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To view the Colorado EVV Software solution by Alora, click here Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for Colorado Medicaid The 21st Century Cures Act, which was passed into law in December of 2016, requires Medicaid programs to implement an Electronic Visit Verification system for Personal Care and Home...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the healthcare sector and the businesses that operate within it consistently since its onset. At ALORA, we continue to serve our customers & partners at the highest level. In this blog we outline some of the things we are doing to ensure business continuity, employee safety, and customer service through the challenges the Coronavirus continues to present...
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More than 12 million people annually receive home health care services in the United States. A large percentage of these patients are considered elderly (above the age of 60). Home health care agencies afford families and individuals the convenience of treatment and monitoring within their homes for a variety of different ailments and conditions. Often times these homecare services occur on the heels of major surgeries or short and long term hospitalizations. A group of researchers at the University of Missouri recently conducted a study that suggests that within the larger group of elderly patients receiving home care following hospitalization, the sub-group of racial and ethnic minorities (in particular African Americans) may be at greater risk of returning to the hospital or emergency room (ER), compared those with the ethnicity of non-Hispanic whites.
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.
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...
DMAS EVV Start Date Virginia DMAS Changes Implementation Date for EVV to July 1, 2020 For the state of Virginia's Electronic Visit Verification implementation, the official start date has been changed from April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2020. Many agencies had been pushing for an extension...
Update on Electronic Visit Verification in Virginia As part of our continued commitment to monitor the status of EVV implementation across the nation per the 21st Century Cures act, the latest news out of the state of Virginia is that EVV is now required for all...
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.