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Loss Control Services for Our Home Health and Hospice Choice Clients

Our clients in the Home Health and Hospice industries are dedicated professionals committed to providing dignity for their customers during times of illness. You are in the business because you care about others and your goals are to provide a valuable service that makes a difference while earning an income for yourself. Over the years as your industry continues to grow so do the burdens of federal, state, and local regulations. Many service providers spend more time responding to regulatory initiatives than to providing the clinical services they are contracted to perform. Additional efforts are required to document files for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.

At Thomco, we recognize the regulatory difficulties Home Health and Hospice Choice business owners face on a daily basis. Our Loss Control services for these industries are designed to target the areas where we see frequent and sometimes severe losses. We recognize that some companies' loss control services appear to mirror the already burdensome compliance inspections. Our approach to Loss Control for Home Health and Hospice clients is to make recommendations for program, policy, or procedural changes that we have identified as having a positive impact toward reducing losses.

By following the links from this Risk Management website clients can find a myriad of valuable loss control information for Home Health and Hospice industries. There are also links to industry organizations, state compliance offices and business partners to help in your loss control efforts. Customers in these industries can obtain information they recognize the need for and tailor their risk management program to fit their specific needs. The website material will be updated periodically to provide information on loss trends and industry hot topics. Coming soon will be a link to a public forum where clients can post comments, questions, and information to help others in their loss control efforts. We encourage you to visit the site often. If you have any questions about loss control services for Home Health & Hospice providers please contact Bill Coons at BillC@thomcoins.com

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(Part-1)When do I need to tell someone about what happened?
(Part-2)Decision Tree Sample
A visiting Home Health employee experienced something odd at a patient's home. Have employees been provided with guidance on when "something odd" needs to be reported? Do you know when you need to report events to your insurance carrier? Follow the guideline to help with these important decisions or you can contact your insurance agent or Thomco Loss Control for guidance.
What Does OASIS Mean to Your Business?
As a Home Health provider who is Medicare Certified your business is subject to scrutiny by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). OASIS stands for Outcome and Assessment Information Set and it is the criteria that a provider is judged by when seeking reimbursement from Medicare. Need more?
OASIS State Contacts in your state
http://www.oasistraining.org
Driver Monitoring Programs
Management can't travel on all outings with your drivers and clients, but you can have all of your drivers watched. Thomco will provide FREE "How's My Driving" programs for our clients in the Home Health and Hospice Choice programs. Please contact Bill Coons, Loss Control Director for conditions and certain restrictions.
Are You a Defensive Driver?
MDefensive driving is a common topic among Risk Managers. Learn some of the keys to driving defensively.
Check Out The Discounted Online Defensive Driving Training from the National Safety Council.
Some Thoughts about driving while distracted?
There has been a lot of information in the news about talking on cell phones while driving. Cell phones are just one distraction. A driver becoming distracted from their task behind the wheel has been, and will continue to be, the leading cause of accidents. Read on for further perspective about this important topic.

The following documents should be used as part of a Best Practices approach to managing automobile exposures

Authorized Driver List
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Commercial Vehicle Evaluation Check List
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Commercial Vehicle Use Policy
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MVR Request and Policy
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Background checks are a very important part of the application and approval process for employees who work in home health settings. Working in an organization that enters other people's homes to provide care requires a level of trust above and beyond the ordinary. To reduce the potential liability that might be associated with missing personal belongings of clients thorough, reputable background checks are essential. Thomco has partnered with IntelliCorp to provide our clients with a significant discount for background check services.
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