The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news.February 22, 2024
Benefits of Documenting Care at Patients' Home for Home Health Care Agencies
The quote "If it is not written down, it did not happen" applies to medical records and clinical documentation. If caregivers do not complete the documentation when they deliver care at the patient's home, the accuracy and completeness of the documentation can decline significantly due to the decrease in the ability of the brain to retain memory over time.
Home Health Care Agencies should provide easy-to-use and intuitive tools to clinicians and caregivers to enable them to complete the documentation at the point of care. Effective clinical documentation improves the agency's operational efficiency while enhancing the quality of care, patient safety, patient satisfaction, and employee satisfaction.
Home Care will continue to evolve in the breadth and complexity of services offered, along with an enhanced care model enabled by an integrated system of services with seamless transitions. Hence, providers that can better serve both patients and referral sources across the continuum of need will have the advantage. The right home care software will ensure home care agencies can take full advantage of new opportunities.
It’s not uncommon for home care agencies to put off investing in the right software for their agencies. Here are 5 signs that your agency needs to invest in new home care software to take on the changing industry landscape.
Automation and Artificial Intelligence technologies can be intimidating to Home Health Care agencies. There is a fear that these tools can replace human connection and jobs. These technologies will help home care agencies to empower employees to deliver quality care, improve their efficiency, and improve their satisfaction. In essence, Automation and AI technologies will enable agencies to do more with less, especially when there are acute labor shortages in the home care industry.
Using ONE Home Care Software for all home-based services will help home care agencies implement automation tools efficiently.
Home Healthcare Industry News
The Path For Occupational Therapy To Lose Its ‘Second-Tier’ Status In Home Health Care
It’s been over 40 years since occupational therapy was a Medicare qualifying service under the home health benefit. The Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act — which has bipartisan support — would establish occupational therapy (OT) as a qualifying Medicare home health benefit and would allow occupational therapists to open home health cases.
The ‘Tipping Point Is Coming’ For Hospital-At-Home Care In The US
“Not a week goes by now where we don’t hear a story of a patient or a family member asking for hospital at home,” Dr. Pippa Shulman, the chief medical officer at Medically Home, told Home Health Care News.
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