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Health Care and Technology: One Voice and One Vision
Author: John Olajide, Founder and CEO, Axxess
Date: September 17, 2014
National Health IT week is a culmination of many different organizations, groups, associations, businesses and providers who are working to transform the health care industry on a global level. As the need for smarter, faster and better health care grows, so does the innovation and creativity surrounding medical care. Evidence... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: A Foolproof Solution to Home Health’s Billion-Dollar Fraud Problem
Author: Mark Robinton
Date: September 16, 2014
A senior population that is the fastest-growing sector in the U.S., along with combined Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements for home-based care in excess of $31 billion, has created a booming home health industry that is expected to reach a value of $150.8 billion by 2018. Big-dollar payments and explosive growth have... Keep Reading
Electronic Visit Verification Helps Home Health Agencies Prevent Fraud
Author: Layo Ogunbanwo
Date: September 15, 2014
According to the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHCH), the home health care industry serves an estimated 12 million patients.  NAHCH also reports these 12 million individuals receive care from more than 33,000 providers each year in the U.S.  These figures are expected to grow rapidly over the... Keep Reading
Axxess Recognized as a Leader in the Health Care Industry
Author: Lisa Dawson
Date: September 12, 2014
Axxess is growing and being recognized as a leader in the health care industry.  Today, the company proudly announced its CEO, John Olajide, was chosen by the Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) to the list of “2014 Who’s Who in Health Care.” The annual list is a compilation of North Texas... Keep Reading
Workplace Wisdom: Managing Business Change and Transition
Author: Tynisha Jackson
Date: September 9, 2014
In business, change happens quickly.  When the economic climate is good, companies tend to thrive and look for new ways to gain market share. In tougher economic times, companies are forced to take a look at new ways of doing things in order to stay competitive. New technology, company mergers, changing economies, competitor acquisitions and... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: New technology lets Alzheimer’s patients stay home alone more
Author: Heather Kelly, CNN
Date: September 9, 2014
(CNN) -- Mary Lou doesn't know that she's being tracked. The 77-year-old is in the middle stages of Alzheimer's and though she lives on her own, her family keeps close tabs on her. If she leaves her Washington D.C. home between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., a silent sensor on her... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: Devices and Tools to Help Keep People Mobile in their Own Home
Author: Jerry Keiderling and Dale Nash
Date: September 2, 2014
It is well known that most seniors and individuals with disabilities, if given the choice, would rather reside at home than in an institutional setting. Maintaining an involvement with their communities, their loved ones and being in a familiar space are some of the most cited reasons. In fact, according... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: Telemedicine Finds Favor, but Needs Vary
Author: Mike Miliard, Managing Editor
Date: August 26, 2014
HIMSS Analytics report sees two-way video as key component of value-based care Nearly half of healthcare organizations polled for a new HIMSS Analytics report use telemedicine technology -- with some of them combining as many as four different tools to enable remote care. [See also: Telehealth could rake in $6B savings] The 2014 U.S.... Keep Reading
HHCAHPS (Part 2)
Author: Dr. Rui Xu, Ph.D.
Date: August 25, 2014
In the first part of this series (HHCAHPS 101), we learned about HHCAHPS and its importance. As we recall, HHCAHPS stands for The Home Health (HH) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Survey, and is designed to “measure the experiences of people receiving home health care from Medicare-certified... Keep Reading
Axxess is on the Move
Author: John Olajide, Founder and CEO, Axxess
Date: August 22, 2014
Dear Friends, Axxess is on the move. As part of the company’s continued growth while providing best-in-class technology and service for our customers in the home health software market, we’ve announced plans to expand our corporate headquarters in Texas. This fall, we will be moving to a new 25,000-square foot... Keep Reading
HHCAHPS 101
Author: Dr. Rui Xu, Ph.D.
Date: August 14, 2014
There are millions of patients receiving care in the home every year across the country; this care ranges from skilled nursing to specialized nursing, therapy services etc. With so many patients receiving care, one begins to wonder if the quality of care and patient satisfaction is measured, and how it... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: CMS Issues 4 Home Health Policy Change Requests
Author: Emily Study
Date: August 12, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued four change requests that provide guidance on home health policy and claims processing issues, seeking to improve compliance and prevent program vulnerability. The first, Change Request 8699, prevents duplicate payments when overlapping inpatient and home health claims are out of sequence. The... Keep Reading
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