HCAF Affinity Programs
AcuCARE HEALTH STRATEGIES: ACUBILL™
ALTERNATIVES: POLICY & PROCEDURES
MANUAL
Briggs' Volume Discounted Pricing
ELI’s home care
week subscription
PRESS GANEY: SATISFACTION MEASUREMENT
SERVICES
STRATEGIC HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS (SHP)
WILLOW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
HCAF has an
affinity program with Acucare Health Strategies, a
national home care consulting firm, to work with HCAF members to enhance
revenues and maximize efficiency. Acucare Health
Strategies offers expertise, skills and assistance in supporting your agency
with their AcuBill™ model for information technology,
billing and finance, and clinical and consulting services. The AcuBill™ model enables home care agencies to overcome
threats to their success, ultimately maximizing revenue, enhancing regulatory
compliance, and focusing on patient care.
AcuBill™ highlights:
1.
A complete software
system that provides point of care, scheduling, billing, A/R, payroll, and
financial reporting modules offered to Acucare’s
clients at NO COST!
2.
Reduce overhead and
back office expenses by up to 50%
3.
Rapid revenue cycle
to improve cash flow and reduce A/R to as low as 30 days
4.
Two (2) hours a
month of clinical consulting at no additional charge
5.
Online Performance
Improvement and record audits
HCAF Member Benefits:
Existing and new
HCAF members who become AcuBill™ clients will be
rebated their membership fee up to a maximum of $600.00 per year. Existing
members will be pro-rated from the agreement date and until the date of renewal
of the membership. Additionally,
existing and new HCAF members who become AcuBill™
clients will be rebated their educational programs fees for programs and
conferences provided by HCAF up to a maximum of $600.00 per year. Rebates are
processed at the end of every month and sent via regular mail. For details please call (877) 44-MO825 or
(877) 446-6825 ext. 3 or visit www.AcuBill.net
-- AcuBill™ is a trademark of Acucare
Health Strategies, Inc.
$50 Discount to HCAF Members
Developing a thorough
and accurate Policy and Procedure Manual for Florida Home Care is a daunting
task, to be sure. It would take someone with decades of experience in our
industry to undertake such a project. Glenda A. Burke, RN, founder of
Alternatives.. A Consulting & Education Service
has accomplished such a task. She has available, for purchase, a P&P Manual
that consists of the following items:
Policy Manual for
Licensure or Certification (the Certification Manual includes both sections)
has each policy tagged with G and H Tags and HIPAA and Infection Control
policies integrated. It includes a TABLE OF CONTENTS, Cover sheet with the
HHA’s Logo, some basic personnel policies and forms (e.g., annual evaluation
and confidentiality forms and Infection Control Logs.
Other items
include:
Over the years,
HCAF staff members have received many requests for a comprehensive P&P
manual for Florida home care. We thank
Glenda, a trusted source and long-time association member, for making this
highly valuable operational tool available, at a discount, to our members.
Contact Glenda at 850/866-0935 or altconedu@aol.com to order.
Process credit cards and receive
special member pricing through the HCAF credit card processing program. Accept every form of payment and provide
clients with the added convenience of paying by credit card. Opening a
professional merchant account is easy and the benefits to your agency are
immediate! Credit cards attract
clients and improve cash flow while simplifying billing and reducing collections.
If you are considering accepting credit cards we encourage you to call our
partner AMS to learn more. Call 866.376.0950 or click here for
more information.
9% DISCOUNT TO HCAF
MEMBERS*
HCAF and Briggs
Corporation have entered into a group
volume discount plan for HCAF members.
The group discount agreement applies to the following BRIGGS' product
lines (refer to the Briggs Product Catalog):
§ Standardized Medical Record Forms (Briggs offers more than 2,500 standardized
"in stock" forms)
§ Custom Printed Materials (including flat, multi-part,
continuous computer forms, chart dividers, and envelopes)
§ Stock Tapes and Labels
§ Custom Produced Tapes and Labels
§ Charting and Nursing Station Supplies
§ Activities Products
§ Professional Resource Products
§ Medical Supplies
§ Rehab Therapy Products
Briggs has several
multi-branch locations to serve members.
