Category: Change On Blog (Professional)

What else should be considered besides insurance when referring clients? Insurance contracts have long been barriers for health care referral sources, many believing home health providers aren’t contracted with enough options to serve their clients’ needs. Making matters more challenging, nearly a year after a change in federal law forced hundreds and thousands of Minnesota […]

You know the moment when you’ve delivered a powerful experience for a client. It feels different, it’s motivating, it may bring a tear, and probably for both of you leaving a lasting impression. And then they leave your care – what happens next? Was that same experience carried off into the sunset with a beautiful, […]

With hopes of reducing overall healthcare spend, now at 18% of the GDP and rising, the government is looking to value-based care (VBC) to provide a better overall experience for people and reduce costs system-wide. While VBC is a risk to payers, systems, and providers, it’s also rewarding the consumer in a way that puts […]

Josh Berg. That name may sound familiar to you. Perhaps you’ve crossed paths with him at the Minnesota Department of Health where he was the Home Care & Assisted Living Program Manager. Or maybe you met him when he was the Executive Director of Senior Living for Stuart Co. His name and work history were […]

Part of our job is to advocate for a better life experience. We’ve listened to our clients and families, our team, and you our partner, and we hear you – people want greater flexibility in designing the specific set of services and capabilities that meet their needs today, at this exact moment, with the confidence […]

Clients Want Better Health Outcomes, How Will You Show It? Healthcare buzz today is all about measurable outcomes, data, population health, and value-based care, as many health systems ramp up their efforts to reach triple aim – improved health outcomes, better experience, and reduced cost. How often have you heard that lately in your organization? […]

The joint venture partnership between Intermountain Healthcare and Lifespark was according to Home Health Care News, one of the more interesting home care collaborations in 2018.  Why did an $8 billion health system in Utah engage in a joint venture with a Minnesota-based senior care company who wasn’t a franchise or national home care company? […]

There’s a lot of pioneering work being done right here in Minnesota to reach quadruple aim – better care, better health, reduced cost, and improved engagement. One area posing the greatest opportunities for supporting these efforts starts at the beginning of a seniors’ health journey with primary care in the community where seniors live and […]

Creating Better Life Experiences With Whole Person Care Transition Initiatives What if we could improve the care transition experience? How do we do that? This is a wide spread issue among providers who want to do more for their clients at the time of discharge and achieve quadruple aim – better care, better health, reduced […]

As we shift from ‘sick care-acute care silos’ to a true ‘health care’ system, how are home care companies evolving in a value-based world and creating the change needed to meet the person-centered demands of seniors to achieve triple aim objectives? It’s one of the many questions Home Care 100 will dive deep into at […]