Home Health Care

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a report on a study of its Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) program. This program permits specific Medicare-certified hospitals to provide inpatient-level care to patients in their homes.

Home Care 111

Home Care Hospitals Medicare Medicaid 111

p3care

MAY 31, 2024

For instance, patient and caregiver experience, care coordination, and patient safety. Patient Experience Patient satisfaction level and their experiences are necessary components. Quality Benchmarks ACOs report on multiple quality measures for the effectiveness of care quality.

Quality of Care 130

Quality of Care Doctors Medicare Patient Experience 130

Readiness Rounds

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Hidden Key to Higher HCAHPS Scores: Better Use of Communication Boards The Power of Clear, Consistent Communication in Healthcare Patient communication boards are a simple yet highly effective tool in improving patient safety, satisfaction, and hospital performance.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Patient Safety Hospitals Prevention 52

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Despite an unwavering commitment to well-being and safety, these facilities are overwhelmed by a growing number of priorities and hampered by a shrinking labor force – which hamstrings their ability to implement a plan for success. The time for change is now.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Patient Safety Quality Improvement Prevention 98

NASHP

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Health insurance typically covers a one-to-three-month supply of hormonal contraceptives at one time, noting considerations that include patient safety, medical waste, and cost containment. Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Plans), state-regulated private health insurance, or both.

Medicaid 40

Medicaid Regulations Patient Safety Prevention 40

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 18, 2023

Some of the bills passed in 2022 vary – from Pennsylvania’s HB 1630, which enables the state to audit and review PBMs that service Medicaid-managed care organizations to Oklahoma’s SB 737 which prohibits PBMs from using spread pricing. Mike Pritts, Chief Product Officer at Surescripts.

Life Sciences 98

Life Sciences Patient Safety Primary Care Medicaid 98

Home Health Care

MARCH 23, 2022

“The need for interoperability across the care continuum has only accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has highlighted how important timely data sharing is for clinical decision support, patient care, patient safety monitoring and public health reporting,” NAHC said. Specifically, Congress should direct the U.S.

Patient Safety 109

Patient Safety Home Care Medicaid Medicare 109

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Longo : There are nearly 11,000 home health agencies that report data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. I’d like to point out that accreditation is regarded as a well-established mechanism for promoting quality and patient safety in health care. The data are publicly available and include the CMS star ratings.

Patient Safety 97

Patient Safety Performance improvement Quality Improvement Accountability 97

p3care

MAY 1, 2023

Electronic health records (EHRs) with encryption and access limits, Monitoring and auditing access to patient information, and confirmation of the veracity of patient and provider identities, etc. Detecting Fraudulent Medical Billing Services Healthcare fraud has negative effects on patient safety and the treatment standard as a whole.

Patient Safety 130

Patient Safety Healthcare Regulations Medicaid 130

Readiness Rounds

DECEMBER 4, 2024

One of the most transformative changes ahead is the CMS 2025 Age-Friendly Measures, introduced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The CMS 2025 Age-Friendly Measures are a set of guidelines and metrics designed to improve the quality of care for older adults within the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Quality Improvement 52

Quality Improvement Physical Therapy Integration Hospitals 52

Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 8, 2021

My forthcoming article proposes that the federal government use its spending power to incentivize states to adopt a de facto national telehealth licensing scheme through state-based mutual recognition of licensing and scope of practice reforms through a Medicaid program funding “bonus.”.

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Patient Safety Nursing Quality of Care 98

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 3, 2022

Medicaid reimbursement, which comprises the largest share of nursing home reimbursement, has not kept pace, resulting in SNFs and medical providers assuming the burden of those costs. . It has not made our facilities safer places to care for residents and patients. We have had groups of surveyors descending on facilities for 50 years.

Nursing 98

Nursing Outpatient Care Centers Patient Safety Telemedicine 98

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 2, 2022

However, prior to issuing the guidance, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) was declared, and CMS immediately redirected resources to address patient safety needs related to the PHE. This is the opening statement for brief of the OIG Report published July 26, 2022. “(OIG)

Prevention 98

Prevention Nursing Regulations Patient Safety 98

Home Health Care

MAY 30, 2022

Addressing patient harm and promoting patient safety takes on added urgency in light of the ongoing pandemic and its effects on hospital operations,” the report continued. Other studies have suggested hospital-at-home patients recover quicker and have a lower risk of outside infection due to a more controlled environment.

Hospitals 103

Hospitals Medicare Prevention Home Care 103

Meditech

JANUARY 18, 2022

At Ozarks Healthcare , we serve a community where 23% of the population lives below poverty level, and many residents are uninsured or on Medicaid/Medicare without supplemental insurance. Not because of treatment issues, but because of care inequality issues.

Medicaid 113

Medicaid Medicare Prevention Healthcare 113

Healthcare Success

JULY 5, 2022

Traditional fee for service, accountable care, concierge service, HMOs, cash-only vs. private insurance-only vs. Medicaid/Medicare—all produce different incentives and behaviors because the compensation model impacts how your product/service gets paid for and by whom.

Doctors 148

Doctors Private Practices Accountability Hospitals 148

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

“One of the greatest advantages of this model is that it allows clinicians to enter patient’s homes, offering insights into social and environmental factors that may impact health – insights often missed in a traditional hospital setting,” O’Sullivan said. This holistic view enables more tailored care.”

Hospitals 113

Hospitals Medicare Nursing Patient Safety 113

Home Health Care

AUGUST 31, 2022

The company’s revenue is mostly from government payers like Medicaid, which is different from many of the bigger home care companies that rely primarily on private-pay clients. We want to be that true destination where people really want to come to work and make a difference.”. Empath Health beefs up legal team.

