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Importance of Image and Respect for Home Health Recruitment and Retention

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The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health. Clinical assessments.

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Supporting the Competence of Dementia Care Teams

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Dementia care is one of the most challenging types of patient care in every setting — from in-home care to assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. Having a care team with the competence to handle the complex challenges of people living with dementia is vital to providing respectful and optimal care.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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Since agencies can’t bill for time that clinicians spend away from the front line, setting aside dedicated periods of regular care coordination may not happen regularly. But care coordination needs to be baked into the productivity standard at an agency,” said Laura Wilson, SimiTree Managing Director of Clinical Operations Consulting.

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Home Health Agencies Face Financial Burden of Proposed CMS Payment Cut

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CMS expected PDGM to drive changes in clinical group coding, comorbidity coding, and low utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) threshold. The act calls for both temporary and permanent adjustments in payment to account for expected changes as agencies adapt to Medicare’s new payment model.

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Future-Proof Your Workforce: Post-Acute Care Reskilling and Upskilling

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By arming your care teams with the latest clinical and technical skills and world-class soft skills, you will better prepare them to adapt as needed to meet patients’ future healthcare needs. The results benefit everyone: patients get outstanding care, employees build resilient careers, and your organization thrives.

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12 Days of Compliance Countdown

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These quick refreshers benefit your employees, those you care for, and your bottom line. Your front-line staff is constantly on the go — whether from room to room within a facility or even from home to home, caring for individuals with a wide variety of needs. They’re not always right in front of a computer.

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Microlearning in Healthcare Training: Enhancing Skills and Empowering Professionals

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Front-line staff in post-acute care settings are constantly on the go — from room to room in a skilled nursing facility or from home to home, caring for people with various needs. Clearly, fitting all of this into their busy work schedules is a challenge.