What Wound Care Providers Ask Me the Most About Our Profession, Process, Technology and What’s Next for our Industry Net Health’s Cathy Thomas Hess is well-known in the wound care industry. She’s been in it for over 35 years; has written books and book chapters; is a sought-after speaker at conferences; is an expert…
Find real-world guidance for investing in your next wound care software solution If you are looking for new wound care software, chances are you have questions, a lot of them. Getting the information you need starts with asking the right questions. Our latest ebook, “The 10 Most Important Questions to Ask When Wound Care Software…
Wired cities, 5G, 10G, satellites, and a host of technologies keep most of us connected, most of the time. But in healthcare, there are always what-ifs. What if the grid goes down? Is a connection slow and inefficient? What if you are visiting a home health patient in a remote area with no internet or…
As attendance totals pushed 15,000 each day of this year’s APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM), held last week in San Diego, our Net Health team welcomed hundreds of rehab therapy practitioners, owners, educators, leaders and students into our vendor booth to discuss the myriad ways technology can benefit them as well as their professions. Each…
As we’re almost mid-way through the year, 2022 has been full of challenges and opportunities for hospice and home health providers. For example, under the FY 2022 rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), hospices that satisfy quality reporting requirements will see a 2.0 percent increase in their payments compared to 2021,…
In 2007, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) introduced the Triple Aim framework to help improve the delivery of healthcare services across the industry, from doctor’s offices and acute care facilities to hospice and home health agencies.1 This framework focuses on the simultaneous pursuit of three goals: improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations,…
When it comes to health care, there are many factors that contribute to the health and well-being of patients and patient populations. These factors extend beyond the medical care people receive and include social factors that directly shape and impact health outcomes and quality of life. These social factors are known as social determinants of…
It’s no exaggeration to say that the pandemic has fundamentally changed hospice and home health care.1 And while some of these changes are a net positive, such as the shift to telehealth and the increased focus on patient-centered care, others pose a significant challenge for providers. With the right approach, however, it’s possible for organizations…
Home health costs are on the rise. As noted by Home Health Care News, home health costs rose more than any other provider setting last year. In part, this stems from a growing labor shortage — providers must pay more to retain top-tier staff and recruit new talent.1 Rising costs are also tied to stagnant reimbursements,…