The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. NOVEMber 07, 2024
Leverage Home Care Software for accurate eMAR & eTAR every time
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend of patients preferring professional care at home instead of a Skilled Nursing Facility or Hospital. Many families and elderly patients are now increasingly considering Hospital-at-home and SNF-at-home models. Private Duty Nursing Home Care agencies are uniquely positioned to take advantage of this trend and grow. Private Duty Nursing Agencies can partner with Hospital Systems or Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) to provide skilled care at home.
Leveraging technology and the right software platform will help Private Duty Nursing Home Care Agencies to implement strategies to effectively manage Electronic Medication and Treatment Administration and ensure patient safety.
Home care employees spend a lot of time on manual preparations to provide the correct documentation for surveyors. An Integrated Home Care Management Software can automate this process, saving employees hours of manual effort and making survey preparation easy every time. The right Home Care Management Software understands that survey preparedness begins at intake and authorization, then continues through scheduling and clinical documentation to culminate in a clean report that home care administrators can print and send on survey day.
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.
Home Healthcare Industry News
CMS gives home health agencies overall 0.5 percent payment increase in 2025
The final rule represents an improvement from the 1.7% aggregate decrease, or -$280 million, that CMS proposed in June.
Study shows iron treatment gaps affecting all ages, including older Americans
A comprehensive study of over 8,000 U.S. adults, part of the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES), has uncovered concerning iron treatment gaps across the population.
Expanding in-home care coverage is a needed evolution of Medicare
Recent policy proposals, including one from the Harris-Walz campaign, have called for expanding coverage of in-home assistance with basic tasks that often become more difficult as people age.
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