Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius announced February 16, 2012 that Health and Human Services will initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain health care entities have to comply with International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition diagnosis and procedure codes, commonly referred to as ICD-10. The final rule adopting ICD-10 [...]
07
Feb
CareAnyware Hospice and Home Health Software Hits the Road in 2012!
We are excited to be hitting a conference near you soon. Here’s where CareAnyware will be in the next few months! We’d love to schedule a demo or discuss with you how our home health and hospice software can help your organization provide better care, grow your census and enable compliance. February Georgia Hospice & [...]
06
Feb
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): Patients’ Right to Freedom of Choice of Providers
Here is the latest from Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. detailing how ACOs impact patient/caregiver choice: Patients who are assigned or “aligned” with physicians who participate in ACOs are not required to receive services from such physicians or from any other participants in ACOs. Patients who are aligned with physicians in ACOs still have the right [...]
04
Feb
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): Can Post-Acute Providers Participate in ACOs?
ACOs are still a hot topic and there have been questions about the role of home health and hospice. This piece by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. makes it very clear that home health and hospice providers are appropriate ACO members. ACOs seem to be the next “big thing.” Doctors and hospitals clearly have a role [...]
02
Feb
New Hospice Webinar Announced: Boosting Length of Stay Through Strategic Marketing
Increasing or maintaining a substantial length of stay is crucial for your hospice – not only to maximize compassionate patient care but to fuel the revenue that funds your mission. This webinar addresses an approach to identify pockets of opportunity within your market for effectively increasing length of stay. The presentation also covers specific marketing [...]
01
Feb
Unveiling the New CareAnyware.com!
We’re kicking off 2012 with a new look! Welcome to the new CareAnyware.com. Our goal was to put valuable home health and hospice educational resources at your fingertips and bring you the most up-to-date news to help you provide better care, ease the burden of compliance and grow your organization: Access to our most useful [...]
26
Jan
Home Health and Hospice Software: Partnering for a Great 2012 and Beyond!
As we wrap up the first month of 2012, let’s take a moment to review the road map for success in home health and hospice from the CareAnyware perspective. In December 2011, CareAnyware celebrated our 10 year anniversary (!) and it is amazing to reflect on the journey we have taken with our valued customers. [...]
23
Jan
Meet Aunt Florence’s New Hospice Caregiver: Fido!
Hospice Patients Receive Comfort Care from Puppy Academy Grads Most dog owners love Rex and Fido because they are sources of warmth and unconditional love. That warmth and love is now being put to work in one New York hospital, where dogs are being trained to provide therapeutic care to hospice patients. In a recent [...]
19
Jan
For-Profit Hospice Care: What Journalists Leave Out When They Write About It
Mapping the Road to Better and More Accurate Media Coverage of Hospice Those of you working in hospice may cringe when you hear about the latest media takedown of “for-profit” hospice. We’ve covered this topic on the CareAnyware blog before, and if you’re a hospice provider, chances are it’s been on your radar for quite [...]
17
Jan
OIG’s New Video Series Delivers Fresh Information About Fraud Prevention and Compliance
They’re probably not going to win any Academy Awards, but the eleven short videos released by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) last month will help set your home health or hospice organization up for a compliant 2012. The videos and podcasts – all free, and all clocking in at around four minutes – [...]
