Healthcare Success

MAY 31, 2022

It is well-established that longer patient wait times negatively impact patient satisfaction , specifically regarding patient confidence (in the provider) and perceived quality of care. Integrate virtual care services like telehealth/telemedicine. Offer hassle-free online appointment scheduling and rescheduling.

Private Practices 246

Private Practices Patient Experience Urgent Care Telemedicine 246

p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Accountability. Option of Care Coordinator.

Doctors 130

Doctors Accountability Healthcare Providers Accountable Care 130

p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Accountability. Option of Care Coordinator.

Doctors 130

Doctors Accountability Healthcare Providers Accountable Care 130

Home Health Care

JULY 5, 2022

Hospital readmissions are regularly viewed as an indicator of the quality of care patients receive. However, CMS does not take into account whether a patient’s risk for readmission is influenced by the availability of follow-up care after a patient is discharged in their geographical area. “If

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Primary Care Nursing Quality of Care 98

Home Health Care

JUNE 13, 2022

With over 400,000 data points, a new study from LeadingAge could give home-based care providers a new roadmap on how to optimize performance. It also focused on technology, palliative care, staffing and future care delivery models. Driving home health referrals. Source: LeadingAge.

Quality of Care 114

Quality of Care Population Health Nursing Accountability 114

Health Populi

JULY 17, 2023

Most patients, nurses and doctors believe that health insurance plans reduce access to health care which contributes to clinician burnout and increases costs, based on three surveys conducted by Morning Consult for the American Hospital Association (AHA).

Doctors 62

Doctors Nursing Quality of Care Population Health 62

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 7, 2022

Nursing homes play a unique dual role in the long-term care continuum, serving as a place where people receive needed health care and a place they call home. The 1986 Institute of Medicine report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes identified a range of challenges to the quality of care in nursing homes.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Quality Assurance Home Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Government Accountability Office has posted this January 2022 Health Care Capsule to “summarize past GAO reports on concerns about nursing home quality of care, consumer information, and COVID-19. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. population. population.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Prevention Accountability 52

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2022

LTCCC (Long Term Care Community Coalition) posted this alert on March 3, 2022: “Federal requirements mandate that nursing homes have sufficient staff, with the appropriate competencies to meet the clinical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of every resident. Total Nurse Staff HPRD, incl. million nursing home residents.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Accountability Regulations 52

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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Accountability 105

Accountability Nursing Population Health Integration 105

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 28, 2023

CMS will publish the Nursing Home Affiliated Entity Performance Measures dataset on data.cms.com. These data combine inspection, staffing, quality, and other performance metrics across affiliated entities. Affiliated entity names and ID numbers will be published in the ownership sections for each facility on Nursing Home Care Compare.

Nursing 52

Nursing Home Care Measurable Quality Medicare 52

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 29, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Nursing Home Staffing Study Comprehensive Report – June 2023 was posted this afternoon. The study also explores potential implications for feasibility of increased staffing and costs to nursing homes. million nursing home residents nationwide.

Nursing 52

Nursing Medicaid Medicare Accountability 52

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 30, 2022

This will help better identify potential noncompliance with CMS’s nurse staffing requirements, such as lack of a registered nurse for eight hours each day, or lack of licensed nursing for 24 hours a day. This guidance will help to uncover instances of insufficient staffing and yield higher quality care.

Nursing 75

Nursing Prevention Quality of Care Accountability 75

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In fact, patients have generally become more amenable to being treated remotely , further supporting the move to add telehealth tools to the patient care arsenal. Increasing The Quality of Care at Home Without Adding to The Burden. You could be excused for thinking this would just replace one problem with another.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Telemedicine Nursing Health Data 98

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 16, 2024

MedPAC staff evaluated several factors to assess payment adequacy, including beneficiaries’ access to care, quality of care, access to capital, and the relationship between Medicare payments and costs. Steve Landers said in a statement to Home Health Care News.

Medicare 62

Medicare Quality of Care Accountability Nursing 62

Center for Health Progress

AUGUST 8, 2023

I unfairly started to blame the doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff. While we wait in the emergency room, there is a nurse going without lunch because they’re treating six patients by themself in an intentionally understaffed hospital. My frustrations increased as the time passed…Why can’t I just see a doctor?

Healthcare 97

Healthcare Doctors Nursing Pharmaceuticals 97

NASHP

JANUARY 12, 2024

Direct care workers — such as personal care and home care aides as well as certified nursing assistants — provide care services to individuals and older adults with complex needs. Acknowledgements NASHP would like to express our gratitude to The John A. Hartford Foundation, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.

Medicaid 64

Medicaid Nursing Accountability Integration 64

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It really dovetails with our Capital City Nurses brand that is in Northern Virginia, D.C., Richmond, Virginia-based Care Advantage has 38 locations throughout Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C. They really hone in on just the overall, quality service delivery. Maryland and Delaware.”. and North Carolina.

Home Care 81

Home Care Quality of Care Accountability Nursing 81

Home Health Care

AUGUST 15, 2021

CMMI was created through the Affordable Care Act in 2010. Its goal: to move toward a more value-based system in order to curb costs and improve the quality of care. Broadly, HHVBP is a Medicare demonstration that aims to tie reimbursement to quality of care. CMS is proposing to expand HHVBP nationwide next year.

Medicare 84

Medicare Medicaid Quality of Care Primary Care 84

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

States are hoping to achieve a number of goals with their MLTSS programs, including increasing access to home and community-based services, promoting care coordination, enhancing quality and beneficiary satisfaction, and mitigating cost growth. and Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus (CCC Plus) into Cardinal Care Managed Care.

