Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In doing so, its work with telemedicine technology and services vendor Amwell helped the healthcare provider organization reimagine the delivery of oncology services. Healthcare IT News published a special report listing these vendors and details about their offerings. " MARKETPLACE. Click here to read the special report.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Matthew Gitelis, CEO of PatientIQ, a health IT company deriving insights from patient-reported outcomes data, has some thoughts about healthcare information technology in 2023. And he added that healthcare organizations need to embrace the move to data-driven medicine. Healthcare organizations have their work cut out for them.

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Readiness Rounds

DECEMBER 4, 2024

How Can We Improve Quality and Patient Outcomes? What Are the Steps for Integration into Quality Improvement? How Can We Improve Data Management and Staff Training? This integration ensures that all aspects of patient care are aligned with the latest standards. How Do I Implement Age-Friendly Measures?

Quality Improvement 52

Quality Improvement Physical Therapy Integration Hospitals 52

Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Healthcare stakeholders are moving away from fee-for-service and towards value-based models to meet the demands of aging and millennial populations while also meeting an ambitious national healthcare agenda. These shifting priorities have catalyzed the desire to track patient outcomes and cost-savings for improved quality of care.

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NCQA

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Quality improvement may not get as much attention as football, but its also a team sport. think about what football can teach us about fragmentation in health care. We need to create a single targetimproving patient outcomesthat all health care organizations can focus on.

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p3care

MAY 31, 2024

An ACO (Accountable Care Organization) works for the better care of patients. Consider it as a group that combines hospitals, doctors, and other healthcare specialists for the sake of providing healthcare and is a team in care decisions. So that they can focus on the quality of care by constant monitoring.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 16, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. 57 allows the state to impose civil money penalties when a health care facility is not in substantial compliance with one or more participation requirements. Section 1919 of the Social Security Act and Iowa Code Section 249A.57 academic institutions.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 22, 2025

The expanded HHVBP model seeks to enhance the quality and efficiency of home health care across the nation, improving patients’ experiences with their care through better support of physical function and addressing health issues to prevent ED visits, a CMS spokesperson told Home Health Care News.

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Life Qi

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In this, the final article in our series on Quality Improvement (QI) heroes – we shine a spotlight on Dr Don Berwick, leading authority on QI in healthcare and founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

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NCQA

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization (MBHO) Accreditation. Use of AI in Health Care. Integrate Care Coordination into Quality Improvement and Management. The public comment period includes the following programs and topics: Health Plan Accreditation. Utilization Management (UM) Accreditation.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As the relationship between healthcare providers and patients evolves, the healthcare industry is beginning to acknowledge and encourage patients as active partners in their care journey. The 21 st Century Cures Act is enabling patient-driven healthcare information exchange.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2023

For those of us who have been working directly in the artificial intelligence space for years, specifically in healthcare, these are both trying and exciting times. This is especially true in healthcare, where we can effect — and, in fact, are already effecting — real, positive change for health systems worldwide.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2023

Jonathan Malek, SVP and General Manager, Provider Business, Veradigm The last few years have emphasized the need for high-quality healthcare for patients that is accessible and affordable for all. In recent years, healthcare has undergone the same digital transformation as every other industry.

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Healthcare Prevention Quality Improvement Quality of Care 98

Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Healthcare stakeholders are moving away from fee-for-service and towards value-based models to meet the demands of aging and millennial populations while also meeting an ambitious national healthcare agenda. These shifting priorities have catalyzed the desire to track patient outcomes and cost-savings for improved quality of care.

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Integration Healthcare Quality of Care Regulations 80

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What You Should Know: – The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has initiated the Virtual Care Accreditation Pilot program, a significant step in developing a quality improvement framework for organizations offering care through telehealth or digital platforms.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

APRIL 11, 2023

Public reporting of hospital quality of care could improve the care patients receive through at least two pathways. First, patients (or their physicians) could send patients to higher quality hospitals (i.e., A key question is, how well does public reporting of quality of care actually improve outcomes.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

JANUARY 27, 2023

First, they provide a nice overview of the program: The EOM is a voluntary 6-month, 2-sided, risk-based payment model for clinicians caring for Medicare patients with 7 common cancer types beginning on July 1, 2023, for 5 years. Small end-of-life cost savings were derived from a 1% reduction in hospitalizations.

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Medicare Quality Improvement Quality of Care Patient Experience 81

HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2024

The Power of Real-World Data in Cancer Care Real-world data offers a valuable window into the realities of cancer care beyond clinical trials. Collaboration for Better Cancer Care with RWD The renewed collaboration signifies a continued commitment to leveraging RWD for positive impact.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 17, 2024

Common obstacles include changing regulations and policies, trouble collecting and reporting patient information, such as care gaps, unpredictable revenue, complex financial risk, lack of resources to implement and manage VBC programs, and interoperability gaps within and outside the organization, according to a Definitive Healthcare survey.

