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Hospice Care Training & Orientation You Need to Run Your Business
Any hospice business requires a passionate and dedicated staff. When you think of hospice care, you often picture hard-working nurses at the bedside, running tests and administering care to patients. But there is much more that goes on behind the scenes of a hospice care business. From the management to billing, and medical records to human resources, hospice care businesses have a lot to juggle. The skills required in hospice care training don’t just apply to nurses, but also extend to the staff as a whole to maintain an ethical, high-quality business. Let’s take a look at the goals of [...]
What You Need to Know About QA/PI
Growing and maintaining a home health or hospice agency is an ongoing endeavor that always requires attention to various details to ensure the safety and health of your clients. A solid QA/PI, or Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement, plan is a must if you expect to meet and even exceed regulatory compliance goals. Understanding QA/PI Basics Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement were once considered two separate processes but have recently been combined and streamlined into one. Essentially, QA is the process of evaluating quality standards to ensure you’re meeting regulations. PI, or Performance Improvement, is the act of improving your [...]
How to Create Hospice Plans of Correction
All licensed health care companies, whether facilities are home health or hospice providers, must complete regular surveys to verify compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory organizations. While the goal is always to receive no deficiencies, sometimes companies fall short of regulatory standards. If your organization is found to be deficient in any categories, hospice plans of correction are required. These aren’t difficult to complete or submit, but there are a few common mistakes you might make along the way. Don’t worry; we’re here to help. What is a Plan of Correction? After a survey by the State Agency, your [...]
A Step-By-Step Guide to Hospice Accreditation
However overwhelming the process of accreditation for your hospice business may seem, it’s actually a fairly straightforward process with four basic steps. Each of those steps could require some research and preparation, so be sure you’re aware of the process from beginning to end before you even get started. This guide to hospice accreditation will give you the opportunity to prepare at each juncture in the journey. Some states will have different requirements and steps, so if you live in California, Florida, Missouri, New Jersey, or Wisconsin, click the name of your state to see the specific requirements for these [...]
Four Ways a Home Healthcare Consultant Can Help Your Business
Starting and maintaining a home healthcare agency isn’t easy. However far you are in your journey, you should be commended for your efforts. It’s okay to admit that you need help sometimes, though. That’s why consulting companies exist—to provide the assistance you need to reach your next milestone when scaling your company. If you’re in need of support in various areas of your home healthcare agency, consider the many ways a consultant could help. Knowing the Process Whether you are a new agency working toward accreditation, a large agency with hundreds of patients and years of experience, or anywhere in [...]
How to Successfully Run a Hospice Business
Many people would prefer to spend the last days of their lives in the comfort of their own homes. With a hospice business, you could help these families fulfill their wishes. Before you begin, you must understand the difference between a home health agency and a hospice agency. Home health agencies may provide long-term care with nursing and therapy services under the order of a physician. Hospice care provides care to patients who are terminally ill, and includes physical, emotional, and social therapy, as well as services for the patient’s family. If you’d like to begin the journey so that [...]