To text or not to text…that is a good question. And on December 28th, CMS came out with a memorandum addressing this very topic. The short answer is yes and no. CMS does allow texting of patient information among health care team members. “All providers must utilize and maintain systems/platforms that are secure, encrypted, and […]

In part I, we established the conflicting reality of care coordination felt especially acutely in the home care industry. Simply adding more protocols and paper-based tools to facilitate care coordination is not likely to produce the desired outcome. Increased training can be beneficial, but its effectiveness is limited in the present context of lacking team […]

It’s only fitting that for our inaugural blog entry, we touch on the holy grail of health care – care coordination. A quick Google search reveals that formal care coordination initiatives have been around for at least a few decades. Numerous studies are still undertaken to find “better” care coordination models. Some of the latest […]