Netsmart CareThreads

Palliative care is growing at an accelerated pace with providers beginning to unlock the keys to profitability through value-based contracts. By taking a deep dive into one of the most rapidly growing fields of healthcare in the U.S., we can understand why these predictions for growth point to palliative as one of the highest demand and most needed services in the post-acute care continuum and wha...

In this episode, AJ Peterson, vice president and general manager of CareGuidance, talks with Jennifer Miller and Hank Watson about how their organizations are incorporating integrated care into their services and what integrated care means to them. Learn about the importance of looking at interconnectedness and the whole health of a person. Social determinants of health (SDoH) are also discussed a...

The past several years have seen accelerated technology application for healthcare organizations across the continuum of care, yet we're going to see more change in the next ten years than most of us have seen in our collective lifetime. To understand where we are going, we should reflect on the history that brought us to where we are today. The origins of healthcare IT adoption for providers stem...

Rachelle Casto , VP of Administration, McLeod Addictive Disease Center Melanie Conforti , VP of Medication Assisted Treatment, McLeod Addictive Disease Center Christy Majors , VP of Finance, McLeod Addictive Disease Center Mary Ward , President, McLeod Addictive Disease Center Tricia Zerger , Director of Child & Family and Developmental Services, Netsmart In this episode, representatives from...

In this episode, we unpack the most pressing concern facing human services and post-acute organizations today: the staffing shortage. Hear how you can flip the script from the “Great Resignation” to the “Great Transformation” by using technology strategies to recruit, retain and empower staff. Listen as three industry experts, Peter Flick , VP and General Manager of Bells Netsmart; Mike Dordick ,...

Kevin Scalia , Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Netsmart Keith Boushee , Director of Community Strategy, Netsmart In this episode, Kevin Scalia, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, and Keith Boushee, Director of Community Strategy, share the importance of properly preparing to apply for funding through federal and state grants and how to efficiently use funding to...

Kari Norris , Emergency Services Coordinator, Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (RACSB) Brandie Williams , Deputy Executive Director, Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (RACSB) Julie Hiett , Senior Director of Population Health, Netsmart In this episode, Kari Norris, Emergency Services Coordinator for Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (RACSB) , and Brandie Williams, Direc...

In this episode, Wes Williams , VP & CIO at WellPower, talks about the transformation of the past two years and the rise of telehealth and how he’s working to make it a complement to mental health services rather than a complicated one — Telehealth has always been here, but the mindset is shifting. Join us as we discuss: Pressing forward through the pandemic & the rise of telehealth Acknow...

You could have the greatest software on the face of the earth, but if you don’t have buy-in from people who know what they’re doing, the implementation is going to fail, says Wenona Bowen-Palombi, Manager of Healthcare Informatics at Treasure Coast Hospice .  The secret sauce to a successful EHR implementation is ... people. In this episode of Netsmart CareThreads, Wenona Bowen-Palombi and La...

In this episode, Mary Madison , Clinical Consultant, Long-Term/Senior Care at Briggs Healthcare , talks about MDS Coordinators and other critical roles that will help long-term care providers and reimbursement teams thrive in 2022 and beyond. Join us as we discuss: Why “challenges” and “opportunities” are often the same A detailed survey of reimbursement  Ways to support MDS and reimbursement...

Predictive analytics serves us in our everyday lives. When you’re planning a road trip, your weather and GPS apps help you choose the safest and fastest route. It’s the same with care coordination. Predictive analytics is an essential tool to help nurses deliver effective care. In this episode, we interview Amy Goldsmith , SVP of Care Management at SavaSeniorCare , about leveraging technology and...

Creating the right culture in your agency means setting the expectation that employers and employees will support each other. After all, feeling supported at work is one of the best employee experiences we can have. In this episode, Robert Love , Executive Director/Administrator at Butte Home Health & Hospice , talks with us about achievements that earned his agency a Fortune BEST Workplace in...