Medicaid 75

Medicaid Nursing Medicare Integration 75

Home Health Care

JUNE 1, 2023

“Home health has a very important value,” Palak Shah, Luna’s co-founder and head of clinical services, told Home Health Care News. They have lots of different services: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech, nursing, etc. Whereas Luna primarily delivers physical therapy. of the total episode cost for the health network.

Physical Therapy 78

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Quality of Care Accountability 78

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

“The odds are against hospitals collecting patient balances greater than $7,500,” the report analyzing Hospital collection rates for self-pay patient accounts from Crowe concludes. to reveal trends on health care providers’ ability to collect patient service revenue.

Hospitals 71

Hospitals Quality of Care Nursing Accountability 71

GoMoHealth

JULY 7, 2021

Simply put, value-based care seeks to reduce spending while improving treatment outcomes. It ties reimbursement for treatment to the quality of care provided and rewards providers for both efficiency and effectiveness.

Healthcare Providers 81

Healthcare Providers Quality of Care Integration Accountability 81

Home Health Care

AUGUST 8, 2024

UnitedHealthcare accounts for 9.4 We remain committed to providing our strong quality of care to UnitedHealthcare members, if at some point they decide to contract with acceptable rates.” million MA beneficiaries, or 29% of all enrollees, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Humana Inc.

Medicare 92

Medicare Quality of Care Accountability Nursing 92

NASHP

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A growing trend in state health policy is developing capitated managed care programs to provide long-term services and supports (LTSS) to Medicaid beneficiaries who are older and/or have disabilities. Cardinal Care currently enrolls 90 percent of all Medicaid beneficiaries into MCOs.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Nursing Quality Improvement Accountability 52

Home Health Care

APRIL 27, 2022

On its end, MedArrive coordinates in-person care for health systems, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and physician group partners via emergency medical services professionals, nurses and community health workers, among others. “There’s a lot more to experiment with.”.

Accountable Care 92

Accountable Care Quality of Care Accountability Medicaid 92

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2018

The researchers recommend three strategies: first, address key modifiable risks like diet, tobacco, alcohol and drug use, activity, and obesity; then improve access to quality of care in specific areas to address chronic kidney disease and substance use disorders; and, address social determinants of health.

Quality of Care 78

Quality of Care Accountability Nursing Prevention 78

Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 6, 2024

For instance, FTC Chair Lina Khan stated that “[a] common theme across these comments is that growing financialization in the health care industry can force medical professionals to subordinate their medical judgment to corporate decision-makers’ profit motives at the expense of patient health.” 1] Health care market participants (i.e.

Nursing 59

Nursing Quality of Care Accountability Doctors 59

Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The debate is centered on what services advanced practice providers (“APPs”) who hold Master’s Degrees ( e.g. , Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Dental Hygienists, etc.) These organizations argue that allowing for independent practice of APPs could lead to a siloed approach, with less collaboration and accountability.

Nursing 52

Nursing Primary Care Patient Safety Quality of Care 52

Home Health Care

APRIL 27, 2023

Over the last decade, Putman — now CEO of Continuous — has relied heavily on building strong relationships with payers, accountable care organizations (ACOs) and care management companies. When Putman started, the revenue breakdown was about 60% Medicare and 40% managed care.

Home Care 76

Home Care Physical Therapy Medicare Accountable Care 76

Patient Safety Movement

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

NEW FEDERAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE NURSING HOME SAFETY The White House has just announced a plan to improve the safety and quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes, aimed to protect seniors from an industry known for its lack of accountability.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Nursing Hospitals Accountability 52

Home Health Care

JANUARY 9, 2023

She shares some best practices for building a wound care management program in today’s operating environment, and she also discusses the key ways in which providers can cut costs without sacrificing quality of care. Home Health Care News: What career experiences do you most draw from, in your role today?

Regulations 82

Regulations Nursing Medicare Quality of Care 82

Sequence Health

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Put simply, patient satisfaction is a measure of how pleased or happy a patient is with their care. It’s important to note that it’s not just about the quality of care provided (although that’s certainly part of it); patients can be happy with their care even if they don’t feel like they received perfect treatment.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Quality of Care Accountability Patient Experience 52

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Unfortunately, this can become a cumbersome approach that drastically impacts the pace and quality of care – not to mention potentially introducing dangerous misconfigurations that can lead to attacks. The cure for effective device management and security. And it doesn’t have to be complicated.

Quality of Care 52

Quality of Care Accountability Doctors Hospitals 52

Center for Health Progress

AUGUST 8, 2023

I unfairly started to blame the doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff. While we wait in the emergency room, there is a nurse going without lunch because they’re treating six patients by themself in an intentionally understaffed hospital. My frustrations increased as the time passed…Why can’t I just see a doctor?

Doctors 52

Doctors Nursing Pharmaceuticals Hospitals 52

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 21, 2023

However, the CMS/ASPE prototype includes adjusters that account for cost differences across the four settings. Monitoring provider responses to the new payment system would help CMS identify potential refinements to the design that would help ensure quality of care and beneficiary access.

Medicare 52

Medicare Rehabilitation Accountability Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2022

LeadingAge collaborated with national accounting and consulting firm BerryDunn to conduct the yearlong effort collecting data from over 1,000 agency sites in the areas of clinical, operational, and financial best practices as well as technology, palliative care, staffing, and future deliveries of care.

Healthcare 40

Healthcare Home Care Quality of Care Population Health 40