The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. NOVEMber 14, 2024
Key Performance Indicators for Home Care Agencies
Declining reimbursement, labor shortage, increased labor costs, and regulations will significantly pressure home care agencies' operations and bottom line.
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.
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.
Home Healthcare Industry News
DOJ sues to block Amedisys acquisition
The DOJ, along with state attorneys general from Illinois, New Jersey and New York, filed the suit in a Maryland federal court.
2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule
On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) final rule, which updates Medicare payment policies and rates for Home Health Agencies (HHAs).
Changes to home health care in New York move forward
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that 24 home care providers have joined a statewide network being built by New York’s Health Department as it revamps it’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP).
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