HIT Consultant

JANUARY 25, 2024

What You Should Know: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center a nd CVS Accountable Care, part of CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS), today announced the creation of an accountable care organization (ACO) to improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries by Ohio State providers in central Ohio.

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p3care

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implements an electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) system under the Office of Health Affairs (OHA). This system ensures standardized Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in pre-hospital environments and evaluates the quality of care.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 1, 2024

The allegations against TRG raise concerns about the quality of care patients may have received and the potential misuse of federal healthcare funds. licensed radiologists adequately reviewed non-credentialed contractors’ findings before transmitting the reports to physicians who relied on the findings to make patient care decisions.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 24, 2022

" The goal was to bring more value to the patient and improve the quality of care through virtual care and remote monitoring. 1 reason people join our weight management program is for accountability. If we have a tool people will not use, it's hard for us to provide that accountability."

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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. Advantages for Patients.

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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. Advantages for Patients.

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Doctors Accountability Healthcare Providers Accountable Care 130

Home Health Care

APRIL 15, 2024

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced a new proposed model that will undoubtedly affect home health providers, and also allow them the opportunity to get more involved in value-based care initiatives. TEAM would be yet another model furthering that goal, if enacted.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The value-based care model is gaining momentum in the healthcare industry, and it is not hard to see why. After all, value-based care – which rewards healthcare providers with incentives based on the quality of care they provide to patients – has been shown to improve healthcare outcomes and reduces costs for patients.

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Primary Care Hospitals Nursing Quality of Care 271

Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 12, 2022

CMS’s strategic refresh initiative aims to meet five objectives: drive accountable care, advance health equity, support care innovations, improve access and affordability, and establish partnerships to achieve these objectives. These models encourage providers to work together to coordinate care with a focus on quality.

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NCQA

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By Brett Kay, Director, Healthcare Quality Strategy, Strategic Customer Group, J&J Innovative Medicine Although there are many ways to measure the quality of care patients receive, not many focus on what patients want and need from the healthcare system, beyond a clinical outcome.

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p3care

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From the next performance year (2021), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) expect different reporting requirements under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The purpose of the new proposed rules is to lower down the administrative burden of ACOs and to improve the quality of patients’ outcomes. Quality of Care by ACOs.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The study from RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, looked at 15 different quality measures from patients on MA plans during 2016 and 2017 and found that the quality of care was only slightly better when compared to plans that didn’t have any monthly premiums.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

" This alleviated the need for many follow-up appointments, while allowing transparency in the care plan progress. "Video visits grew substantially with COVID accounting for almost 75% of our outpatient visits during COVID. "Amwell became our partner in both video visits and inpatient use cases," Bard said.

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Telemedicine Urgent Care Integration Quality of Care 306

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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Home Health Care

JUNE 13, 2022

The yearlong study that collected information from over 1,000 agency sites found that home health agencies with registered nurse case manager caseloads under 25 have the highest star ratings for quality of care and patient satisfaction. It also focused on technology, palliative care, staffing and future care delivery models.

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Quality of Care Population Health Nursing Accountability 122

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

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Hospitals Primary Care Nursing Quality of Care 105

HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2023

The RAND study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that in August 2022 audio-only visits still accounted for 1 in 5 primary care visits and 2 in 5 behavioral health visits among people who received care at Federally Qualified Health Centers in California.

Primary Care 96

Primary Care Medicaid Quality of Care Accountability 96

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

By one estimate, healthcare improvements accounted for one-third of the economic growth of developed nations over the last century. However, actual medical care accounts for 20% or less of what affects population health. By comparing quality-of-care data with population, income, and ethnicity across the U.S.,

Health Data 115

Health Data Telemedicine Accountability Doctors 115

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 2, 2024

However, years after nationwide implementation, EVV still remains a burden for home care providers. It holds caregivers accountable for their schedules, ensuring that their work is completed on time and in its entirety. The app sends the necessary information from their devices to their agency’s home care software.

Home Care 112

Home Care Medicaid Quality of Care Prevention 112

Healthcare ECONOMIST

JULY 18, 2022

The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is dead. The Oncology Care Model was a voluntary, alternative payment model (APM), that “ included financial and performance accountability for episodes of care surrounding chemotherapy administration to cancer patients.

