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Home Healthcare Benefits for Nurses and Patients

Nurse.com

Rather than leaving the profession altogether, nurses should consider the benefits of home health care positions compared to working in the hospital environment. Home Healthcare Benefits for Nurses. Nurses working in the home healthcare can more easily see the fruits of their labor. contact hours).

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Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measures

American Nurse

Takeaways: To help patients and their families make informed decisions about choosing health care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly reports quality performance measures. Medicare, the largest payer of medical expenses in the United States, provides primary health insurance for more than 60 million beneficiaries.

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Handling Patient Complaints in Home Healthcare

Celayix

Patient complaints are a common issue in the home healthcare industry. As healthcare providers, it’s important to take these complaints seriously and handle them effectively to maintain a positive relationship with patients and their families. One of the most common issues is late or missed home visits.

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Grow Your Own Home Health Aides To Capture New Business

Relias

Demand for home healthcare continues to rise, and at the same time home health aide staffing remains an ongoing challenge for agency administrators. To ensure you can maximize your share of the home health market, consider developing your own pool of home health aides by training them from the ground up.

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Home Health Specializations Boost Performance, Bottom Line

Relias

Successful agencies recognize that long-term success depends on meeting required clinical regulations and having staff with the home health specializations to meet shifting client needs. Keeping an eye on your case mix is important with Medicare reimbursement shifting to value-based purchasing. Increasing agency profitability.

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Nurse Practitioners Are Primed to Help Bridge Physician Shortage

Nurse.com

To provide more complete care to seniors, the AANP supported the passage of the CARES Act in March 2020, which bolstered seniors’ access to home healthcare services, said Thomas.

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Home Health Referrals: Grow Your Network

Relias

Keep in mind that your referral sources for home health are actively looking at your quality ratings. For Medicare claims, you already track care quality and report it to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). You can bet your referral sources for home healthcare will be paying attention to these risk scores, too.