The toll free line for ordering by phone is 1-800-247-2343 -- the toll
free fax number is 1-800-222-1996.
Briggs will send free forms and label samples, as well as catalogs upon
request. *9% discount on items in charting, documentation and education /
training; 2% discount on items in patient care and non-patient outcomes.
HCAF is pleased to
announce that it has signed a contract with the Community Health Accreditation
Program (http://www.chapinc.org) for
significant savings to our members seeking accreditation. The savings available
are substantial (remembering, too that CHAP fees are already below those
charged by JCAHO). Here are the savings:
CHAP will make
available to HCAF one copy of the OASIS Benchmark report, with a comparison for
HCAF members only, once 10 or more certified home health agencies have become
accredited. This will provide members
with valuable data which will help members determine their level of efficiency.
CHAP will provide
to HCAF one "Accreditation Workshop" per year at cost, and will be
available for any additional presentations that are requested by HCAF. The cost
and revenue of these additional presentations will be shared equally by CHAP
and HCAF.
Accreditation is more important
than ever now that AHCA is fully supportive of "deemed status". HHAs can get accredited, obtain "deemed
status" and avoid double surveys. In addition, third party payers still look
to accreditation in many cases when selecting a provider.
When executives and
decision-makers in home health need to know what’s shaping the industry and
why, they turn to the hard-hitting coverage in Eli’s Home Care
Week. Universally recognized as most trustworthy source in the industry,
Home Care Week cuts through government-speak and press release hype to reveal
what’s in store for home care providers. Covering HHAs, HME, hospices, and
infusion providers, Home Care Week is a resource no home health agency, owner,
or administrator should be without.
Sample stories include:
Members are entitled to savings of $50 when they
purchase or renew their Eli’s Home Care Week subscription! For members, if you are subscribing for the
first time, you will pay only $337 (regular new sale price is $387); if you are
renewing, you will pay only $387 (regular renewal price is $437). SUBSCRIBE TODAY, by calling Eli Research at
1-800/874-9180. Have your HCAF ID#
handy.
HCAF has entered
into an agreement with Health Care Answering Services of Florida, a company
that provides answering service needs for home health agencies. This new program will provide HCAF members
with discounted rates as well as exceptional answering services. HCAS employs a carefully selected group of
health care trained operators, many of whom are multilingual and can
communicate in many languages. To learn
more about this service, call Joe at 1-888/422-7352 or visit their website at www.call4health.com.
HCAF has discovered
a premier Florida insurance agency to work with HCAF members on an individual basis
and design competitive comprehensive employee benefit programs. Sabal has extensive experience with clients
in the health care field, and has already helped many of our members with their
Workers' Compensation and General/Professional Liability insurance needs.
Take advantage
of Sabal’s expertise by having them analyze your
current program and provide competitive alternatives for you. In addition to providing employee benefit programs, Sabal will work with your Human Resources
Department to make certain the programs run smoothly. Sabal will guarantee their services
throughout the year with an agreed upon service contract that includes a
step-by-step outline of what assistance and service they will provide. They have also established a designated Account
Management Team for HCAF members.
Call Ian
Norris, the HCAF designated consultant at Sabal, at 1-800/716-9948
or 954/828-9948 (email: inorris@sabalinsurance.com). These programs
will provide you with quality, cost-competitive employee benefit products while
also generating an additional source of revenue to HCAF, which allows us to
keep your dues among the lowest in the nation.
LANGUAGE LINE SERVICE § In partnership with NAHC and Language Line Services,
HCAF members can now communicate clearly with virtually any patient, through
certified medical interpreters in 140 languages 24/7 at a generous
discount. To start your account today,
Contact Ed Cavazos at 877/735-9775 and have your HCAF Membership ID#
ready. See Our Online
Flyer For More Information!
