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EVV in Ohio: Top 10 Things You Should Know
1. What is EVV and Who needs to use it? EVV stands for Electronic Visit Verification, which is a system for recording...
Communicate the Pending Time Change for Conflict-Free Care
This Sunday, November 3rd, daylight saving time ends and standard time begins at 2 AM local time. The time "falls" back by...
Leveraging CMS Patient Experience Surveys as a Health Care Provider
Originally posted on Home Health Care News, with slight variation, on April 26, 2019. The CMS patient-experience surveys...
Flu Season 2018 the Worst in Years: What You Need to Know
The headlines have been frightening: People of all ages have been dying of the flu, emergency rooms are full of sick...
How to Start a Home Health Care Agency: New or Buy Existing?
Home health care is the fastest growing industry in the U.S., and it’s really not a surprise. According to the U.S. Census,...
More Home Health Agencies Receive 5 Star Status – Here’s How You Can Too
The latest star ratings on CMS’ Home Health Compare website were released in mid-April, and the news was great for more...
Advantages of Home Care Apps
We live in an on-demand world today. Want to watch last night’s primetime TV or a new release film? Just call it up on any...
MedPAC Recommends Significant Changes to Home Health Payments for 2019
Once again, MedPAC has recommended that Medicare cut payments to home health agencies. In the annual report issued in...
Employee-Owned Home Health Agencies on the Rise
In an era when the business news is full of stories of major corporations, multi-million dollar acquisitions, and...
EVV Requirements Lead to Privacy Concerns for Providers and Patients
As part of the 21st Century CURES Act, as of January 1, 2019, personal care aides must provide electronic visit...
Independence at Home Saves More Money Than ACOs
If there was ever any question about the value of health care at home, they are being put to rest by the recent news that...
Study Finds Doctors Aren’t Engaging with Home Health Plans
As anyone experienced in home healthcare can attest, often one of the most challenging aspects of the process of getting...
Why Your Agency Should Seek Accreditation
As the emphasis on delivering quality care that meets specific standards grows, a growing number of home health agencies...
Your Next Home Health Aide: A Robot?
The idea of robots being a part of our everyday lives – and in some cases, wreaking havoc – is nothing new. Hollywood has...
America’s Long-Term Care Crisis: Is Home Health the Answer?
The statistics are mind-boggling: A private room in a nursing home costs an average of $92,000 per year. A shared room is...
Non-Skilled Home Care Allowed for Medicare Advantage
We may be halfway thru the year, but CMS is already working on rules and changes to home health care policies for 2019. And...
How New Education Requirements Could Affect Home Health
Education has always been a key requirement for working in the health care field. Thanks to a series of new regulations,...
Home Health Caregivers Want to Use Tech: What’s the Problem?
Family caregivers are a vital part of the healthcare system. According to Caregiver.org, more than 34 million Americans...
Training Is the Key to Home Health Care Success
In any business, employee training is critical to success, and home health care is no different. A well-trained workforce...
Industry Groups Working to Protect Rural Safeguards
Most people who live in rural areas will happily tell you about the virtues of living in such areas: the fresh air, the...
CMS Launches New Voluntary Medicare Bundled Payment Program
As part of their commitment to value-based healthcare, the Obama administration introduced a number of mandatory Medicare...
Is Amazon Setting Its Sights on Home Health Care?
It’s hard to imagine that just 20 years ago, Amazon was a relatively new online bookseller, best known for offering deep...
Could Universal In-Home Care Become a Reality?
For many individuals who need home health services, cost is a determining factor. Private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid...
Keeping Your Home Health Workers Safe on the Job
As demand for home healthcare increases, so does the number of providers working in the field. While, statistically...
How Tax Reform Will Affect Home Health
For months, the Trump Administration’s efforts at tax reform dominated headlines, and much discussion in business in...
Did your software vendor leave you hanging in the wind with the new CoPs?
New CoP’s Updates for CMS surveyors were recently released giving guidelines and protocols to utilize during surveys. The...
3 Top Home Health Stories From 2017
Now that 2017 has come and gone, it’s a good time to look back at some of the biggest stories in home healthcare from the...
How to Improve Infection Control With Family Caregivers
Infection control is a serious concern in any healthcare setting. According to the CDC, at any given moment, 725 patients...
Consider Digital Marketing More for Your HHA
Most home health agency marketing plans rely heavily on word of mouth and referrals. However, the market is changing...
EMS to Play Larger Role in Home Health Services
When you think of emergency medical services (EMS), what do you think of? Most likely, you think of ambulances, and the...
Predictive Analytics in Home Health – Where Are We Now?
For several years, health care researchers and experts have sung the praises of the power of predictive analytics in...
How to Better Manage Your Remote Workers
The majority of home health workers work independently, only visiting the agency offices occasionally for meetings or other...
Will Nursing Homes Eventually Disappear?
For generations, it was often a foregone conclusion for many people that their final days would be spent in a nursing home....