The 21st Century Cures Act caused CMS to mandate that all States implement Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for all in-home care services provided by Home Health Care Agencies. This can be accomplished through a mobile application, a secure website, a mobile phone or a landline telephone to geo-locate an in-home care provider’s physical location when delivering care.
With EVV, you can:
Comply with State-specific geo-location data documentation and improve reimbursement
Increase financial accountability by reducing the number of unauthorized services
Discourage and reduce missed or late visits by recording the exact location and time of visit
Allow real-time visibility of clinician/caregiver locations and real-time alerts to late or missed visits
Provide real-time availability of caregiver schedules and notification of changes
Allow secure, real-time communication between clinicians/caregivers and agency
Support different types of visits, including unscheduled and shared care visits
Ensure more accurate mileage reimbursement using global positioning software (GPS), and support individual agency mileage policies
Offer accurate GPS-based mileage recording and timekeeping for out-of-home visits and other patient- and agency-related travel
Increase efficiency by reducing paper documentation traditionally associated with visit verification, allowing for immediate electronic billing and for automatic payroll entry