Experience professional printing with a personal touch. Steven Lopata at Maddy’s Print
Shop will fill your printing needs quickly and efficiently, and will ship the
materials to you FOR FREE! Visit www.maddysprintshop.com or call
954.749.0440, and have your HCAF ID# handy.
10% DISCOUNT TO MEMBERS
ON ENTIRE NEVCO PRODUCT LINE
National Education Video,
Inc. (NEVCO) offers 10% discount to HCAF members on their entire training video
product line! Continuing
education credit available. Call
NEVCO at 1-800/252-5604 to place your order.
Identify yourself as an HCAF Member and have your HCAF ID# handy when
you call. (Browse video selections at www.nevcoeducation.com)
As the largest
vendor of satisfaction measurement and improvement services, Press Ganey’s Home Health survey and solutions are specifically
designed to help home health agencies succeed in attracting and retaining loyal
patients, improving employee morale, and increasing revenue. In addition, Press
Ganey offers actionable data, solution resources, and
unparalleled customer service. Contact Natalie Beasley: 800/232-8032 or nbeasley@pressganey.com. We encourage you to visit www.pressganey.com
to learn more! Your HCAF Membership entitles you
to 10% discount from standard annual service fees!
Santrax collects and archives accurate data from off-site locations
in real-time via the telephone including:
§ Arrival time & departure times of the home health care
worker
§ Exact location of the home health care worker
§ Collects assessment information and standard tasks
accomplished by the home health care worker
§ Cuts administrative FTE costs
§ Eliminates missed visits to maximize revenue and achieve
positive health outcomes
§ Matches Plan of Care to tasks accomplished
§ Permanent, comprehensive electronic audit trail
PREDICTIVE & INSIGHTFUL REPORTS FREE TO MEMBERS
Phone: 805-963-9446 Website: www.SHPdata.com
Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP)
provides real-time analysis and alerts of documentation and coding errors that are
penalizing your agency's Medicare case mix points, payment and outcomes.
The SHP data service "sweeps" final claims, OASIS, and
other information from your software automatically and complements
your existing system. A host of reports, predictive alerts,
benchmarks and analysis tools are available
for finance, clinical, operations, and management
performance.
It gives us
pleasure to announce yet another special program for members only, as an added
benefit for your membership support. We would like to introduce you to Willow
Financial Services, LLC, portfolio specialists for the health care market,
small business owners and individuals. They are committed to building sound
futures for clients by providing cutting edge insurance and financial products
that meet the business needs of the small business owner. For the HCAF member,
Willow Financial Services, LLC will provide tax and retirement planning
consulting, design and administer employee benefit programs (discounted 15-25%
on all types of retirement plans), and offer complimentary feasibility studies
(a value of $300-$500).
Retirement Plans:
Willow Financial Services offers a whole host of retirement plans legally
available today, such as 401(K), Profit Sharing, Defined Benefit, Simple
(IRA/401(K)), and SEPs. Specialty Plans:
Specifically geared to owners and key employees. Through the Insured Security
Life Program, an employer-sponsored wealth benefit plan, home health agencies
can bypass control group laws (i.e. agency owners who have multiple
corporations). Contributions are
guaranteed and not subject to market fluctuation, and the program allows owners
and key employees only to participate. Employer advantages include: (1) 100%
deductible; (2) Simple to install; (3) Economical; (4) Creditor proof. Employee advantages include: (1) Premiums tax
neutral; (2) Tax deferred growth; (3) Non-discriminatory; (4) Flexible. This
program is ideal for wealth accumulation, and can be used for buy / sell, as
well as key-person estate planning. Contact RICHARD A. ONORATO at 410/321-9847
or ronorato@willowfinancial.com for more details!