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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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Though the benefits are clear, many home health and hospice agencies struggle to optimize coordination. Increased scrutiny in hospices. Hospices should also be concerned about care coordination. The clinical manager was new and doing an exemplary job of holding weekly meetings,” she said. Share the documentation burden.

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Home Health Agencies Face Financial Burden of Proposed CMS Payment Cut

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CMS expected PDGM to drive changes in clinical group coding, comorbidity coding, and low utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) threshold. A similar cap was proposed earlier for hospice. All-Payer Policy for Home Health Quality Reporting.

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Home Health Specializations Boost Performance, Bottom Line

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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. Clinical competency has always been an essential element of high-quality patient care. Hospice care. Respiratory therapy. Palliative care.

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Post-Acute Care Training Promotes Employees as an Asset

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For PAC organizations, the most important results of employee training include improving standards for clinical practice, clinical competency, and program or service outcomes. Your staff should be given opportunities to receive training about how to: Respond effectively to tightened budgets and margins.

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Faculty: Request Your NASW Press Exam Copy Today

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This edition includes updated policy statements on a wide range of topics, including rural social work, voter rights and participation, mental health, hospice care, juvenile justice, foster care and adoption, and the rights of indigenous peoples.

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Future-Proof Your Workforce: Post-Acute Care Reskilling and Upskilling

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Leaders in assisted living, skilled nursing, home health, rehab therapy, wound care, and hospice know you can’t hire all the skills your organization will need tomorrow and in the future. The speed of change in healthcare requires post-acute care organizations to take a different approach to job preparedness.

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Importance of Image and Respect for Home Health Recruitment and Retention

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The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health. Clinical assessments.