Chronic Care Management Services:
Here's the
deal... Physicians are starting to be incentivized (and penalized) for
their performance with respect to their chronic patients, but there's a
reimbursement associated with it.
The reimbursement is for patients with two or more chronic conditions in a practice with a certified EMR
(Electronic Medical Record) system. The reimbursement has two levels.
The first level, reimbursed at $42/month, requires a 20 minute check-in
(e.g., on the phone) with the patient. The second, reimbursed at almost
$100, requires telehealth.
Home care agencies can put a program in
place where your best aides are paid $10 for a 20 minute check-in call.
If you charge $32 for this service (leaving a $10 margin for the
referring practice) and allocate some of the revenue to your staff
nurses and for software, you can provide a great service and make a
reasonable margin.
Care Transitions Services: You can provide services
to help transition patients from hospital to home. Most hospitals are
now being penalized for excessive readmissions
These hospitals can use your help and there are many benefits to your
agency. We have a new white paper to teach you about the
numerous benefits that your home care agency can achieve.
At Ankota, we love providing home care software, telephony, care
plans, scheduling, billing, payroll and all the other basics, but we
really love that we can enable your agency to play a broader role in the
future oh health care. We can make a difference together. Please
download our newest free white paper "Why Care Transitions is the Next Big Thing for the Home Care Industry."
About Ankota Ankota provides software to improve the delivery of care outside
the hospital, focusing on efficiency and care coordination.
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Hiring Home Care Workers: Why Work through an Agency? By Rona S. Bartelstone,
Hiring Private Duty Home Care Workers: Why Work through an Agency
Quoted:
One of the greatest long-term needs of older adults and those with
chronic illnesses is for in-home, custodial care services. These
workers are often referred to as home health aides, certified nursing
assistants and custodial care workers. These in-home workers make it
possible for people with functional limitations to remain at home in a
comfortable, familiar environment. Home health aides (as we will refer
to this class of workers) provide a wide range of assistance with
activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing, grooming,
assisting with ambulation or transferring, toileting, feeding and
providing medication reminders. In addition, home health aides help
with what professionals call, instrumental activities of daily living
(IADLs), such as shopping, meal preparation, making medical
appointments, transportation, laundry and companionship.
While it is true that most people would prefer to remain in their
own homes, there are circumstances in which care in a residential or
nursing facility is more appropriate and more cost-effective. For
example, the individual who needs round the clock care because of
treatments or behavioral issues will find a nursing facility or
residential setting likely to be more affordable.
The biggest proportion of people who utilize home health aide services are those
who need several hours per day of assistance, as opposed to those who need full-time care.
Due to the cost and the increasing shortage of home health
aides, many families seeking to hire in-home staff turn to private
individuals rather than working through an agency. While at first
glance this seems reasonable, it can also cause numerous problems and create unexpected liabilities for the family, who becomes the employer.
Quoted:
One of the greatest long-term needs of older adults and those with
chronic illnesses is for in-home, custodial care services. These
workers are often referred to as home health aides, certified nursing
assistants and custodial care workers. These in-home workers make it
possible for people with functional limitations to remain at home in a
comfortable, familiar environment. Home health aides (as we will refer
to this class of workers) provide a wide range of assistance with
activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing, grooming,
assisting with ambulation or transferring, toileting, feeding and
providing medication reminders. In addition, home health aides help
with what professionals call, instrumental activities of daily living
(IADLs), such as shopping, meal preparation, making medical
appointments, transportation, laundry and companionship.
While it is true that most people would prefer to remain in their
own homes, there are circumstances in which care in a residential or
nursing facility is more appropriate and more cost-effective. For
example, the individual who needs round the clock care because of
treatments or behavioral issues will find a nursing facility or
residential setting likely to be more affordable.
The biggest proportion of people who utilize home health aide services are those
who need several hours per day of assistance, as opposed to those who need full-time care.
Due to the cost and the increasing shortage of home health
aides, many families seeking to hire in-home staff turn to private
individuals rather than working through an agency. While at first
glance this seems reasonable, it can also cause numerous problems and create unexpected liabilities for the family, who becomes the employer.
Great Big List of Caregiver Blogs | Caregiver's Corner July 14, 2010
Great Big List of Caregiver Blogs
One of the best ways for a caregiver to find answers, reassurance,
and understanding is to connect with other caregivers. To help with
that, here is a list of blogs run by caregivers. If you know of any
blogs that should be added to this list, let us know!
One of the best ways for a caregiver to find answers, reassurance,
and understanding is to connect with other caregivers. To help with
that, here is a list of blogs run by caregivers. If you know of any
blogs that should be added to this list, let us know!
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