BioScrip provides expert home health care through our subsidiaries, Deaconess HomeCare and Elk Valley Health Services. We cover a multi-state region with outstanding service capabilities and best-practice technologies.
"Our dedication to the communities we serve stems from a 40-year history in the region. Our traditions are your traditions. Our values and goals reflect those of our patients and partners. As such, we were proud to be recognized as Mississippi Employer of the Year in 2008 and Tennessee Employer of the Year in 2009."
Penny Lovitt, Vice President Deaconess HomeCare and Hospice
Deaconess HomeCare, a dynamic program.
What distinguishes Deaconess? Professional staff, deep understanding of the communities we serve and a broad scope of home-centered treatment. We are recognized for:
EXPERTISE
- More than 40 years building a nationally recognized home healthcare practice
- Local concentration in a multi-state area
- Clinical excellence and dedication to patients as individuals
- Staff available 24/7 to support patients, respond to questions and determine a course of action
CLINICAL SERVICES
- A host of Medicare-Certified and private duty services that include:
- Nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Medical social work
- Home health aide services
- Hospice care
- Wound specialist
- High tech infusion nursing services for those requiring home infusion
- Sophisticated, computer-based program that ensures high quality of in-home medical care and facilitates communication with physicians
TECHNOLOGY
- Point-of-care-data collection helps us gather current medical information and compare it to patient history. We run the data through a software program that assesses risk and confirms treatment recommendations. Physicians have secure web access to enter medical notes to the home health nurse, check medications and potential interactions.
- Telephony documentation for paraprofessionals posts a real time electronic note that physicians can access to check vital signs and any changes that need attention. Since all submissions are coded, privacy is assured
- Proprietary system that identifies risks related to clinical care or indications for hospice care. This reporting covers the whole picture - not just a daily snapshot - so that we can maintain optimal conditions for continued at-home care
- We have more than 350 easy-to-understand educational handouts to help patients understand their disease, treatment options and management of medications
- With tele-health, we can monitor vital signs and other important information through secure phone lines. Each report is customized to the individual patient and condition. A registered nurse is in contact with the patient at the first sign of a potential problem
- Wound Advisor, a proprietary computer tool that enables clinicians to post secure, in-depth assessments of wounds, treatment and progress
BioScrip and Elk Valley, a private duty partnership
Elk Valley Health Services offers private duty care to chronically ill patients in their homes. We cover the state of Tennessee with traditional nursing and high tech service capabilities and are one of the largest in-network providers for the Tennessee Care MCO program. Count on us for:
- One of the largest providers with coverage from multiple insurance contracts
- 24/7 hourly, shift, live-in or fee-based services
- High tech and skilled professionals providing:
- Licensed private duty nursing care
- High tech care for complex, long-term conditions
- Live-in services
- Personal care
- Assistance with meals
- Companion services
- In-home assessment
Why so many choose Deaconess HomeCare
It is the patients and their families who ultimately drive the decision-making. Our job is to support those decisions with information, guidance and outstanding medical care in the comfort of your home.
LINKS:
Learn more about our homecare services
Learn more about our private duty nursing care
Learn more about our hospice services
For physicians:
Physicians have access to patient information through our proprietary Physician Center. Learn more about our Physician Center.