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Breaking the Silence: The Mounting Need for Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Hospice News

Breaking down the barriers to stronger trauma-informed end-of-life care requires heightened awareness, legislative action and improved care delivery approaches. More than half (51.5%) of home care workers overall have experienced verbal aggression, while 24.7%

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Diverse Utilization, Cost Trends Shaping Hospice Care Delivery

Hospice News

of Medicare hospice decedents terminal conditions in 2023, according to a recent joint report by the Alliance and the Research Institute for Home Care. billion in 2023, which averaged roughly $186 in daily costs of care, the report found. These data can help inform hospices efforts to improve length of stay, according to Ware.

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6 Ways EHR systems impact home care agencies 

AlayaCare

Tech advancements continue to revolutionize how client data is stored, accessed, and utilized in the home care industry. In this blog, we explore how EHR systems can empower home care agencies, unleashing a wave of operational efficiency and enhancing the quality of care provided to clients in the comfort of their homes.

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National Alliance’s Scott Levy: Hospices Need ‘Regulatory Relief’ to Protect ‘Sacred Benefit’

Hospice News

Home health and hospice became a part of my career and Ive been able to advocate for other families to have the experiences that my family has had. How will your past experiences help inform your future policy and advocacy efforts in the home-based landscape? Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)] and Congress.

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4 Operational Best Practices for Home Care Agencies

AlayaCare

In a time where home care is on the rise and more clients are seeking home care services, you may feel as though your agency is running low on time and resources to keep up with the growing demand. Technology—even the most basic EHR software solutions —allows you to keep all your information in one digital format.

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3 Reasons Continuous Home Care Utilization is Falling

Hospice News

Utilization continuous home care has dropped precipitously during the past decade, with labor pressures, regulatory scrutiny and billing challenges as contributing factors. Continuous home care (CHC) represented 0.9% and the hospice provides continuous in-home care until 4 a.m., This is down from 1.8%

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4 ways to improve home care inefficiencies with technology

AlayaCare

When you look at what’s happening in the back office of the typical home care or home health agency today, you have a lot of activities that don’t involve either of those two things. These mundane activities not only slow down operations but also take away from the quality of care being provided to clients.

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