Home Care 98

Home Care Medicaid Patient Safety Primary Care 98

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It was established with the goal of improving the quality of health care services and patient safety through accreditation and certification programs. ACHC is recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a deeming authority for home health and hospice.

Regulations 102

Regulations Care Transition Telemedicine Patient Safety 102

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 2, 2022

This is a great example of what AHRQ does: create programs that make it simple to put evidence into practice—thus promoting patient safety and improving patients’ lives.”. Antibiotic prescriptions are common in long-term care facilities, yet up to 75 percent of them are considered inappropriate or not following guidelines.

Patient Safety 75

Patient Safety Medicaid Medicare Prevention 75

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

and Jonathan Blum, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – names you may recognize from CMS National Stakeholder Calls. Ensuring patient safety is at the heart of the Hippocratic Oath: First, Do No Harm. Protecting patients must always remain our first priority. The authors are Lee Fleisher, MD.,

Patient Safety 40

Patient Safety Medicaid Medicare Quality of Care 40

Readiness Rounds

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This approach helps reduce findings, improves patient safety, and supports sustainable performance improvement. The rules of unannounced visits from regulatory bodies have been significantly tightened by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making it crucial for healthcare facilities to be constantly prepared.

Regulations 52

Regulations Performance improvement Patient Safety Hospitals 52

Healthcare Leadership

AUGUST 15, 2022

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 37 (10). Bridging the Healthcare Digital Divide: Improving Connectivity Among Medicaid Providers.” “Bridging the Digital Divide in Health Care: The Role of Health Information Technology in Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities.” Lopez, Lenny and GREEN, ALEXANDER R.

Health Technology 92

Health Technology Patient Safety Healthcare Medicaid 92

CAPS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

CAPS provided Patient and Family Engagement technical support to the Hospital Engagement Networks (2012-2015) and Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (2015-2020) programs and the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (2015-2019).

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Clinical Practice Quality Improvement Hospitals 52

Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Herman spoke to the moves that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been making, as well as the uncertain outlook for Medicaid. It will be interesting to see what they choose to tackle in the health care sector, particularly regarding issues like block grants for Medicaid.

Home Care 57

Home Care Nursing Medicare Hospitals 57

Sheppard Health Law

AUGUST 11, 2022

The FQHC served predominantly low-income individuals [3] including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and offered telehealth services to its patients through a telehealth application, which could be downloaded onto a smartphone. . The Arrangement.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Quality of Care Medicare Medicaid 52

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 17, 2023

Instead, surveyors should investigate further to determine whether the failure could have been the result of something more basic to safe patient care, such as insufficient monitoring and/or patient assessment and evaluation. Reducing these common deficiencies increases the quality of care for people with Medicare and Medicaid.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Patient Safety Quality of Care Medicare 52

Healthcare Leadership Council

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion between 2011 and 2020.

Medicare 81

Medicare Healthcare Quality Medicaid Healthcare 81

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

States such as Texas, Wyoming , and New Jersey are adopting Medicaid reimbursement of collaborative care services and are addressing capacity to transition to CoCM. Integration of Substance Use Services and Supports States can align long siloed approaches to primary care, mental health, and substance use services through integration efforts.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 52

Healthcare Leadership Council

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Unfortunately, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a policy change that would assign more “busy work” to key players across the health sector. Under existing rules, the manufacturer would have to offer the highest discount of the three — 30% — to Medicaid.

Medicaid 40

Medicaid Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Medicare 40

NASHP

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

50-State Scan: How Medicaid Agencies Leverage their Non-Licensed Substance Use Disorder Workforce (November 2019). State Medicaid Approaches to Doula Service Benefits (October 2022). Midwife Medicaid Reimbursement Policies by State (April 2022). Improving Birthing Outcomes through Midwifery Care: New Mexico (April 2022).

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Nursing Patient Safety Hospitals 52

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 4, 2024

As hospitals faced overwhelming patient demand, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a temporary waiver program , reimbursing hospitals for treating acutely ill patients in their homes when they would otherwise be treated in a hospital.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Doctors Patient Safety Nursing 52

Healthcare Leadership

AUGUST 3, 2021

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 37 (10). Bridging the Healthcare Digital Divide: Improving Connectivity Among Medicaid Providers.” “Bridging the Digital Divide in Health Care: The Role of Health Information Technology in Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities.” Lopez, Lenny and GREEN, ALEXANDER R.

Health Technology 52

Health Technology Patient Safety Healthcare Medicaid 52

Home Health Care

AUGUST 27, 2024

Hochul’s 2025 budget and the effort to reduce Medicaid spending, which directly impact the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). Do you do Medicare-certified home health care, or is it more Medicaid-based home and community services? Most of our services are Medicaid and long-term care.

Home Care 52

Home Care Nursing Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Health Populi

JUNE 20, 2024

Furthermore, nearly 3 in 5 consumers with less than $35,000/yr believe digital health tools can help with diet and activity, an opportunity to engage people say on Medicaid to adopt digital therapeutics and wearable tech for mindful management of activity and medication adherence, as examples.

Accountability 71

Accountability Doctors Medicaid Nursing 71

Sheppard Health Law

MAY 5, 2022

The Report is another example of the OIG fanning the fire of criticism of MAOs by ignoring the overwhelming evidence that MAOs provide access to medically necessary services and also minimized the program requirements and guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), with which MAOs must comply. The OIG Report.

Medicare 52

Medicare Rehabilitation Urgent Care Patient Safety 52

Etactics

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other cognitive issues. State Medicaid and Medicare Part D plans make up the primary payers. Other payers include contracts with nursing homes for patients covered under Medicare Part A and private insurers. Such as food preparation, cleaning, paying bills, and managing medications.

Medicare 52

Medicare Nursing Hospice Care Patient Safety 52