Cost Information

Based on ordered visits, you can determine a quick estimate of the cost of the entire episode. This information can be customized to follow your agency’s actual costs and discipline usage. Here you can determine what the cost of the episode could be if suggested edits are made.

Reviews and Edits

This final section outlines the different edits recommended by Episode Master based on the system information for the patient. Inconsistencies and potential missed opportunities are identified and resolutions are suggested.

Become the Agency of the Future, Today

The future of home care belongs to efficient agencies. Episode Master is the key to driving operational efficiency. This is especially true if a significant portion of your revenue is from Medicare or Medicaid.

CMS and MedPAC, the committee seated by Congress to advise it on CMS funding, have been extremely clear that the Revised Prospective Payment System is designed to provide adequate compensation for efficient agencies.¹ For an agency to be successful now and in the future, it will need to be efficient. Efficiency is the only way to maintain a high level of quality while remaining profitable. Episode Master is the key to your agency’s future success.

Episode Master Benefits at a Glance

• Improves outcomes
• Maximizes revenue
• Drives efficiency
• Seamless integration with Patron or Prompt
• Automated QA aids teambuilding by eliminating human error and removing personality issues from the assessment equation
• User friendly and flexible reporting–view on screen or save, print and distribute reports

Signing up for Episode Master is easy. Simply pick up the phone and call your Lewis representative at
1-800-95LEWIS.

¹ US. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Studies. Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System . Washington, D.C.: GPO, August 29, 2007