The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. August 02, 2023
Key Performance Indicators for Home Care – Scheduling and Employee Utilization
Scheduling and Employee Productivity KPIs provide information on patient hours, visits, charges, payroll costs, and averages by visit, patient, and employee. Analyzing this information over a period will help home care agencies measure the efficiency of the scheduling operations, identify areas for improvement, and improve scheduling efficiency and employee utilization.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can provide insight into operations and setting appropriate business goals for home healthcare agencies. Selecting the correct set of KPIs for Census and Financial operational areas will help home care agencies to measure the current performance, set goals going forward, and measure the progress towards meeting those goals. Right Home Health Care Software platform and technology will help agencies capture accurate data and report to implement the KPIs.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can play a crucial role in helping home care agencies to meet these challenges, continue to grow, and improve the bottom line. KPIs can help agencies measure current performance, identify areas for improvement, set operational goals, and ensure the goals are met. Understanding KPIs and selecting appropriate ones for the organization will help agencies improve operational efficiency and meet their growth goals.
This blog will discuss the definition of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and why they are critical for effectively managing Home Care Agencies.
Home Healthcare Industry News
With Access To Care In Question, Number of Medicare-Certified Home Health Agencies Continues To Fall
The number of Medicare-certified home health agencies in the United States continues to dwindle, the latest data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reveals.
NAHC, PQHH Sound The Alarm Over ‘Irreparable Fracturing Of The Foundation Of Skilled Home Health Care In America’
Two of home health care’s biggest advocacy organizations have joined forces on a proposed payment rule pre-comment letter addressed to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Adult Day Emerges As New Potential Service Line For Home Care Providers
Now that the public health emergency (PHE) has ended, one segment of the senior care space that had a particularly difficult time throughout the pandemic could make a serious comeback.
That is adult day services.
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