed toward boosting incentives in order to improve the success of the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

Posted by Nathan Hope on Dec 4, 2014

Home Health Care Marketing and the Affordable Care Act

Home Health Care Marketing - Your home health Business Plan must consider home health marketing. And home health marketing must consider patient satisfaction.

It all starts with ObamaCare.

Posted by Melissa Cott on Dec 3, 2014

Home Health Software: Tips for a Successful EMR Implementation

Home Health Software - Transitioning into a new EMR (electronic medical records) system can be a frightening and intimidating process for many agencies. Without proper planning, the process can indeed turn somewhat chaotic and cause more problems than it was intended to solve. We at...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Dec 2, 2014

OASIS Home Health C1 Implementation: Free Webinar December 9,10,11

OASIS-C1 Implementation Webinar on December 9, 10, 11 at 11:00am EST

On January 1, 2015 the home health industry will experience a major regulatory change with a new OASIS dataset called OASIS C-1. MyHomecareBiz will conduct a 30-45 minute online webinar to review the following...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Nov 25, 2014

OASIS Home Health: CMS Holds its Latest Open Door Forum

OASIS Home Health: CMS Holds its Latest Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum

From NAHC.org:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently hosted its most recent Home Health, Hospice, and DME (durable medical Open Door Forum. A summary of Home Health issues...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Nov 20, 2014

Home Health Care Policies - Employers Offering More Elder Care Options

Home Health Care Policies: Employers Begin Addressing the Needs of Employees Responsible for Elder Care

As a larger amount of the population continues to age, planning for the methods and costs of care by loved ones is an increasingly vital task. As it turns out, many employers are...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Nov 19, 2014

OASIS Home Health - Report: Early Intervention Plans are Crucial

Oasis Home Health - Early Interventions Essential For Aging Population

A new series of studies reported by The Lancet indicates that the massive expansion of the aging population could be seriously at risk if early health interventions have not been established. Chronic illness, being...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Nov 17, 2014