Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 2, 2022

“The purpose of this primer is to provide updated information to the patient safety community about the challenges of ensuring the safe care of older adults in Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes (NHs) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the federal and state efforts taken to mitigate these challenges.

Nursing 75

Nursing Patient Safety Quality of Care Regulations 75

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

But the road to implementing effective pop health strategies is laden with challenges: monitoring chronic illness rates and preventing community transmission, triaging emergencies over routine health care circumstances, and executing preventive services all require providers to alter their traditional fee-for-service workflow.

Population Health 211

Population Health Primary Care Telemedicine Prevention 211

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Doctors and nurses are happy. We didn't want to spend an incredible amount of time searching for patient histories and past results so we could ensure the quality of care we were providing was at the top of the spectrum. It's not just the doctors, nurses, caregivers. It has succeeded. Patients are happy.

Hospitals 192

Hospitals Patient Experience Nursing Doctors 192

Healthcare Success

MAY 31, 2022

It is well-established that longer patient wait times negatively impact patient satisfaction , specifically regarding patient confidence (in the provider) and perceived quality of care. With recent advancements in technology and an explosion of non-urgent care options (e.g., Patient reviews have a greater reach than ever before.

Private Practices 246

Private Practices Patient Experience Urgent Care Telemedicine 246

Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Government Accountability Office has posted this January 2022 Health Care Capsule to “summarize past GAO reports on concerns about nursing home quality of care, consumer information, and COVID-19. Nursing homes have experienced a disproportionately high number of COVID-19 deaths when compared to the general U.S.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Prevention Accountability 52

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 19, 2024

10, Thomas Doyle, general counsel for the Oregon Nurses Association, a labor union, wrote to the director of OHA. One comment from Paul Goldberg, a retired director of the Oregon Nurses Association, expressed concern about Providences motivation for pursuing the deal. Nearly all of the submitted comments are opposed to the transaction.

Hospice Care 80

Hospice Care Nursing Regulations Home Care 80

p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Option of Care Coordinator. Advantages for Patients.

Doctors 130

Doctors Accountability Healthcare Providers Accountable Care 130

p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Option of Care Coordinator. Advantages for Patients.

Doctors 130

Doctors Accountability Healthcare Providers Accountable Care 130

Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

You'll also find practical use cases for applying AI and data analytics to make healthcare more efficient, including how to: Share and analyze clinical data to deliver targeted health services and improve outcomes through predictive care. Detect and prevent fraudulent claims and other abuses based on behavioral patterns.

Healthcare 114

Healthcare Doctors Patient Experience Quality of Care 114

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.

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Performance improvement Medicaid 52

HIT Consultant

JUNE 5, 2024

Ahzam Afzal, Co-Founder and CEO, Puzzle Healthcare Post-acute care facilities for years have been preparing for the impact that value-based purchasing (VBP) programs would have. In 2024, the stakes have gotten much higher for post-acute care facilities. Implement on-site physiatry services.

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Medicare Hospitals 52

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 30, 2022

This will help better identify potential noncompliance with CMS’s nurse staffing requirements, such as lack of a registered nurse for eight hours each day, or lack of licensed nursing for 24 hours a day. This guidance will help to uncover instances of insufficient staffing and yield higher quality care.

Nursing 75

Nursing Prevention Quality of Care Accountability 75

HIT Consultant

JUNE 16, 2024

However, there are quantifiable results when a medical facility is safe and secure, such as patients being happier and receiving better quality of care. Too often, technology or other solutions are introduced in response to some sort of incident rather than preventing the incident from occurring in the first place.

Nursing 98

Nursing Prevention Quality of Care Patient Experience 98

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The enterprise health system created six distinct service lines supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The six virtual care programs are as follows. First, Urgent Care Telehealth. As a result, staff anticipate realizing higher quality of care outcomes in these two patient populations.

Urgent Care 208

Urgent Care Nursing Hospitals Healthcare 208

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The cost of supplies continues to increase like everything else in the economy and labor costs to access skilled nurses or therapists who actually have proper wound care treating in these types of cases are also increasing. The nurse brought her supervisor to observe the wound care provided and ask if it was proper or adequate.

Medicare 105

Medicare Nursing Hospitals Regulations 105

Home Health Care

JANUARY 6, 2022

When it comes to home health, location factors heavily into the quality of care patients receive. Agencies in rural areas tend to initiate care more quickly, for example, while their urban counterparts perform better on outcomes measures, a new study suggests.

