The Ultimate Guide to EVV 2020 - Electronic Visit Verification

Home Care agencies service government payers (Medicaid, VA, etc.) need to implement Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) in 2020. Here's the ultimate guide: www.ankota.com...
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Here's a timeline of the video:
Introduction (0:08)
Why Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) is a trending topic in home care (0:46)
Where did EVV come from (and why?) (1:45)
EVV Legislation (2:07)
EVV information collection requirements (2:37)
Why is EVV discussed on a state-by-state basis (4:15)
EVV "Models" that the states can choose (5:26)
Primary EVV gathering approaches (mobile GPS and telephony) (9:17)
Best practices for EVV adoption (12:06)
How to deal with day-to-day EVV errors (17:53)
State-by-State guide all 50 states covered (19:26)
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Have a great day!

[@jinxdafox3042]

This is going to be a struggle for providers that work with people that don't have Wi-fi or a LAN cable, some areas don't even have good signal and have lag/disconnection issues and hopefully the servers don't crash the first day of using the app; I understand the precautions and making sure everything is in order but just seems a bit much to go into details on a daily basis, hopefully there is more information provided for people that speak english and non-english speaking.

[@suzybrose]

Wasted funds. Places family members in danger rushing to phones to time in and out. This should only be used if a person is actually just arriving or leaving a patient. 31 plus yrs as a care provider here.

[@ankota7393]

Hi Suzy - Thank you for being a caregiver for so long. I'm sure that you and 99% of caregivers are very trustworthy and would never cheat on your timesheets, but EVV has become the law due to the 1%. We've tried to make the process very easy. With the mobile app it takes only a few seconds to clock in. The clock out takes a bit longer because the caregiver confirms their tasks and in some cases signatures are required. So... we're trying to do what you've suggested (only use it if the person is just arriving or leaving). Thanks again for being a caregiver! We truly embrace caregivers as heroes!

[@bacelona2011]

What if the the CDS employer doesn't speak English and doesn't know how to use a computer? How is this group of people handled in this new "EVV" system? In other words how can they approve visits?

[@ankota7393]

Hi Ali - Usually only the caregiver needs to do the EVV entries. There are two choices here: 1) finding an EVV app in the needed language, or 2) training the caregiver on the app in English (it should be very easy).

[@bacelona2011]

What a terrible thing to do to people going through a pandemic. You just love making peoples' lives difficult. Also, what happened to privacy being sacred. those devices track your location, like seriously!!!!

[@ankota7393]

Hi Ali - Home Care has been very positive during the pandemic. Most care recipients only have one caregiver and for this reason they are socially isolated. I think your concern is about the caregiver privacy because they have to clock in and out but this is a government requirement to prevent fraud, and it's only in effect when they are arriving and departing from work.

[@bacelona2011]

@@ankota7393 Are they really expecting those who receive home care which are mostly old and/or disabled, some of them are dying to receive EVV training which is filled with jargon and technicalities and have them teach all that to their employees/caregivers?

[@danniesingleton2368]

@Zombie exactly... I told my supervisor I might quit