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Biggest Medicare Fraud in History Busted – 78 Home Health Agencies Affected!
Author: Sam Smith
Date: February 28, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- United States Department of Justice Dallas Doctor Arrested for Alleged Role in Nearly $375 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme | Office Manager for Doctor and Five Owners of Dallas-Area Home Health Agencies Also Arrested WASHINGTON - A physician and the office manager of his medical practice, along with five... Keep Reading
Finding Independence with a Little Help from Her Home Health Caregivers
Author: Sam Smith
Date: February 28, 2012
Stories that warm the heart -like the one told below- are repeated daily due to the care and concern exhibited by home health agencies all over the US. A growing number of the most highly effective agencies are utilizing Axxess’ Agencycore web based, state of the art platform to organize... Keep Reading
Axxess Healthcare Consult Sponsors ICD 9 Trainings in Chicago Metro, exhibits at OASIS Workshop in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Author: Dapo Oriola
Date: February 24, 2012
Axxess Healthcare Consult sponsored a one day ICD 9 Training Session in the Chicago area on February 21, 2012. The training seminar was organized by The Association of Certified Home Health Agencies in Illinois, at the AMRON Training Center, 6425, N. Hamlin Avenue, Lincolnwood, IL.  The one day workshop was... Keep Reading
Is Your Agency Becoming a Learning Organization?
Author: Sam Smith
Date: February 23, 2012
Does your agency team always work together as a team as they operate and compete in the marketplace? When Home Health Agency (HHA) management encourages team participation to do the agency’s work, encourages the open exchange of knowledge and information- and also places its emphasis on becoming an adherent to this... Keep Reading
5 Ideas to Improve Nursing Retention in Home Health Agencies
Author: Joni Wilson, RN
Date: February 14, 2012
High turnover in nursing staff is like a plague on home health agencies. Nurses are a very independent breed. Their credentials and qualifications makes them a valuable commodity in the marketplace. Successfully managing and preventing nursing staff attrition is an issue that all successful, highly effective HHA’s must master. What can... Keep Reading
AXXESS is an Active Voice in Legislative Advocacy for the Home Health Care Industry
Author: Sam Smith
Date: February 7, 2012
Axxess Technology Solutions, creators of Agencycore, the leading web-based home health care software, actively promotes and supports the involvement of Home Healthcare Agencies in legislative issues affecting the industry on a state-by-state basis. Axxess was actively in attendance on both the East and West Coasts of the Continent in sponsorship... Keep Reading
Breaking News! Axxess Attains the Prestigious ANCC Accreditation.
Author: Biki Raghubansh
Date: January 31, 2012
Today, the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission (ANCC) on Accreditation granted Axxess the prestigious ANCC accreditation as an approved provider of continuing education training. This accreditation sets Axxess apart in the entire home health industry. Among other things, it demonstrates Axxess’ commitment to excellence in continuing education training. With this accreditation, Axxess... Keep Reading
Axxess Added to list of Approved HIPAA 5010 Vendors on Palmetto GBA website
Author: Thomas Bryan
Date: January 30, 2012
Today, Palmetto GBA updated their list of approved HIPAA 5010 vendors and Axxess was finally added to the list. Axxess has been approved for HIPAA 5010 submission since late last year, but Palmetto GBA did not update their list accordingly. We have been persistent in requesting that the list be updated... Keep Reading
Axxess Sponsors Training Seminars in Chicago Metro in Support of Home Health Agency learning Needs.
Author: Dapo Oriola
Date: January 25, 2012
Axxess’ commitment to the compliance and training needs of the home health industry was further demonstrated in the Chicago Area recently. Axxess sponsored two educational training sessions in Chicago area within the past week. Axxess is an approved provider of continuing education in the administration of home health agencies. The first... Keep Reading
Axxess Supports ICD-9 Coding Seminar in San Antonio, TX
Author: Betty Singleton
Date: January 24, 2012
Today, Axxess once again led the exhibitors as a lead sponsor for the “By The Numbers: Coding in 2012” seminar, a learning event held by the Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice held on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Marriott Hotel Northwest in San Antonio, Texas. The theme... Keep Reading
How to Attract and Retain the Right People for your Home Health Agency – Part 2
Author: Sam Smith
Date: January 24, 2012
WHEN AND WHO TO HIRE—ESTABLISHING THE PROCESS Prior to advertising a position, interviewing, or making a selection, the manager must consider several key aspects of the open position and the right person they will seek to fill that position opening. CONSIDER THE JOB Any employee selection process must take place within the context... Keep Reading
Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Author: Stop Medicare Fraud
Date: January 19, 2012
WASHINGTON – A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and... Keep Reading
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