p3care

MAY 31, 2024

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

Quality of Care 130

Quality of Care Doctors Medicare Patient Experience 130

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.

Medicare 136

Medicare Hospital IT Hospitals Patient Safety 136

Home Health Care

AUGUST 4, 2023

Here is a look at three steps providers can take to improve their QAPI approach, fix their VBP scores and boost their Medicare payments. To prepare, smart agencies are using QAPI to evaluate systems and processes, identify vulnerabilities and develop targeted strategies for improving performance in important areas. “If

Medicare 86

Medicare Performance improvement Quality Assurance Quality Improvement 86

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.

Medicare 52

Medicare Hospital IT Hospitals Patient Safety 52

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

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

North Carolina’s comprehensive behavioral health approach included efforts to increase uptake of CoCM through additional training and practice supports and Medicaid rate increases to 120% of Medicare rates for behavioral health providers. An action plan dashboard tracks targets. CMS’s Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive!

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 52