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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. Though the benefits are clear, many home health and hospice agencies struggle to optimize coordination. Increased scrutiny in hospices.

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Home Health Specializations Boost Performance, Bottom Line

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is planning to implement the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model nationwide in 2023. Positioning your agency to capitalize on the higher reimbursement for specialty care will require clinicians, therapists, and caregivers trained to meet those needs. Hospice care.

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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. Increased Compensation.