The 21st Century Cures Act mandates that all states implement EVV for all Medicaid personal care services and home health services that require an in-home visit by a provider. All impacted agencies must implement an EVV system by January 1st, 2020.
With the date quickly approaching, it’s important to know when you should begin your EVV implementation process. We look at some benefits of EVV and what you need to know during the implementation process. If you have any further questions, please contact DCI today. We can help you get started.
This can include several steps, such as:
This process can take several weeks.
Providers and agencies in many states are working towards compliance with the 21st Century Cures Act. You will be competing with other EVV vendors to ensure that you have completed implementation by January 1st, 2020. This also includes adhering to any state specific requirements for EVV.
An implementation may not start immediately after you sign a contract. The average time it takes for a company to implement an EVV system is two to three months. Timelines vary based on how much time your company can commit to implementation.
The process of adhering to state compliance regulations can also take time. Learning a new system and on-boarding all employees can take several months. Once the system is live, it may take several weeks before all users consistently comply with all processes and workflows.
This will be key to the success of your agency and ensuring that all data can be collected as accurately as possible.
With any new system and on-boarding phase, it’s important to remember that the timeline for implementation is going to be largely dependent on your organization’s ability to work with the vendor to get the system setup up properly.
But once that’s in place, the next phase of the timeline is education and training for agency employees. The benefits of implementing now cover not only a more efficient process internally, but also the compliance guarantee, and customer safety and satisfaction:
Direct Care Innovations (DCI) can help your company create a workable business management platform that allows caregivers to provide the highest level of service to your clients. To find out more about our EVV solutions, request a demo today.
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