Home care agencies provide patients with the option of independence, while ensuring healthy living conditions. With the increase of people over 65 years old, there is plenty of demand for home care services. It is up to you to make your company known and easy to find...
Home health and home care can be a very challenging market to differentiate in and gain new customers. We all know that the number of people needing home health care is staggering and the size of this $89 billion industry will continue to grow for the next couple...
What is EVV? EVV stands for Electronic Visit Verification. Essentially, it is a technology that verifies where and when a caregiver begins services for a client and when they clock-out. This provides a trail that is the basis for billing. EVV Regulations Many states...
What is a Policies and Procedures Manual? A Policies and Procedures Manual includes the guiding principles and actions on how you expect your company to run. It is a necessary material that your staff must follow for both ethical and legal reasons. Home health staff...
First of all, what is private duty and private pay? Private duty home care is a form of general home care. Caregivers can provide a wide range of services such as medical, nursing care, bill paying, and transportation. Other services can include: Bathing/dressing,...
Many of the steps listed below can be completed in a different order or simultaneously. Step 1: Decide what kind of business you want to run You can start your own business from scratch or consider opening a franchise. There are pros and cons to each...
Between making schedules, creating claims, doing payroll, and recruiting new staff, you are racking up hours of administrative time. Have you considered time spent on documentation by your clinicians? This time and therefore cost, can be cut down. First you must track...
Let’s go back to the basics of accounting with the profitability equation. Profit is the money left over when you subtract your expenses from revenues. So there are two main ways to increase profits, either increase revenue or decrease expenses. In order to maximize...
No one wants to hear the dreaded words, “you’re being audited”. What exactly is an audit and why would you be chosen for one? Do not panic, there could be a simple explanation. What is an Audit? An audit is an inspection of an individual or an organization’s...
Are you having difficulty locating and retaining the staff you need? Employee turnover in home care is costing companies billions of dollars every year. In an industry where staff members come and go like a revolving door, you must put forth extra effort to attract...
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