All services right within the nursing home

HealthDrive professionals use specialized portable technologies that allow them to provide all routine and preventative services right on-site.  Residents who otherwise would be unable to receive off-site care due to cognitive, behavioral and physicial conditions can be treated on-site.

Stringent infection control

HealthDrive professionals follow stringent infection control protocols including wearing gloves and changing them between patients, sterilizing instruments between patients, and autoclave heat-sterilizing of all instruments exposed to blood and bodily fluids. The doctors have portable sterilizers. In addition, the doctors are provided with disposable jackets, sharps containers for proper needle disposal, and disinfection solutions. Podiatrists also have available a Sani-Vac III, a specialized vacuum cleaner for minimizing nail and nail dust dispersal.

Medicare/Medicaid billing where applicable

HealthDrive's billing departments are diligent in staying informed of current Medicare and Medicaid guidelines, including regulations, documentation requirements, and allowable services.

Legible and complete documentation

HealthDrive custom-developed standardized examination forms and progress notes across all of it health specialties to ensure that nurses are always comfortable to review and extract information needed for the best care of their residents. All documentation was created with compliance and the facilities' convenience in mind. In addition to including sections related to the MDS, the exam records are hole punched as well as carbon copies. Each professional has a random selection of their records reviewed monthly to ensure their appropriateness, completeness and legibility.

In addition, HealthDrive has developed proprietary forms to streamline the authorization of services processes for both responsible parties and attending physicians.

Compliance program

The Compliance and Regulatory Affairs department is comprised of individuals who devote themselves full-time to the assurance that HealthDrive fully complies with all relevant state and federal government regulations and requirements. The Compliance Department is responsible for overseeing internal record and billing audits, summarizing findings and educating affected parties, implementing any needed corrective action, responding to and resolving any issues raised related to compliance, and in assisting in the credentialing process.

Continuing education program

It is imperative that providers continue their education to meet their licensure requirements and to ensure that they remain current with their specialty's advancements, and competent to meet the growing needs of their patients. In addition to participation in peer review meetings, HealthDrive's providers are compensated to acquire additional continuing education on their own by attending seminars and lectures.

JCAHO Compliance program

HealthDrive has extensive experience with aiding facilities in meeting their JCAHO requirements relative to the specialty services we offer with provider health verifications, credentialing, and infection control protocols.