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Hospice providers do so much for patients and their families while also paying close attention to important hospice considerations including hospice reimbursement rates and the ever-changing cost of care. S taff time spent with hospice patients and their loved ones is an essential component of hospice care. Whether administrative, volunteers or...
In September of 2018, Concordance announced our expansion into the state of Texas. With a continued focus on providing our high level of service and flexibility to every class of trade in the care continuum, we added sales professionals throughout the state with an emphasis on the post-acute market segment; skilled nursing, long term care, home...
Check out the latest updates on Medicare Hospice Reimbursement for 2020 here. The future of hospice is now as the new year brings new changes. Medical costs and reimbursements, including hospice reimbursement rates, have changed over the past fiscal year. Below are some of the changes to rates, reimbursement and other elements in the hospice care...
After reflecting on our 2018 accomplishments we are excited to focus on the year ahead. 2019 is sure to be filled with new challenges for all areas of healthcare; health systems, long term care facilities, surgery centers, primary care practices and more. When health systems and other healthcare providers are caring for a patient, it’s important...
Imagine you’re fast asleep in bed all snug and warm. Then it happens, the alarm blares at 5:00 a.m. You roll yourself out of bed, stumble around the room to find your running shorts, socks and shoes before heading out the door. You sleepily exhale, seeing your breath in the cool morning air. Before your brain even has time to think about your day,...
Cheer. What is it? Is it a shout of praise or encouragement? Is it a sense of lightness in spirit or mood? Is it a distinctively optimistic sense of being? Or is it just a brand of laundry detergent? In whatever case, cheer is a five-letter word that we hear a lot this time of year. At Concordance, we're committed to cheer - from cheering with our...
The life-saving drug epinephrine, an important product in the healthcare industry, has had a rollercoaster of a decade. This essential drug, one of few pharmaceuticals required in the U.S. to operate any medical facility or ambulance, can treat severe allergic reactions including anaphylaxis as well as cardiac arrest and severe asthma attacks....
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, more commonly known as CPR, is a psychomotor skill and lifesaving emergency procedure which combines chest compressions and, sometimes, artificial ventilation of airways by means of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. CPR is performed in an effort to manually preserve brain function until further measures can be taken to...
Healthcare never stops, even around the holidays. Fall off a ladder and break your leg hanging Christmas lights? An acute care physician is available to help. Burn yourself lighting the menorah? Nurses are on the clock ready to treat you. The holidays are a special time of year to come together for family meals, friendly celebrations, to exchange...
Flu season has arrived. Each and every year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other healthcare providers remind the general public of the same preventative measures: get a flu vaccine, wash your hands and stay home if you're sick. Healthcare distributors, like Concordance, see a different side of the flu equation each season...
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