Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS revised the State Performance Standards (SPSS) Guidance via Admin Info: 23-12-ALL dated August 11, 2023. Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series.

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Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 25, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The MedPAC July 2022 Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program (208 pages) provides information on national health care and Medicare spending as well as Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care in the Medicare program, and Medicare (..)

Medicare 52

Medicare Ambulatory Care Rehabilitation Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare It’s a big week for CMS postings and lots of reading materials. In addition, the proposed rule includes proposals for the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program for FY 2024 and future years.

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Rehabilitation Nursing Medicare Quality of Care 40

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 21, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has released its June 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. The first report, completed by the Commission, was submitted to the Congress in 2016.

Medicare 52

Medicare Rehabilitation Accountability Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

MAY 30, 2023

acute care hospital, long-term acute care hospital [LTAC], skilled nursing facility [SNF], inpatient rehabilitation facility [IRF]) to their home (e.g., acute care hospital, long-term acute care hospital [LTAC], skilled nursing facility [SNF], inpatient rehabilitation facility [IRF]) to their home (e.g.,

Medicaid 40

Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Improvement Quality of Care 40

Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Even if you’re new here, or just getting started in your career, the American healthcare system should speak for itself - nothing about it is straightforward. HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes are similar in function, but with important differences which dictate their usage.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Medical Services Prevention 52

NASHP

JULY 24, 2023

Evidence suggests that vertical integration and growing consolidation in health care leads to higher hospital and provider prices and higher total spending — all while having little to no impact on improving quality of care for patients, reducing utilization, or improving efficiency.

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