Compliance
5 Tips on automating client risk management in home care
As we mentioned in our blog, 3 methods to enhance home care risk management, and keeping clients safe while providing care services is critical for home care organizations. One of the three methods discussed was using automation to reduce manual errors and identify risks more quicker. Manual processing of client risk management leads to a…
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3 methods to enhance home care risk management
Keeping clients safe while providing care services is critical for home care organizations. Client care can present a variety of risks that can impact the quality of care provided. In a survey of home care providers conducted by the Joint Commission, the most frequently identified risks were related to communication (such as miscommunication between…
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Steps to prevent ransomware attacks in home care
Cybersecurity is a critical challenge facing the healthcare industry globally. Along with phishing, ransomware ranks as a top threat to EHR security. A 2021 report by HIMSS uncovered that ransomware was the second-most common vector of cybersecurity incidents in the healthcare industry, comprising 17% of all breaches.
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Simplify Home Care Agency Accounting with Integrated Accounting Software
Home care agency accounting is one of the most tedious and time consuming processes in your organization. According to Zapier, nearly a quarter (24 percent) of small business owners spend 5-10+ hours each week on administrative tasks alone.
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Maximize Clinical Documentation Efficiency with AlayaCare’s Fully Integrated 485
The 485 (a.k.a. the Plan of Care) is the keystone piece of home care that links physicians and agencies. Its purposes are many; a clear and concise perspective of the client health along with diagnoses, medications, interventions, allergies, ADLs, risks and more.
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CODE RED: Emergency Preparedness Rule set to impact Medicaid business
In 2016, there were 46 “major disasters” and another 50 fire-related national emergencies, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). There were also “emergency declarations” across another seven states in the wake not only of Hurricane Matthew but contaminated water in Michigan and severe storms in both Missouri and Louisiana.
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A Window on the Future of Home Care Market: Implications for the Mandatory use of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
A window of opportunity has arrived. Section 12006 of the Obama administration’s 21st Century CURES Act ushered in what most in the home care services industry expected: measures to corral unchecked and sometimes fraudulent billing practices to Medicaid. That came largely in the form of one newly mandatory requirement: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), which allows…
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The Benefits of Electronic Point of Care Documentation in Home Care
Due to growing pains of the industry and the subsequent nursing shortage, home care providers are placing more emphasis on ensuring appropriate visit documentation is completed rather than ensuring the information is documented thoroughly and accurately. Specifically, agencies operating on paper processes see more physically damaged or lost documentation, increased caregiver error at the point…
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The Impact of Home Care Technology on ADL Tracking and Clinical Documentation
To accurately document the completion of ADLs for a client, there needs to be an effective system. Some home care agencies rely on paper documentation; the clerk/coordinator physically goes through a large amount of visit notes/flow sheets and enters the data into their homecare software solution. No doubt these paper processes are inefficient, outdated, and…
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Top 5 Home Care Agency Processes That Need to Be Paperless
Considering it’s 2017 and we’re well into the digital age, most home healthcare organizations are aware of the benefits of going paperless. The amount of time and money your home care agency can save by implementing paperless clinical documentation, or electronic visit verification (EVV), amongst other paperless processes is substantial. Not only does eliminating paper…
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