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NewsDay Tuesday: U.S. Health care spending on the rise again
Author: Lisa Dawson
Date: February 24, 2015
U.S. health care spending is one the rise - marking the biggest jump in health care spending since the recession. Millions of Americans now heave health insurance, after losing their jobs and insurance after the economic downturn in 2008. Due to the Affordable Care Act exchanges, expanded state Medicaid programs... Keep Reading
Palmetto GBA Local Coverage Determination for Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Effect
Author: Jennifer Gibson Osburn RN, HCS-D ICD-10-CM, COS-C, Senior Clinical Consultant
Date: February 20, 2015
Beginning December 30, 2014, Palmetto GBA began a Local Coverage Determination (LCD) regarding home health plans of care for all patients with type II diabetes mellitus. This LCD, #L35413, is in effect for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio,... Keep Reading
Axxess Helps Home Health Agencies Nationwide Prepare for ICD-10-CM Coding
Author: Lisa Dawson
Date: February 19, 2015
DALLAS (Feb. 19, 2015) – Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software -- also the only software vendor accredited by the American Nursing Credentialing Center -- is offering training to help home health agencies using ICD-9-CM coding to transition to ICD-10-CM coding, effective October 1, 2015. The... Keep Reading
Six Benefits of Using an Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Mobile App
Author: Lisa Dawson
Date: February 18, 2015
The healthcare industry is currently on the cusp of a technology evolution. New advances in patient care, such as remote health monitoring with wearable and implantable devices and interoperable electronic medical records to improve patient health coordination, are elevating the level of medical care in the U.S. Operationally, automated electronic... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: Keeping Up the Pace – Technology helps agencies comply with new regulations and improve their business
Author: Andrew Olowu, Axxess Chief Technology Officer
Date: February 17, 2015
(This article originally appeared in HomeCare magazine): The old axiom is true: change is the only constant. In 2014, the health care industry continued to face regulatory changes, such as the tightening of criteria for electronic health record certifications to enhance data security. 2015 has even more significant changes in store,... Keep Reading
Adapting To Healthcare’s New Payment Models: Value Versus Volume
Author: John Olajide, Founder and CEO, Axxess
Date: February 11, 2015
(This article originally appeared in the D Healthcare Daily): The emerging age of healthcare is a shift to payment reimbursements based on better value at an affordable cost, accountability for improved patient outcomes, and patient-focused care instead of the volume of services provided. As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, the U.S. Department of Health... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: CMS to Cover Lung Cancer Screenings
Author: Lisa Dawson
Date: February 10, 2015
CMS has announced it will now cover the cost of lung cancer screenings for a specific group of Medicare recipients. Low dose CT-screening will be made available to those individuals who are considered high risk -- those who smoked the equivalent of one pack a day for 30 years or... Keep Reading
The Cyber Security Focus: How it Impacts Healthcare and What Agencies Need to Do to Protect Themselves
Author: Sam Smith
Date: February 6, 2015
This week’s news of a major California-based health insurer, Anthem Inc., being the latest victim of a corporate cyber attack makes anyone in healthcare take pause.  Hackers broke into the Anthem database, which contains the personal information of several million customers and employees. The company is working with the FBI... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: CMS Proposes Home Health Physician Documentation Templates
Author: Lisa Dawson
Date: February 3, 2015
Although the changes CMS made to the face-to-face encounter documentation requirement eliminated the physician narrative, home health providers are finding the new requirements to be too vague to understand what meets the requirement for ‘sufficient’ documentation to support a patient’s eligibility for home health services. CMS is now considering creating... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: HHS Sets Clear Goals and Timeline for Shifting Medicare Reimbursements from Volume to Value
Author: Lisa Dawson
Date: January 27, 2015
A major shift in the healthcare industry occurred yesterday when HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced measureable goals and a timeline to transition Medicare, and the overall healthcare system, to paying providers based on performance. U.S. healthcare has traditionally been reimbursed per visit, procedure, test, surgery, etc. The Affordable Care Act... Keep Reading
Axxess Partners with Kennedy-Curry Middle School in Dallas ISD; Donates School Uniforms for 100 Boys and Girls
Author: Lisa Dawson
Date: January 21, 2015
DALLAS (January 21, 2015) – Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software, presented Principal Dennis Taylor of Kennedy-Curry Middle School with 100 uniforms for boys and girls yesterday. Kennedy-Curry is part of the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) and is a Title 1 federally funded campus.  Located... Keep Reading
The Future of Home Health Symposium: the Next Step in the Path to Home-Centered Care
Author: Merrily Orsini, MSSW, Executive Vice President
Date: January 19, 2015
"If you are not confused, you are not paying attention." Those are the words of Dr. Steven Landers, Chairman of the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (AHHQI), who quoted Tom Peters, the business writer and author of In Search of Excellence, at the Alliance’s Symposium last week in Washington,... Keep Reading
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