Axxess article “Technology Steps Up in Home Healthcare: Using Innovation to Help Fraud Prevention,” authored by President and CEO John Olajide, is featured in the Electronic Health Reporter, a prominent industry news site. The article discusses the home health industry and the use of technology to help with operational efficiencies,... Keep Reading

In 2002, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) mandated a nationwide survey program, Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), aimed at quality improvement in healthcare. The initiative focused on empowering healthcare consumers with quality of care information to help them make informed decisions when choosing a... Keep Reading

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin to expand the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) program to include hospital reimbursement for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance programs. The program, funded by CMS and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), has... Keep Reading

Preparing for the Medicare mandated transitions from OASIS-C to OASIS-C1 and the new OASIS Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system has likely been mission critical at your home healthcare agency during the last several months. Ensuring that your agency’s clinicians are educated on the new codes, billers and administrators understand... Keep Reading

With increased competition in the home health care industry and reductions in Medicare reimbursements, it is becoming imperative that home healthcare agencies adopt an efficient Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) system to be financially successful. RCM is a financial system that manages a company’s cash flow and has the ability, at... Keep Reading

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rang in the New Year with a flurry of new requirements for home health agencies. The most widely publicized change is undoubtedly the OASIS-C1/ICD-9 implementation, which went into effect on January 1, 2015. CMS also introduced lesser-known requirements in the 2015 HH-PPS... Keep Reading

In a recent article in The New York Times, Vindu Goel reports that new research shows American workers say the Internet, email and other related technologies have made them more productive. Additionally, workers say the Internet is giving them more flexibility in their jobs. Read more about how workers embrace... Keep Reading

Media contact: Kris Berry On behalf of Axxess Technology Solutions kris_berry@richards.com 214-891-2953 Axxess Presents at the Future of Home Health Symposium DALLAS (Jan. 5, 2015) – Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software, will present the advantages of software solutions at the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation’s... Keep Reading

A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) was issued on December 31 preventing the U.S. Department of Labor rule on “companionship services.” The rule aims to exempt “companionship services” from overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which was due to be in effect as of January 1, 2015. The... Keep Reading