The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. MAY 17, 2023
Care Coordination Tools for Home Health Care Agencies
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.
Home Healthcare Industry News
The Unintended Consequences Of CMS Proposed HCBS Medicaid Rule
CMS recent proposed rule for Medicaid may cap business for certain providers, but industry experts believe the government agency is likely foreshadowing its intentions for the final rule. The new rule would force 80% of payment to go to workers in home- and community-based services (HCBS).
Medicare costs could rise by $5B annually with expanded Alzheimer’s drug coverage: study
Medicare costs could rise by $2 to $5 billion a year if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expands its coverage for newly approved Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi (lecanemab), according to the authors of a new study.
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