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Quality Improvement Medicare Quality of Care Regulations 64

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 7, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. 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. High-quality research is needed to advance the quality of care in nursing homes.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 12, 2023

While some have called 2022 an ‘unprecedented year’ for healthcare, the reality is that many of the pressures that challenge health systems’ budgets and margins will continue into 2023 and beyond. Providers Will Fight Revenue Challenges With Admin Efficiencies: Revenue challenges will persist in 2023 for healthcare providers.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Unlocking data silos using Federated Computing (FC) has the potential to achieve a positive impact across the healthcare industry, ranging from clinical care quality improvement and accreditation to population health management, precision public health and equitable drug development.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The original Home Health Value‐Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model provided financial incentives to home health agencies for quality improvement based on their performance relative to other agencies in their state.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 22, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Palliative Care Measures Project was led by AAHPM, with subrecipients the RAND Corporation and the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care and was funded under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) to develop two quality measures.

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Patient Experience Quality Improvement Medicare Quality of Care 52

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Key Features of the Virtual Care Accreditation Program Comprehensive Standards: The program covers both primary care and urgent care settings, providing organizations with a framework for evaluating their virtual care services.

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Quality Assurance Urgent Care Primary Care Quality Improvement 52

Healthcare ECONOMIST

JUNE 30, 2023

One reason to use the private sector is their potential ability to deliver cost savings and/or quality improvement. Alternatively, it may be difficult for the government to link reimbursement to quality. Because part of any sunk costs that are incurred may be difficult to redeploy (e.g., Market test.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As legislation, engagement and positive results continue to push digital patient care solutions forward, many healthcare organizations are not yet prepared for the increased adoption of these technologies. As a healthcare provider, how can you best ensure that you’re well-equipped to handle expansions in remote care scenarios? .

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Remote Care Healthcare Doctors Primary Care 52

Sequence Health

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By leveraging advanced technology, patient support, and personalized care strategies, healthcare call centers streamline patient interactions and provide critical medical guidance. Key Takeaways Tracking medication schedules is essential for enhancing patient care, boosting satisfaction, and improving health outcomes.

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Patient Experience Quality Improvement Integration Healthcare Providers 52

Healthcare ECONOMIST

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Many believe that MIPS leads to providers prioritizing reporting over quality of care, since it is (financially) better to choose metrics where the practice is already performing well rather than ones where the practice would need to improve. Robustness of metrics.

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Medicare Quality Improvement Quality of Care Accountability 105

Lexis Nexis

JUNE 30, 2022

The federal government is preparing to implement more rigorous benchmarks for health plan quality ratings based increasingly on how members perceive their interactions with the healthcare system. Hospitals are all about data — clinical, administrative, and operational information are key to quality improvement and financial success.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Bill Christy, SVP and Managing Director of Provider Data Management Solutions at symplr As healthcare costs continue to rise and workforce shortages reach a critical level, hospitals and health systems must rethink their tech stacks and processes to find success in 2024 and beyond.

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Hospitals Quality Improvement Quality of Care Healthcare 52

Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 10, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Staffing in nursing homes has a substantial impact on the quality of care and outcomes residents experience. CMS posted QSO-22-08-NH late Friday afternoon, January 7, 2022.

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Nursing Quality Improvement Quality of Care Home Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 9, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Beginning Spring 2023, the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) will provide training and resources to skilled nursing facility staff who care for residents with a variety of behavioral health conditions.

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NASHP

AUGUST 15, 2022

Recently, Pennsylvania shared their work with managed care organizations (MCO)s to improve access to oral health care services through quality improvement projects, measures, and incentives. Medicaid Managed Care Dental Performance. CMS 416 preventative services. Fluoride varnish.

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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., The concept is intended for use at the state level, with the goal of providing data to facilitate quality improvement and planning on HCBS placement of inpatient facility discharges.

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Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Improvement Quality of Care 40

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted this blog on Thursday, March 16, 2023. CMS deploys a range of quality measures to encourage transparency in public reporting of the quality of care in facilities and to increase accountability. The authors are Lee Fleisher, MD.,

Patient Safety 40

Patient Safety Medicaid Medicare Quality of Care 40

NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center is currently supporting the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) model across seven sites in six states. This model aims to improve quality of care for children, including CYSHCN, through integrated care delivery systems that include care coordination.[12].

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