Homecare Homebase Software

Our company uses this software all day, every day. We could not provide the high level of care we do without a robust software like HCHB.

Pros

Great all in one software for a growing hospice company. Without this I don't know how we could function as a company, this is great!

Cons

They roll out quite a few updates the system can go down from time to time but if you can be patient and plan for it you'll be fine.

We are fairly new to the system - the key to success is to follow the HCHB processes as they are like a well oiled machine, and seriously consider changing agency process to work effectively within the system

Pros

Real Time Data Analytics, ease of clinical use. Our field clinicians are now completing 80% of documentation in the home!

Cons

very workflow oriented so there is not alot of leeway for real time process issues or changes. System is authorization driven which if not processed quickly can hold up patient care

Pros

HCHB has a multitude of integrations for supporting our nurses including integrations with patient data, physician office integration, payroll, and others. The scanning features have drastically reduced the administrative hours nurses spend allowing them more quality time with patients.

Cons

HCHB is growing fast and has some of the biggest home health and hospice agencies. Sometimes they seem over stretched, but it usually happens in phases. They are constantly getting better and more reliable with compliance needs.

Pros

Provides many benefits with integration. Integrated with Worldview for document scanning and fax tracking.

Cons

Needs to focus on enhancing scanning to be more efficient with barcode scanning. Support can be lacking.

Pros

Ease of going thru the routine visit assessment'
Sync is easy and quik.
Speed is adequate.
Voice recognition is skechy at best

Cons

might be just the organization I work for but
: changes in dr orders that need to be authed prior to scheduling visit. Make for missed visits.
: too time consuming to change a routine visit to a dischange or discharge to routine visit.

They really need to higher RN's to help them improve the Language utilized, cut down double charting within the system, improve wound care charting which is completely and utterly useless as it stands. SOC with Allscripts 1hr... SOC with HCHB 3hrs minimum.

Pros

Medications are easy to enter.There is an available drug reference guide within the library. Integrated map for client locations.

Cons

Too many to count! Charting a SOC takes about two hours longer to chart than all scripts. scheduling issues related to case management and crossing over of care. Supply ordering is a nightmare. Honestly, I could go on and on.

You've got options. Explore them before settling on Homecare Homebase.

Pros

I used this software daily for a number of months and, after being with another company offering a superior Home Health Care software, I understand why my colleagues were all frustrated with it. The only pro about this software is the customer service staff, who did what they could to help me when I needed them.

Cons

The interface is extremely outdated and not remotely user-friendly. I felt as though I was using a program made in the late 90's. And the so-called Phone App, which was was still relatively new when I was utilizing the software, crashed often and was never easy to use when it worked. Customer service, however, was fantastic in my experience. They seemed to understand the frustrations of their software and tried their best to ease the burden. I hope to never use this software again.

Pros

Good product to help track visit time, documentation and travel. End user able to document at home where care provided.

Cons

Dependent on back office staff to "push" workflow, so clinicians have access to patient information and visit documentation

easily used on tablets

Pros

Intuitive, less time consuming, ability to compare answers to OASIS questions prior to finalizing discharge from services. Up to date with regulatory changes

Cons

agency has to pay for better utilization of various tools, otherwise can't think of anything negative.

Pros

Amazing ability to look up patients, and map your day. I miss this feature the most when working with my new software. Looking up patients at a touch of a button and not searching really made my evenings and mornings trying to plan for my day and caseload very easy.

Cons

Did not have a lot of ability to choose what you needed in certain sections. Sometimes would have to click an answer that didn't really fit, and then would later have to type a narrative to explain

Time waster with 1,000's of repeated questions.
Why do I need to repeat my answer 3 different times? Coworkers hate it, patients hate it because I'm in their house twice as long, just documenting.
Same pay, double the work.

Pros

None whatsoever.

Cons

See above.

Advice to Others

Don't do it. Don't torture your employees with this useless software.

The clinician, nurse or therapist will spend more time in the patients home documenting the hundreds of questions that are not all necessary. So a regular visit will be over an hour and if you have cars to perform such as wound vac, pic care, labs, IV, pill box, wound. Care, expect the additional time over the 45 min to hour documenting. A loss of money and you will work much more with no compensation. Additionally, my patients fall asleep during assessment and documentation, and I had to wake them 2 or 3 times during.

Pros

It allows minimal error

Cons

You will work double but paid the same, unnecessary questions, very lengthy.

This Android based system forces users into the most check-box driven system in the Universe. The pro is that the system makes you jump through the hoops. The con is that the system makes you jump through hoops.

Pros

The system forces you to write your notes every day. Once you get used to it, its nice to stay in the rhythm of documenting when you are with your patients or immediately after. You can't really get behind if you are doing it right. This system keeps clinicians very honest about the actual timing of patient visits. This is another system that CTO's and CFO's geek out about.

Cons

The goals and interventions are rigid and difficult to incorporate into the actual functional activities. If you are in the middle of a visit and need to change the visit type, you have to depend on the office to schedule things for you. When that happens, you often have to document after the fact and the system makes it very difficult to record the time of the actual treatment.

Advice to Others

You'll have to buy the system, buy a bunch of Android devices, buy time for staff to train, buy time for office staff to schedule patients and work the system on the back end. Once staff are used to this system they generally like it. But why pay for the effort to get there?