With both PDPM (Patient-Driven Payment Model) and PDGM (Patient-Driven Groupings Model), there has been much discussion about the reduction of therapy utilization—and related staffing reductions—in both the skilled nursing and home health therapy environments. These fears have not been entirely unfounded. A Skilled Nursing News poll found that nearly half (43%) of skilled nursing operators…
Providing quality, end-of-life care is the primary focus of hospice care, but it’s your billing function or, more specifically, your revenue cycle management (RCM) process that will determine whether you have the cash flow needed to pay staff and successfully manage growth. To clarify, revenue cycle management (RCM) encompasses all the administrative and clinical activities…
It has been quite a busy year! Although this column is not intended to exhaustively cover all rules and regulations, let’s look back at what we learned this year about the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and other documentation approaches to plan ahead using smart strategies. And remember, it is your responsibility to understand the rules…
Net Health’s Pittsburgh office recently held its annual Thanksgiving Potluck. The fifth-floor kitchen was filled with the homemade classics and some welcomed new additions: turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, green beans and sweet potato casseroles, cranberry sauce, Biriyani, Roshogulla, and nearly a dozen choices of desserts. Keeping up Net Health’s culture of interconnectivity and togetherness, …
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Computerworld, a leader and mainstay in the information technology news space, sat down with Net Health’s CIO, Jason “JJ” James, for their ongoing, popular TECH(talk) series. Host Juliet and JJ discussed topics ranging from why attackers target healthcare organizations, Google’s Project Nightingale, to the importance of securing patient data. Click image to listen[icon name=”music” class=””…
Let’s face it, millennials get a hard rap these days with words like “entitled” and “lazy” being used to describe this generation, which broadly includes those born between 1981 and 1996. These perceptions are not only unfair in their characterization, they’re especially unhelpful if you’re trying to understand how to recruit and retain the best…
The most critical function of the medical record’s multiple purposes is to plan and provide continuity of care for a patient’s medical treatment. However, in many instances, we as healthcare providers forget that the medical record offers additional provisions including the following: information for financial reimbursement to hospitals, healthcare providers, skilled nursing facilities, and patients;…
“In God we trust. All others, bring data” -W. Edwards Deming Data analytics is a vital process businesses rely on for making smart, conclusive decisions, supported by the analysis of raw sets of data. In the landscape of information being exchanged in hyperspeed, the trail of data that’s left behind is no longer being abandoned…
Pick any industry today and you’re likely to hear managers complain about talent shortages and hiring woes. For home health agencies, the problem is at an all-time high. CNBC reported earlier this year that employment for home aides is expected to grow 41% from 2016 to 2026, which equates to 7.8 million job openings. And…
As the healthcare reimbursement landscape continues to change, we must react smartly and be prepared to adapt. Knowing and understanding how your practice is performing, as well as if it’s prepared for these changes, are of the utmost importance in the current climate. Whether you and your practice are on the up-and-up or maybe a…