Home Healthcare Weekly News - OCT 15, 2020
Home Care agencies providing Private Duty Nursing should look for a software platform that provides easy to use and efficient eMAR and eTAR functions. Simple, easy-to-use, and dynamic eMAR and eTAR functions will significantly reduce medication and treatment administration errors.
Scheduling home care visits presents a unique challenge to home care agencies. Achieving the right solution can be a daunting task and requires a careful balancing of many variables – from matching the right caregiver to the right patient, to travel time optimization, to client preferences, to balancing overtime pay and more.
As most Home Health Care agencies already provide Therapy Services as part of the Medicare Part A program, providing Outpatient Therapy Services at home under Medicare Part B or commercial payers will be a natural extension of services. Home Health Care agencies do not require any additional licenses to provide outpatient therapy services and the rapid rise in demand for in-home outpatient services provides additional revenue opportunities for agencies.
A software platform designed to handle both home health care and outpatient services will provide a unique advantage to agencies.
Home Healthcare Industry News
‘The Pandemic Is Far from Over’: Top Concerns for the Home Health Industry This Fall
The home health industry entered the eighth month of the COVID-19 pandemic this October. While most have adapted to a “new normal,” the public health emergency — and a possible second wave — understandably remains the biggest concern for many operators across the country.
Half of the Patients Referred to Home Health Don’t Receive Services — But Providers Can Change That
Home health is often utilized as a recovery tool when patients transition out of the hospital because of its ability to improve outcomes. But many of the Medicare beneficiaries who receive referrals after being discharged aren’t actually receiving these services.
Hospital Discharges to Home Health Bounce Back, SNF Volumes Remain Down
At the height of the COVID-19 emergency, in-patient hospital volumes fell, with skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and home health providers experiencing similar downturns. While home health providers began to see a turnaround in June, the same can’t be said for SNFs.
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