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Medicaid Quality of Care Accountability Patient Experience 91

NCQA

JUNE 27, 2023

Service Coordination and Monitoring: “MCOs did not adequately coordinate or monitor beneficiaries’ quality of care.” Measuring and Improving Performance: Organizations perform continuous quality improvement of their LTSS program and identify actionable steps to improve care for their members.

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Lexis Nexis

OCTOBER 31, 2023

For payers, the opportunity is significant: well-designed online tools translate into better member engagement, higher retention rates, improved health outcomes and quality of care scores, and reduced administrative costs. Make the portal easy to use, and you’ll see members create accounts, login, and return again and again.

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Healthcare Quality of Care Accountability Medicare 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.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The MSSP incentivizes hospitals, associations of physicians, and other healthcare facilities to form accountable care organizations (ACOs) that optimize resources to save costs and better serve Medicare beneficiaries in their communities. What You Should Know: NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

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Medicare Population Health Accountable Care Quality of Care 52

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The payment of kickbacks to medical providers to induce referrals for home health services can improperly divert those dollars and undermine the quality of care being provided to patients.”. We are determined to safeguard the integrity of our nation’s health care systems.”. Gray said in the statement.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To account for the fact that hospitals may close some units first, before a full facility closure is completed, the authors define closure date as the last year for which a hospital had an admission of a given type. Changes in quality of care after hospital mergers and acquisitions. Methodology An overview of the Chandra et al.

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Hospitals Quality of Care Accountability Medicare 81

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

They were expected to provide a digital hub that would enable seamless communication and information sharing between providers, boost efficiency, improve the quality of care, and foster optimal patient and clinician experiences. Ultimately, the patient-provider relationship suffers, as does the quality of care.

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Quality of Care Accountability Patient Experience Hospitals 98

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.

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Nursing Quality of Care Quality Assurance Home Care 52

Home Health Care

AUGUST 25, 2021

Specifically, the study found that although nursing home residents only represent 2% of the Medicare population, they accounted for 22% of all COVID-19 cases among Medicare members. 31, 2020, accounting for the majority of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. The study period was between March 1, 2020, and Dec.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 23, 2024

Amid Medicaid changes, the most relevant news to home care providers is the aforementioned 80-20 provision, which will force HCBS providers to direct 80% of reimbursement to direct care workers. “We We heard many, many comments on this provision.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 2, 2022

In addition, CareMax will fund a Medicare receivable to Steward covering accounts receivable related to 2021 and the pre-close period of 2022. – The acquisition will expand CareMax’s comprehensive and coordinated healthcare delivery system designed to improve overall health outcomes for senior value-based care patients. “We

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Medicare Primary Care Quality of Care Accountability 95

HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2023

It’s a question that has significant implications for quality of care as well as cost. The High Cost of Poor Behavioral Healthcare A recent study indicates 10% of patients account for 70% of the nation’s costs and that more than half of these patients have a diagnosed mental health disorder.

Quality of Care 98

Quality of Care Population Health Hospitals Medicaid 98

Home Health Care

AUGUST 22, 2024

It may initially be intended to improve the quality of care, but if there are purposes related to the caregiver or employee, that should also be indicated.” As AI plays a larger role in health care, it’s essential to pay attention to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Law Firms Home Care Quality of Care Accountability 116

Home Health Care

JUNE 1, 2023

According to data from Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI), traditional home health PT for post-surgical rehabilitation in 2021 accounted for 10.4% A solution to those rising costs, Shah said, is the in-home outpatient model, which is billed under standard outpatient rates but keeps the same high quality of care.

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Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Quality of Care Accountability 98

Healthcare It News

MARCH 30, 2022

When it comes to the types of services that beneficiaries are using, beneficiaries most commonly used telehealth for office visits, which accounted for just under half of all telehealth services during the first year of the pandemic. However, it was beneficiaries' use of telehealth for behavioral health services that stood out.

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Medicare Medicaid Integration Quality of Care 264

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. Even if you fall behind in your schedule, your patients will appreciate transparency and your willingness to fix the issues over time.

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Private Practices Patient Experience Urgent Care Telemedicine 246

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2022

nursing homes failed to meet the total care staff threshold (4.10 Contract staff accounted for 7.1% LTCCC focuses on systemic advocacy, researching national and state policies, laws, and regulations in order to identify relevant issues and develop meaningful recommendations to improve quality, efficiency, and accountability.

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