HFN, Inc. July 2006 In this issue: v Provider Feature: HOMELINK v HFN - HealthGrades Provider
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HFN, Inc. ProviderPartner – July 2006
Provider Feature: HOMELINK
is the nation’s largest network of community-based
providers of ancillary healthcare.
Founded in 1993, HOMELINK was
created to ease the job of case managers.
Case managers can make one phone call, deal with one entity and receive
one consolidated bill for requested services.
HOMELINK has been providing ancillary
services to Workers’ Compensation Cases, TPA’s, Self-
Insured
Employers, Case Management Companies and Group Health Plans for over 12 years
and has now partnered with HFN as a participating ancillary provider in the HFN
Network, effective February 1, 2006. HOMELINK provides Home Medical
Equipment, Home Health Nursing and Infusion, Orthotics and Prosthetics,
Pharmacy, Hearing Devices, Transportation for Workers’ Compensation only, along
with medical supplies and specialty products.
They have over 6,000 independent, community-based providers nationwide.
HOMELINK places quality and service
above all else. HOMELINK's Quality
Assurance Plan complies with all JCAHO guidelines, requiring strict criteria be
met by their providers. Patient satisfaction
is closely monitored, providing opportunities for improved service.
Comprehensive
managed-care provider partnership ensures cost containment and increases return
on investment. As a preferred provider, HOMELINK offers:
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No access fee to utilize HOMELINK Network
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Simple referral and billing processes
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Banking and recycling
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Equipment monitoring programs
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Cost savings/utilization reports
Of course, members are responsible for any applicable co-insurance,
co-payments, and/or deductibles according to their benefit plan.
What makes HOMELINK’s network different?
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As part of Van G. Miller & Associates (VGM),
the largest group purchasing and management services organization in the HME
industry, HOMELINK passes equipment
cost savings back to you, in the form of very competitive rates through
participation in the HFN Network.
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HOMELINK offers a selection of multiple
community-based dealers/vendors in all areas.
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Clients have an option to ask for a specific
dealer/vendor.
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Product Research (access to numerous manufacturers’
resources through buying groups.)
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Offer a variety of In-Services and CEU programs,
both online and onsite. Many of these
are CCMC Case Manager approved programs.
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Obtain credentialing information from participating
independent HOMELINK dealers/vendors.
HFN prides itself on its quality network of providers, so we are
offering HFN members a tool to help them evaluate and select providers. HFN and HealthGrades, one of the nation's leading and
award-winning independent sources of healthcare quality data reports, have partnered to provide HFN members
with quality information for hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, and home
health agencies.
Hospital
executives interested in improving and promoting quality click
here. Physicians may register to
create/update their profile to communicate professional reputation and
experience to patients and prospective patients.
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