There are a myriad of challenges facing the post-acute and long-term care community in the wake of the pandemic. The only way to even begin to solve these problems is to give clinicians a seat at the table and give leaders the skills they need to lead effectively. In this episode of Netsmart CareThreads, Dr. Michael Wasserman , Past President of the California Association of Long-Term Care Medicin...

Manual referrals, besides being inefficient, do not provide effective care. When we move to electronic transitions of care, we have a tremendous advance in referral management that provides the best outcomes for patients.   In this episode of Netsmart CareThreads, Dr. Holly Miller , Chief Medical Officer at MedAllies , shares the benefits of and case studies for electronic transition of care....

Despite its frequent buzzword reference today, “person-centered care” is rooted firmly and deeply in hospice care.  The future of healthcare lies in replicating what hospice care is really about -- serving the whole person by an interdisciplinary team who believes in care without barriers. In this episode of Netsmart CareThreads, Samira Beckwith , President and CEO at Hope Healthcare , unpack...

Recent history has impacted many foundational elements of the behavioral health care delivery system as we know it. To make the most of the opportunities before us, we need to understand five key elements that are driving the delivery of behavioral health services. In this episode, I speak with Bob Sheehan , CEO at Co mmunity Mental Health Association of Michigan , about the complex factors influe...

Law enforcement often comes in contact with individuals who need behavioral health care rather than lawful arrest or incarceration. To provide immediate and appropriate care in these situations, more communities are pairing behavioral health professionals with police officers when responding to a crisis situation. This collaboration works to reduce unnecessary incarceration and emergency departmen...

One key concept emerged from navigating the pandemic over the past year — self care. How can leaders of community providers across post-acute and human services navigate self care for themselves and their team members? In this episode of Netsmart CareThreads, Sonnie Linebarger , Chief Operating Officer at Bristol Hospice, talks about how caregivers can maximize their effectiveness by prioritizing...

Missed Developmental Disabilities Month in March? Don't worry – let’s continue the conversation together. Individuals with developmental disabilities often face unique barriers that can make it challenging to fully connect to their communities. In order to create a more inclusive environment for all, whether that be regarding employment, social experiences or available resources, open and consiste...

Congress passed and President Biden signed the $2 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. How will it affect your organization? In this episode of Netsmart CareThreads, Tom Herzog , Chief Operating Officer for Netsmart, and Kevin Scalia , EVP, Corporate Development at Netsmart Technologies, discuss this significant legislation. What's included in it? What does it provide for the human services and post...

The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be challenging for all healthcare organizations, especially for those who didn’t have some kind of crisis plan in place. In order to adapt and prevail through an unexpected event that could disrupt service lines, organizations need to strategize ahead of time and define their roadmap to success. In this episode of Netsmart CareThreads, Danielle Ross , Virtual CIO an...

Some things — just a few — changed in 2020. Are those changes here to stay, or are we only having a moment? What does the behavioral health landscape look like post-COVID? On this episode of Netsmart CareThreads, we talked about the future of behavioral healthcare post-COVID with Dr. Ron Manderscheid , President and CEO of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disa...

Every dollar lost to fraud, waste, or abuse is a life impacted negatively. Kristy Pyles , Principal at In Your Corner Consulting, LLC , joined Hannah Patterson on this episode of Netsmart CareThreads to talk about implementing electronic visit verification (EVV). Kristy designed and implemented an EVV solution which was the first in the United States to achieve CMS certification using the Outcome...

Comic books have been popular with teenagers for generations. Hoping to both educate and entertain teenagers, Centerstone , a Tennessee-based behavior health provider, developed a comic book series featuring a variety of important topics. Ashleigh Hall , Grants Marketing Manager at Centerstone , joined Keith Boushee on this episode of Netsmart CareThreads to talk about how her team created a serie...

Information blocking is all about the data – access to, exchange of, and use of electronic health information (EHI) – regardless of what technology is used. Most importantly, information blocking directly impacts your organization. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a Final Rule in May 202, in the 21 st Century Cures Act that sets requirements...