A conversation between Navin Gupta, Vice President, Home Care Solutions for MatrixCare and his special guest Jeremy Crow, Director, Revenue Cycle Services, HEALTHCAREfirst, about RCM support through COVID-19, PDTM, and beyond.
In this episode of MatrixCare’s podcast, Navin Gupta – VP of Home Care Solutions for MatrixCare has a conversation with Stephen Tweed - CEO of Leading Home Care and author of Conquering the Crisis: Proven Solutions for Caregiver Recruiting and Retention about trends in Private Duty Home Care for 2020. ...
Introduction In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, our host, Melissa Polly, director of marketing for home & hospice, sits down with Sarah Kivett, BSN, RN, CHPN, director of palliative care services, Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County. The topic for their conversation is driving operational success in home-based palliative care and how to start a palliative care program within your organization. Join Melissa and Sarah as they discuss the foundation of success for a new palliative care program: ensuring organizational buy-in, understanding payer sources, being patient, and more. This episode will provide a firsthand look at obstacles your organization may face when starting a palliative care program and tips for finding success. Listen to their discussion below. Topics discussed during today’s episode: [01:11 – 03:23]: Sarah provides her origin story and explains outpatient palliative care and its importance. [03:35 – 06:05]: She then shares her top tips for creating a successful palliative care program, including organizational buy-in and a strong understanding of palliative care. [6:21 – 9:20]: Next, Sarah and Melissa discuss the reasons organizations may fail when starting a palliative care program, including being impatient and failing to understand their payer sources. [9:46 – 13:01]: Sarah walks us through how Iredell’s hospital-based palliative care program works and how clinicians document using the EHR. [13:22 – 17:48]: They then discuss the types of interoperability that are key in palliative care, including e-referrals and direct messaging. [18:06 - 19:38]: Finally, Sarah describes how CommonWell and Carequality have helped her team drive operational success. [19:54 - 21:54]: Sarah leaves us with advice for organizations considering starting their own palliative care program. Resources Learn more about MatrixCare at: https://www.matrixcare.com/ Find out more about Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County: ...
Introduction In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, our host Kevin Whitehurst, SVP of skilled nursing solutions at MatrixCare is joined by Lisa Horton, director of clinical compliance, CDP, ALG Senior, a triple certified MatrixCare user. Kevin and Lisa discuss the benefits of certification programs and how Lisa has used her multiple certifications to improve her organization’s training and efficiency which ultimately improves their bottom line. The two also cover how to overcome employees’ resistance to adopting technology and Lisa ends the conversation by providing her top tips and recommendations for other MatrixCare users. Tune in to learn more. Topics discussed during this episode: [00:38 – 01:39]: Lisa describes her origin story and how she began working in senior care. [02:01 – 03:22]: How Lisa’s organization encouraged her to earn multiple certifications and how they helped her grow within her organization. [3:34 – 5:04]: She details how her certifications play a role in mentoring others on technology adoption and how ALG Senior addresses the issue of employees’ resistance to adopt technology. [5:15 – 5:45]: How technology can help with common workforce challenges. [5:55 – 7:43]: What ALG Senior’s new hire onboarding program contributes to EHR education across interdisciplinary teams and how each team keeps up with different software releases. [7:55 - 8:24]: Lisa’s top tips and recommendations for other MatrixCare customers. Resources Learn more about MatrixCare at: https://www.matrixcare.com/ Find out more about our certification program: https://www.matrixcare.com/implementation-training/ Read the transcript of today’s episode Listen to more episodes of the Post-Acute POV Disclaimer The content in this presentation or materials is for informational purposes only and is provided “as-is.” Information and views expressed herein, may change without notice. We encourage you to seek as appropriate, regulatory and legal advice on any of ...
