The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. March 08, 2023
Effective Intake Process for RCM
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.
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
White House Uses Home Care As Sticking Point In Support Of Medicaid Spending
President Joe Biden and his administration are using the importance of personal home care as a way to fight back against some Congress members’ desire to cut Medicaid funding.
In a letter that opposed certain aspects of the “Congressional Republican agenda,” the White House criticized Republicans’ previous plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, cut Medicaid spending and — in general — keep health care on the chopping block for budget cuts.
How Home Health Providers Can Prepare For The Survey Processes
It’s more important than ever for home health organizations to be ready for the survey process.
In order to be prepared, providers will need to be armed with strategies that will help them come out on top.
ONC unveils toolkit for SDOH collection and use
Federal officials have unveiled new resources to help healthcare organizations gather and use data on health inequities.
The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Information Toolkit was developed by the Health and Human Services Department's (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). It comes from a 2021 panel of experts organized by the department, which has also developed resources for past and upcoming SDOH Information Exchange Learning Sessions.
HHS defines SDOH as "the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks." This includes home and family, education, work, travel, and digital literacy, among other factors.
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