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11/22/2024 - In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News speaks with Heitor Barcellos, Vice President of Product Management at MatrixCare. Barcellos shares insights on how technology and strategic, convenience-driven methods are transforming senior living to help improve operational efficiency and deliver higher-quality outcomes for residents. MatrixCare’s commitment to a sustainable, tech-forward approach in senior living is evident, as they lead the industry toward streamlined processes and innovative care models.
10/18/2024 - Changing Medicare requirements for risk-based programs are putting new pressure on seniors housing operators and skilled nursing facilities that provide post-acute care (PAC) to people recently released from hospitals. Standards for the quality of care are becoming stricter just as innovations in record keeping, data analysis, voice recognition technology and smart room sensors are maturing.
09/04/2024 -
MatrixCare to offer HEALTHCAREfirst’s CAHPS survey program as part of its suite of solutions for home health and hospice providers. This offering along with MatrixCare’s software, coding and review and RCM solutions further enhances efficiency for home health and hospice providers, enabling them to channel their efforts directly into patient care.
Founded in 1988, HEALTHCAREfirst, then known as Deyta, has been a trusted provider of surveys, and CAHPS services for home health and hospice organizations across the country. These services are relied upon to provide actionable data-driven insights for enhanced patient experiences. Integrating these services into MatrixCare will help enable home health and hospice providers to gain more robust insights into performance. We are excited to continue to offer these valuable services under the MatrixCare brand.
Incorporating HEALTHCAREfirst’s exceptional services reinforces our commitment to delivering comprehensive, high-quality solutions to the post-acute care market. Along with the RCM services previously transitioned in March 2024, the CAHPS survey program is a natural complement to MatrixCare’s extensive offerings and enhances our support for home health and hospice providers. The combination of services and software not only streamlines an agency’s clinical and financial tasks, but also empowers providers to channel their efforts more efficiently towards patient care.
04/01/2024 - In this interview, Hospice News sits down with Tim Smokoff, General Manager, Home Health and Hospice, MatrixCare, to talk about the most pressing challenge facing providers in today’s hospice landscape — staffing. He discusses the key opportunities for navigating the current labor shortages and explains how outsourcing can help. He also delves into the advantages of working with a creative and capable technology partner to overcome staffing woes through collaboration.
Source: Hospice News
03/21/2024 - Consumer expectations of technology are evolving due to a generational shift. Today’s senior living and long-term care residents and their family members are becoming increasingly tech-savvy. Their adeptness with digital solutions continues to grow with new technology. Residents and their families’ use of these tools is expanding rapidly to include staying updated on health and activities, tracking medication, managing important documentation and overseeing finances. Electronic health records (EHRs) can assist in centralizing this information and can conform to the latest customer needs.
Source: Senior Housing Business
01/30/2024 - In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News sits down with Patricia Toledo, who leads Product Innovation for MatrixCare Senior Living & Long-Term Care, to explore the journey of the caregiver and how intelligent solutions can help put more time back in the hands of caregivers. She explains how technology can enable them to work more efficiently and spend more time with residents, and she highlights the impact of predictive analytics and machine learning for every stakeholder in the organization.
Source: Senior Housing News
10/05/2023 - Call it the ripple effect. A great clinical team produces positive resident outcomes. Positive outcomes lead to satisfied residents and families, which leads to a good reputation in the wider community. That leads to more referrals, higher occupancies and organizational success.
“Clinical outcomes are at the forefront of everything we do,” says Rob Moore, director of strategy and portfolio management at MatrixCare, a provider of senior living software solutions. “It is critical to maintain focus on outcomes.”
The best way to ensure good resident outcomes? Give the clinical team a supportive and engaging work environment.
Source: Senior Housing Business
08/21/2023
Source: Senior Housing News
02/23/2023 - This article is sponsored by MatrixCare. In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News sits down with experienced clinician Robert Moore who serves as the Director, Strategy and Portfolio Management, MatrixCare, to learn how technology can help providers improve recruitment and retention so they can deliver a more holistic wellness experience. He discusses some of the top ways in which senior living providers can add value to their wellness programs, and he also lays out the key items organizations should look for as they explore new technology solutions in 2023.
Source: Senior Housing News
01/09/2023
Operators in the nursing home space are dealing with a crippling workforce shortage and rising costs of care – all while seeing continued higher acuity among residents.
Providers and vendors in the space agree they’re seeing a larger proportion of patients with higher acuity, but the definition of acuity varies along with methods to measure the trend.
Source: Skilled Nursing News
10/07/2022
Clinical documentation is a critical part of a doctor’s workload. It helps ensure that patients receive quality care and that hospitals and facilities have accurate patient interactions and diagnosis records.
It is a legal requirement for care and a bit part of a physician’s evaluations.
However, clinical documentation is also a huge burden and intensely time-consuming and complex across multiple systems. As a healthcare provider or physician, it's important to streamline your clinical documentation process as much as possible.
Source: Medical News Bulletin
10/04/2022
As a skilled nursing provider, billing and reimbursement are important considerations to ensure quality patient care and adequate compensation. Skilled nursing organizations are at a tipping point with facilities operating on razor-thin margins, not optimizing their current collections, and now facing a proposed $320 million Medicare cut in 2023.
Maximizing your revenue requires a coordinated team that understands the coding process and is committed to optimal patient care. Maintaining consistent schedules and communication among team members can ensure that your facility is properly compensated for the high-quality care you provide.
Source: McKnight's Long-Term Care News
09/28/2022
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06/27/2022
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06/17/2022
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06/13/2022
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05/31/2022
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04/19/2022
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