The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. September 13, 2023
Benefits of High-Quality Clinical Documentation for Home Health Care Agencies
The quote "If it is not written down, it did not happen" applies to medical records and clinical documentation. It can be expanded to include clarity, consistency, and quality.
Comprehensive, consistent, and complete clinical documentation is critical for home health care agencies for the quality of care to the patient and optimum reimbursement. Improving the quality of clinical documentation will significantly enhance the quality of care and patient satisfaction while reducing the risk of compliance issues during surveys. Compliance issues during the survey may lead to reimbursement delays or reductions.
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 Clinical and Quality of Care will help home care agencies measure the current performance, set goals going forward, and measure the progress toward meeting those goals.
Private Duty Nursing Home Care Agencies should leverage technology and intelligent automation to improve scheduling efficiency. Improving scheduling efficiency will have a positive impact on many aspects of operations. A Home Care Agency Management software platform with efficient scheduling tools will improve the operational efficiency of Private Duty Nursing Home Care Agencies.
Home Healthcare Industry News
CMS Announces Transformative Model to Give States Incentives and Flexibilities to Redesign Health Care Delivery, Improve Equitable Access to Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a transformative step to test a state’s ability to improve the overall health care management of its state population.
OIG Believes Unreported Falls Show ‘Poor Compliance,’ But Home Health Advocates Disagree
Home health agencies aren’t reporting more than half of falls involving major injury or hospitalization on patient assessments for Medicare beneficiaries, a recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found.
Misconceptions That Could Be Keeping Home-Based Care Providers From Further COVID-19 Relief
Many home-based care providers are still feeling the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and misconceptions around eligibility status have led to many agencies not engaging with a potentially key resource.
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