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Buurtzorg: The Right Technology is Needed to Embrace a Shift in Care

By AlayaCare / May 25, 2018

Earlier this month, we profiled an exciting new development in home care: an approach to nursing called Buurtzorg or, colloquially, the Dutch model of neighbourhood care. This unique way of thinking about how we care for clients in their homes is gradually gaining awareness and acceptance in more countries across the globe.

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Rise of the Dutch Model of Neighbourhood Care

By AlayaCare / May 11, 2018

Almelo is a town of about 72,000 residents that sits in eastern Holland. It is there, around the middle of last decade, where a local nurse named Jos de Blok decided to do something about the growing frustration that he and other colleagues felt about having less time for actual patient care.

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Home Infusion Therapy: Plan for the Demand

By AlayaCare / March 4, 2018

The pace of change in home care is accelerating at a high rate, and demands for caregiver time and skill are unrelenting. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the home infusion therapy market — a rapidly growing mainstay of home and clinic care expected to reach $31.9 billion USD by 2022.

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Efficiency Tweaks Can Position Agencies Well Amid Changing Home Care Landscape

By AlayaCare / December 11, 2017

At AlayaCare, we firmly believe that altering the delivery of care in small, strategic ways can open doors to newfound efficiencies. These will be key for home care agencies that aim to deliver top-quality service, seize industry momentum, and stay nimble with changing times.

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Important Predictions for Homecare in 2018

By AlayaCare / November 8, 2017

As we look towards 2018 in the homecare sector, we see a global market filled with opportunity and growth. That doesn’t mean that homecare providers will get to rest on their laurels as the industry continues to be beset by caregiver shortages, shifting funding models, and an overall empowerment by clients to receive care on…

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Home Care Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) – Think Beyond January 1st, 2020

By AlayaCare / August 14, 2017

The 21st Century Cures Act provides the impetus for home care and, soon, home health agencies to adopt Electronic Visit Verification (EVV). Beyond complying with legislation, most providers recognize that EVV and other elements of digital transformation are necessary for business.

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CODE RED: Emergency Preparedness Rule set to impact Medicaid business

By AlayaCare / May 30, 2017

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)

By AlayaCare / May 16, 2017

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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AlayaCare and TELUS Health Offer Perspective on What to Expect from the Digital Health Sector

By AlayaCare / November 29, 2016

The potential for a new Federal Health Accord, which addresses the criteria required to protect and improve public health for Canadians has been a major focus of conversation in the healthcare industry for some time now. Our federal and provincial leaders are working together to determine national standards, including topics such as the Canada Health…

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OCSA 2016 Recap: Change is on the Horizon But Some Things Should Never Change

By AlayaCare / November 2, 2016

With the reintroduction of Bill 210, the Patients First Act, Ontario’s home and community care sector is preparing for system restructuring, new models of care coordination, greater integration between current system silos, strengthened accountability and improved consistency within the home and community care sector. Therefore, it came as no surprise that the theme of the Ontario…

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