Our highly educational/motivational speaking and presentation style introduces homecare clinicians, managers and administrators to a contemporarily successful practice pattern currently utilized by multiple Medicare certified agencies of various size. This system identifies and employs best practice guidelines as the glue to make the pieces of the current Medicare homecare program (OASIS, HHRG, case conference, discharge planning, OBQI, and P4P) fit together. These tried and true motivational and instructional parameters were developed during HHSM’s 40 plus years of Medicare service delivery.  Our extensive experience re-wiring agencies had led us to a level of expertise regarding the alphabet letters: OASIS-OBQI-HHRG-BPGs-Case Conference-DC Planning-P4P. 

Has anyone in your agency ever wondered: 

• What does the HHRG score mean?
• How do I formulate a successful plan of care from the OASIS?
• What are the legalities of physician communications?
• How do I teach these first three items to my staff?
• How can we improve intake, QA, assignment/delegation structure, nursing and rehab management? 
• How OBQI scoring affect my agency?

If so, Home Health Strategic Management has developed and marketed an exciting new homecare program that utilizes real-time solutions to solve clinical questions and decisions Medicare certified agencies face daily. The strategies employed in our system directly affect outcomes, profitability and productivity, patient and employee satisfaction, and agency health in general. This progressive program identifies an efficient clinical approach to homecare using successful best practice guidelines in new ways to achieve performance goals desired by Medicare, your agency and your patients. Educational installation of this HHSM program includes techniques to focus program planners and field staff on immediate and achievable results. OBQI Case Conference and Service Utilization Review are cornerstone elements to take you into the 2008 New Rule and beyond. The successful track record of this program in multiple agencies speaks to its’ relevance in today’s changing home health landscape.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION - 

SERVICE UTILIZATION REVIEW - Employs the systematic analysis of clinical findings obtained from the OASIS document to outline appropriate service programming. Based on utilization review models used by hospitals to monitor DRG-related care, Service Utilization Review (S.U.R.) offers the same level of clinical and fiscal control to the home health provider.

OBQI CASE CONFERENCE - A uniquely structured version of the mechanism used to disperse clinical information throughout the home health team while prompting both quality care delivery and successful outcomes. This program was developed through years of refinement of the standard case conference routine to address PPS and other Medicare home health reforms. It will facilitate OBQI score improvement, staff and patient satisfaction and fiscal results instantly upon implementation.
         

PPS NEW RULE EDUCATION -  HHSM offers the definitive New Rule preparation program for agencies who seek to  manage the reform to achieve fiscal and clinical efficiency. We provide analysis of New Rule programming in addition to demonstrating contemporary programs to assure success in 2008 and beyond. The program is relevant and easy to understand for clinicians yet technically in-depth enough for CFO and all administrative-levels to learn what they need to know to make agency decisions for the future.


SERVICES DESCRIPTION - 

• 1 Day Educational seminar - Introduces HHSM product information includes 2008 New Rule changes, how to focus on the OASIS  tool for service utilization review and OBQI case conferences, HHRG training (what you really need to know NOW), system management.

• 2 Day Educational seminar instruction - In depth and intensive instruction and development of HHSM products (S.U.R., OBQI Case Conference, New Rule Strategies, Therapy Utilization) as used in multiple agencies and described in both national publications and educational venues. Allows self-motivated agencies to adopt HHSM techniques for success and achieve elite agency status

• On-Site Consulting Level I - In 15 to 30 days modulated on-site by HHSM staff 2 days/ week with fiscal outcomes of case conferences provided and S.U.R. instruction to your staff for on-going performance. Case conferences to be scheduled by the agency personnel and run by HHSM staff once before turning the program over to staff to continue.

• On-Site Consulting Level II / Coaching -  In 30 to 60 days, HHSM gives hands-on expertise in running the case conference model with on-site visits 2 -3  days/ week initially as case conferences begin. Gradiated lessening of HHSM staff involvement in weekly case conferences allows a flattening of the learning curve so that the program is taken over internally with in a month. Support continues so that customized needs are met.  

• Management Intervention Service - 60 to 90 days with a 1 month and 2 quarterly follow-up visits post-engagement. A true agency makeover, if you will. This will ensure hardwiring the all of the above services in your agency permanently with instruction, education and training of executive personnel, middle management and clinical staff to assure ongoing implementation of the  HHSM program. Process and procedure overhaul, implementation techniques, forms review are all provided as needed.