Care Coordination is critical in improving collaboration, quality of care, compliance, and patient and employee satisfaction. Home Health Care Agencies need the right home care software platform with tools to coordinate care effectively and efficiently to ensure the highest quality and level of service.
Private Duty Nursing Agencies may use paper-based forms or some tools outside their Home Care EMR software to track narcotic counts for the patients at home. Using paper-based forms to track narcotics may pose many challenges in effectively monitoring the administration and counts. Private Duty Nursing Agencies should leverage technology and use the right tools integrated with the Home Care EMR Software to track and monitor narcotics count.
This blog will discuss some essential features a Home Care Software should have to effectively track and monitor narcotics count for Private Duty Nursing Home Care agencies.
Private Duty Nursing patients usually have many medications, with one or more controlled substances (Narcotics), to be administered during the shift. Medication management is one of a Private Duty Nurse's most essential responsibilities while working with patients with chronic complex medical conditions. Private Duty Home Care agencies should have a corporate policy to monitor narcotic counts and the safe handling of narcotics. Effective Narcotics Monitoring Program will maintain compliance with regulations, prevent the diversion of drugs and medication errors, and maintain accountability.
This blog will discuss the benefits of the Narcotics Monitoring Program and the best practices for implementing the program in Private Duty Nursing Home Care agencies.
Achieving a healthy work-life balance is crucial for home healthcare professionals. The job demands can be physically and emotionally taxing, and home care workers must take care of themselves to provide the best possible care to their patients.
To help home healthcare professionals strike a balance between their professional and personal responsibilities, it is crucial to establish clear guidelines and boundaries. This blog will discuss some of the guidelines that home healthcare professionals can follow to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Home Care Agencies providing Home and Community-Based Services face many challenges in implementing EVV solutions to meet CURES Act requirements. Home Care Agencies should take a holistic approach in finding the right home care software partner to implement EVV rather the settling for the solutions provided by the state or managed care providers. Taking an integrated approach will improve operational efficiency and the agency's bottom line.
This blog will review the key factors Home Care Agencies should consider in selecting the right home care software to implement EVV in their agencies.
Even though Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) has been in use for a while, the 21st Century CURES Act mandated the use of EVV for Medicaid providers. The Cures Act initially required states to implement an EVV (Electronic Visit Verification) system by January 1, 2021, for Medicaid-funded Personal Care Services (PCS) and by January 1, 2023, for Home Health Care Services (HHCS) that require in-home visit by a provider. Many states received exemptions and deferred implementation of EVV for a year or two. As of January 1, 2023, nearly 80% of the states require EVV for Personal Care Services. Quite a few states also require EVV for Home Health Care Services (Skilled).
This blog will review EVV requirements and the steps Home Care Agencies should take to implement EVV in their agencies.
Consumer Directed Services (CDS) are home-based health care services offered by Medicaid or Medicaid waiver programs where the consumer (Patient) can hire the caregiver and coordinate the services authorized. Consumer Directed Services are also known as Self Directed Care or Participant Directed Care. Consumer Directed Services programs will allow the consumer (Patient) to select and direct the caregivers to provide the services authorized by Medicaid or Medicaid Waiver Programs. The patient’s ability to choose a family member or a friend to provide the services needed will increase the trust and comfort level with the caregiver. Consumers will still work with a Fiscal Intermediary, usually a Home Care Agency, to manage the payroll for caregivers and billing for the services.
Medicaid beneficiaries are increasingly receiving LTSS through HCBS. Because states can limit enrollment in HCBS waivers, most states report having HCBS waiver waiting lists totaling over 665,000 people nationally. Proposed additional funding for HCBS will enable states to reduce their HCBS waiver waiting lists and add more people to HCBS. The need for HCBS services will continue to grow in the foreseeable future. Home Health Care Agencies looking for growth and expansion should consider HCBS services as one of the options.
This blog will discuss some of the essential features required in the software to manage HCBS Home Care Agencies efficiently.
Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) allow Medicaid beneficiaries to receive services in their home or community rather than institutions or other isolated settings. These programs serve a variety of targeted population groups, such as people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, or mental illnesses. Over 3.5 million individuals receive HCBS through various Medicaid Waiver programs.
Effective Intake Process plays an outsized role in Revenue Cycle Management. Collecting timely and accurate information at the point of referral and intake will help Home Care Agencies to reduce denied claims and improve reimbursement time and cash flow. Home Care Agencies must leverage technology and integrated intelligent automation to improve intake efficiency and enable their staff to do more with less. Improving cash flow will help agencies continue providing quality care and improve patient and employee satisfaction.
Private Duty Nursing Home Care Agencies should look for a software platform with functions and features to meet the unique scheduling requirements for private duty nursing care. CareVoyant understands the demanding needs to manage Private Duty Home Care Agencies providing skilled care for medically fragile patients while supporting other services like Non-Medical Personal Care, HCBS, and Home Health. CareVoyant Home Care software platform offers the right technology and tools to help a Private Duty Home Care Agency effectively manage the agency and improve operational efficiency and the agency's bottom line.
This blog will discuss some of the vital scheduling features required in the software to improve the scheduling efficiency of Private Duty Nursing Home Care Agencies.
Consumers are increasingly using internet to search for goods and services. Patients and families looking for home care services will be no different. They will be using Google and other search engines to search for home health care agencies for services. Understanding Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is pivotal for home care agencies to stay on top of today's digital environment. In this blog post, we'll review tips and strategies to improve the contents and search engine rankings of your website. Keep reading to learn how to create relevant content and stay ahead of the competition by optimizing your website for SEO.
Many Private Duty Nursing Home Care agencies use home care software platforms designed for visit-based home health agencies for Private Duty Nursing services. This approach leads to many operational inefficiencies for Private Duty Nursing agencies. Home Care Agencies providing Private Duty Nursing services should adopt software that will meet complex and demanding requirements.
This blog will discuss some of the critical features required in the software to manage Private Duty Nursing Home Care Agencies efficiently.
Agencies should leverage technology and software platforms to do more with less and improve operation efficiency. An integrated home care software platform that can handle multiple services and payers will help agencies to manage their operations efficiently and overcome the challenges posed by the labor shortage, wage increases, and reimbursement cuts. This blog will discuss the benefits of an integrated Home Care Software Platform for an agency with multiple services and payers.
