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Choosing the right EHR Software can be a make or break move for your business. In this blog we explore some of the considerations, strategies, and decisions making focal points that should be considered during this important selection process.
Using Home Health Software Can Reduce Person-to-Person Contact & Facilitate Remote Work Across the country these past several days, many states are implementing stay-at-home or essential-travel only orders for their citizens. For Home Health professionals, the encouragement to practice social distancing to protect ourselves, our families...
In the latest Home Health news, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a more straight forward definition of the term "homebound" to be used when deciding if patients are eligible to receive home health services under Medicare.
Is it mobile responsive? Will I be able to collect caregiver and patient signatures electronically? Can I complete visit notes on or offline? Does it have EVV?
These are just some of the questions you might be thinking about as you begin your search for the best Home Health Software for your agency. Maybe your agency has just opened, or you could be established with multiple branches...in either case, some of your core questions are still the same and can include:
Is it mobile ready and responsive?
Can I collect electronic signatures from caregivers and patients?
Does it work online and offline, with or without internet connectivity?
Does it include built-in EVV?
How many user licenses are required?
Does it support skilled care?
Will it handle non-skilled homecare too?
Is it suitable for multiple business lines?
Does it include Telephony?
Can it be used for Private Duty, Personal care or Hospice?
Is customer support included or extra?
What’s the onboarding process like?
Is a long-term contract required?
Can it bill for all payers?
Is it user-friendly for both staff and caregivers?
Will it work for Home Health Aide visits?
Whether you’re launching a new agency or expanding an established one, many of these questions remain critical.
In the last few years, several states in the U.S have implemented mandated EVV not only to reduce fraud, but to keep tighter controls on how homecare visits are conducted and funded. The 21st Century Cures Act, which is an over 6 billion dollar conglomerate of legislation enacted as law under the Obama administration, basically states that Medicaid-reimbursed home care providers nationally must begin implementing approved EVV systems prior to Jan. 1, 2019. U.S. lawmakers then introduced legislation to delay this implementation of electronic visit verification (EVV) in home care by at least one additional year.
Does My Patient Qualify for Medicare Services? In this edition of the Alora Home Health blog, we’ll tackle a question that many agencies and caregivers must determine the answer to before any services are rendered...
In this edition of the Alora Home Health blog, we are talking Occupational therapy. At its core, Occupational therapy helps people across their lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities or occupations.
Care Plan Oversight (CPO) is often overlooked as a revenue source for physicians. CPO is the physician supervision of patients under either the home health or hospice benefit where the patient requires complex or multi-disciplinary care requiring ongoing physician involvement.
Will your Medicare Claims continue to pay after January 1, 2020? Are you ready for the BIG Change? No, we are not talking about PDGM, but that is coming, too.
In 2018, Medicare began the process of issuing a Medicare Beneficiary Identifier to all eligible participants. Home Health and Hospice Providers should be using this identifier in place of the HICN or Social Security Number for billing purposes at this time. All Claims submitted on or after January 1, 2020 should have the MBI, even for dates of service prior to the effective date.
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In the latest news for RCD, the choice selection period for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) located in Texas officially began on Jan 15th 2020, and will end on Feb 13th, 2020. HHAs can visit Palmetto GBA’s provider portal here for additional information and details on selection process. The portal guides HHAs through viewing their available choices and making selections. Any HHAs that do not make a choice selection by the February 13, 2020 deadline will be automatically placed in Choice 2: Post payment Review. After the conclusion of the choice selection period, the demonstration will begin in Texas on March 2, 2020, and all episodes of care starting on or after that date will be subject to requirements of the choice selected.