The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. March 15, 2023
Home and Community Based Services: An Introduction
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.
Without other viable public or private options to finance current and future LTSS needs for people of all ages, Medicaid will remain the significant financing and delivery system for Home and Community-Based Services for millions of Americans. Addressing provider shortages and streamlining access to community-based care that supports functional independence and enhances the quality of life will remain key objectives of states' rebalancing efforts as the need for Medicaid HCBS grows.
COVID-19 has accelerated providing more HCBS instead of Nursing Homes and other institutional services. Proposed additional funding for HCBS will enable states to reduce their HCBS waiver waiting lists and add more people to HCBS.
Home Care Agencies looking for growth and expansion should consider HCBS services as one of the options.
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.
In this blog, we will discuss some of the critical features of home care software to improve the intake process and revenue cycle management.
Home healthcare agencies could use several digital techniques and tools to increase their online presence to engage current and potential patients. Some key approaches include growing their social media presence, optimizing website listings, running efficient AdWords campaigns, and evaluating and analyzing results. This post will go over these approaches.
Home Healthcare Industry News
Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Expand Home-Based Care Coverage Under Medicaid
A number of lawmakers – including Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) – introduced a bill Thursday that would expand coverage of home- and community-based services under Medicaid.
The HCBS Access Act was introduced by Casey, as a companion bill to the Better Care Better Jobs Act, which was originally unveiled in 2021 and reintroduced in January.
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