Home Health Care

JANUARY 13, 2023

You have Medicare Home Health that’s offering skilled services, and you have hospice companies. We are seeing a huge influx in Medicare Advantage Plans. It’s in retail, it’s in hospitality, it’s in travel. What I mean by that is the majority of the agencies only offer about one service.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 5, 2024

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 put providers on notice that quality of care measures, like reducing hospital readmissions and improving patient outcomes, would take precedence over fee-for-service models.

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Nursing Prevention Medicare Hospitals 52

Home Health Care

JUNE 7, 2024

Not only is it in between home health providers and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, but it’s also now owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) – one of the retailers diving head first into home-based health care services. And more importantly, making sure that they don’t end up back in the hospital.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 7, 2022

That’s especially true for health plans and health systems following the introduction of the COVID-related Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in November 2020. The ability to deliver higher-acuity care in the home is now table stakes.

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KHN

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications. The total amount of the penalties is determined by how much each hospital bills Medicare.

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Sequence Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Utilizing data and multi-component interventions to identify patients at high risk for readmission shortly after hospital discharge is essential for reducing rehospitalization rates. Understanding Hospital Readmissions Hospital readmissions are a significant concern in the US healthcare system, with approximately 19.6%

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NASHP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For states that deliver these services through managed care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance indicates that qualifying crisis services must also be included in plan contracts and the costs of those services integrated into corresponding capitation rates.

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Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Topics include the risk of ‘’Medicare fraud’’, how hospitals are throwing away cash, why financial and legal responsibility lies with the explanting hospital, and a detailed presentation on the compliance and revenue benefits of SpendMend’s innovative software solution. This is Medicare fraud….’’.

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KHN

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications. The total amount of the penalties is determined by how much each hospital bills Medicare.

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Medicare Hospital IT Hospitals Patient Safety 52

Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Yes, Medicare gives specific DRGs, you know, for in-patient cases. But it’s analyzing hospitals who have a billion dollars in net patient revenue. Lisa Miller (06:35): And I wanted just to understand, you know, from their Medicare cost report, are there any uniquenesses? How costs map to reimbursement? I’m not sure.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Seeing the prevalence of Medicare Advantage penetration and where the growth was coming from, and recognizing that our payer partners were interested in more than just an individual home health episode, or an individual home health visit.

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Vie Healthcare

APRIL 26, 2023

Not for a hospital, it wouldn’t be that much, but whatever it is. $14 Not for a hospital, it wouldn’t be that much, but whatever it is. At the end of the day, if a hospital’s not going to get a higher reimbursable rate, they’re going to make cuts. What goes into all that?” 14 billion or something.

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Vie Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

And as you know, obviously a huge percentage of healthcare spending is funded through Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, the VA system, and these are all programs that are covered by the False Claims Act. Not for a hospital, it wouldn’t be that much, but whatever it is. What goes into all that?” Jim (20:38): Gotcha.

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Vie Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

When I was in that experience in that hospital, it was fantastic. It is not among upon discharge from the hospital. I didn’t know about my aunt’s healthcare benefits or Medicaid or Medicare process. So when I was in that experience in that hospital, it was fantastic. It is not the doctor’s office.

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Vie Healthcare

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For hospitals, it’s probably a little different as far as what ultimately persuades them. But sometimes being the first to bring something to the area or to market is a nice thing for hospital administration. .” Lauren (33:15): For hospitals, it’s probably a little different as far as what ultimately persuades them.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A recent study indicates that clinical staffing costs have increased by approximately $17 million annually for a 500-bed hospital. It is not sustainable when many hospitals are still operating at negative margins. To continue advancing patient care, Medicare and the U.S. The staffing shortage has begun to touch patients, too.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

If wed been able to pick this up a week earlier, we could have prevented the acute admission to the hospital. ” Focus in on just heart failure: its the leading cause of hospitalization among older adults in the U.S. , and Medicare enrollees with heart failure have the highest readmission rate of any condition.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 20, 2023

Again, I initially started work as a hospitalist, but as I kept seeing patients revolve back and forth in and out of the hospital, it just didn’t make sense. The disenrollment rate for PACE is 5% less than the Medicare Advantage plans. I thought, what the heck? Why don’t I just go see them in their homes?

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