Revolutionize Home Health Care With Wound Digital Imaging Benefits

Revolutionize Home Health Care With Wound Digital Imaging Benefits

Digital imaging technologies have revolutionized the healthcare industry, providing advanced data and insights for optimal patient care. However, some home health providers are not fully utilizing these technologies, leading to inefficient manual measurements and inadequate coordination of patient care data. By taking advantage of digital imaging technologies, home health providers can benefit from the following:…

What’s Next in Hospice and Home Health? The Expanding Impact of Private Duty

What’s Next in Hospice and Home Health? The Expanding Impact of Private Duty

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,…

All Four One? What to Know About the Quadruple Aim for Home Health and Hospice

All Four One? What to Know About the Quadruple Aim for Home Health and Hospice

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,…

How to Leverage Social Determinants of Health to Advance Patient Outcomes

How to Leverage Social Determinants of Health to Advance Patient Outcomes

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…

Challenge Accepted: Tackling the Top Issues in Hospice and Home Health Care

Challenge Accepted: Tackling the Top Issues in Hospice and Home Health Care

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…