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Nurses providing Private Duty Nursing care work in longer shifts providing continuous care for the same patient. They need to collect and document Vitals and Measurements (Vent Settings, Trach Settings, Cough Logs, Seizure Logs, etc.) and administer medications and treatments multiple times during the shift.
Providing continuous care in a longer shift creates unique documentation challenges for nurses and Private Duty Home Care agencies. Additionally, meeting Medicaid or Managed Care billing requirements and communications with family members are critical.
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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.
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With falling reimbursement rates, the rollout of PDGM, and increased compliance, Home Care Agencies are under pressure to do more with less. Improving the health of the revenue cycle is a complex process that needs both caregivers and financial administrator to work in synchrony to achieve optimal results. An integrated platform that covers all processes including intake, authorization management, scheduling, billing, and collections, and provides features to manage the revenue cycle requirements of these processes is a must for ensuring optimal reimbursements.
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Home Healthcare Industry News
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) isn’t ready to make dramatic changes yet to the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) but could reduce base payment rates as soon as 2023 if current trends continue, according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Homecare & Hospice (NAHC).
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he American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes, assisted living communities, and other long-term care facilities across the country, announced the release of a recent survey of providers across the U.S. Results from the survey showcase the urgent need to address the economic crisis facing the profession.
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday proposed plans to expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model nationwide by the start of next year. The agency did so in its proposed payment rule for 2022.
In addition to the HHVBP expansion, CMS proposed to increase Medicare payments to home health agencies by 1.7% next year, which equates to a roughly $310 million bump. Last year’s proposed payment rule for 2021 included a 2.6% boost, with the final rule lowering that to 1.9%.
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About CareVoyant
For over 30 years, CareVoyant has been a leading provider of cloud-based integrated home care software that can support multiple lines of service – Home Care, Private Duty Nursing, Private Duty Non-Medical, and Home Health – under a Single System of Record. CareVoyant functions – Intake, Scheduling, Clinical with Mobile options, Financial, Secure Messaging, Notification, Reporting, and Dashboards – streamline workflow, meet regulatory requirements, improve quality of care, optimize reimbursement and bring operational efficiency. For more information, please visit CareVoyant.com or call us at 1-888-463-6797.
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