Telehealth does not improve communication. Saying that telehealth improves communication in hospice is like saying you can’t be alone at a party. You’re at a party and around people therefore you must not be alone. You’re communicating via telehealth therefore telehealth must be improving communication. Nope. Telehealth improves access to care. Your team can make…
Read moreQ: What are the levels of hospice care and when is each appropriate? A: There are four levels of hospice care. Find out more about each level and when it is appropriate. Levels of Care: Routine Home Care (RHC): Routine Home Care is the most common level for hospice patients. Most hospice patients start on…
Read moreThe CAHPS Hospice Survey response rate for the upcoming public reporting period, first quarter of 2017 through the fourth quarter of 2018 (1/1/2017 through 12/31/2018) is 32%. The response rate for the current public reporting period, fourth quarter of 2016 through the third quarter of 2018 (10/01/2016 through 09/30/2018) is 32%. How does your agency’s…
Read moreThe education edition of valuable insights by our in-house hospice & palliative professionals covers the following CAHPS survey question: While your family member was in hospice care, did the patient get as much help with pain as needed? The potential answers for this question are: Never Sometimes Usually Always The answer you want your agency…
Read moreThe education topic for this edition covers 2 CAHPS Survey questions: Rating of this Hospice 1. Using any number from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst hospice care possible and 10 is the best hospice care possible, what number would you use to rate your family member’s hospice care? Willing to Recommend this…
Read moreThe Hospice Tools blog provides valuable insights by our in-house hospice & palliative professionals. The education topic for this edition covers the following CAHPS Survey question: How often did you get the help you needed from the hospice team during evenings, weekends, or holidays? The options are: A. Never B. Sometimes C. Usually D. Always…
Read moreThe Hospice Tools blog provides valuable insights by our in-house hospice & palliative professionals. Their expertise shows in our flexible EMR. Built from the ground up by hospice & palliative clinical, management, and operations specialists, Hospice Tools delivers a powerful, affordable, and easy to use EMR that simplifies hospice & palliative management. The education topic…
Read moreHospice Tools is the flexible EMR built by hospice & palliative clinical & management experts. Our solution delivers a flexible, powerful, and affordable EMR that delivers smooth operations, improved compliance, user-friendly charting, and maximized revenue cycle management. We deliver hospice & palliative agencies the tools to simplify hospice & palliative care management to deliver top…
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