Nursing 82

Nursing Medicaid Medicare Quality of Care 82

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For example, inpatient nurses who can validate the right type of proactive patient alerts. · Assess Logic and Use Case: Assess the logic and use case and confirm there is compelling reasoning to use AI as a solution. Additionally, establish clear lines of responsibility for any actions taken based on AI outputs.

Healthcare 102

Healthcare Integration Performance improvement Prevention 102

Vie Healthcare

JUNE 3, 2022

In Episode 47 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience, Lisa is joined by Jim Cagliostro, a Registered Nurse and VIE’s Clinical Operations Performance Improvement Expert. Together they discuss the evolving role of nursing in today’s healthcare organizations and its inherent challenges. 01:55 The evolving role of nursing in the US.

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Healthcare Hospitals 52

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In fact, patients have generally become more amenable to being treated remotely , further supporting the move to add telehealth tools to the patient care arsenal. Increasing The Quality of Care at Home Without Adding to The Burden. You could be excused for thinking this would just replace one problem with another.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Telemedicine Nursing Health Data 98

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Increased capacity for predictive modeling through AI will empower home care leaders to enhance service offerings to improve the quality of care, patient health, comfort and independence. I look forward to the future when each state’s private duty home care license is consistent nationwide.

Home Care 113

Home Care Regulations Nursing Prevention 113

Vie Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2022

In Episode 48 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience, Lisa is joined by Jim Cagliostro, a Registered Nurse and VIE’s Clinical Operations Performance Improvement Expert. Together they continue to discuss the role of nursing in healthcare, with a focus on the challenges of burnout. And so I mentioned that patient care assistance.

Nursing 52

Nursing Hospitals Healthcare Quality of Care 52

NCQA

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Fortunately, her assisted living facility was connected to a nursing facility and we moved her there. Despite the many tests she received—at the nursing facility, in the hospital and at a rehabilitation center—she did not receive a proper neurologic evaluation until I personally arranged one months later. Health care in the U.S.

Nursing 59

Nursing Doctors Primary Care Quality of Care 59

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 13, 2021

There’s even voice technology that can detect changes in the patient’s voice to predict possible COPD exacerbation and other devices that can help detect falls — or even predict that a fall might happen, helping us work to prevent it. Artificial intelligence is another way technology advancements can help drive changes in home-based care.

Home Care 100

Home Care Nursing Prevention Medicare 100

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Amid a growing shortage of doctors and nurses, hospitals around the world are increasingly turning to AI to improve the quality of care in the face of an aging population. One major undertaking across the healthcare industry is to deliver AI-driven solutions that can improve surgical care – a tall order.

Doctors 97

Doctors Hospitals Nursing Quality of Care 97

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 30, 2023

Hospice care generally includes nursing and aide services, drugs, and supplies. It may be provided in a variety of settings, such as the patient’s home, a nursing facility, or an assisted living facility. The key priorities of OIG’s hospice oversight are below.

Hospice Care 52

Hospice Care Quality of Care Nursing Prevention 52

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 20, 2024

. – This collaboration aims to enhance the care of seniors with chronic conditions such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, and type 2 diabetes across Florida’s Tampa Bay and West Central regions. By identifying potential health issues early, the program aims to prevent hospitalizations and improve overall patient outcomes.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Prevention Quality of Care Nursing 52

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Nursing homes are inspected by state surveyors for compliance with federal requirements for participation with Medicare and/or Medicaid (42 CFR 483 Subpart B). CMPs collected from nursing homes can be reinvested to improve the quality of care and quality of life of nursing home residents (per 42 CFR 488.433).

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Medicaid Telemedicine 52

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 22, 2024

Aaron Marcum, founder of Breakaway Home Care Accelerator With the advancements in medical care and the resilience of the human spirit, most people now live longer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supports this, publishing data about the rise in life expectancy in the U.S.,

Home Care 96

Home Care Quality of Care Healthcare Providers Doctors 96

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Christian Rodriguez, CEO of Hollywood, Florida-based Woundtech, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

Prevention 64

Prevention Rehabilitation Hospice Care Integration 64

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Among consumers who do have access to their electronic health records, 82% rate their health care experience as excellent, very good or good. Among consumers who have access to DHRs, 80% perceive the quality of care in their country as excellent, very good, or good.

Healthcare 91

Healthcare Patient Experience Health Data Regulations 91

GoMoHealth

JULY 7, 2021

It’s clear that patients are clamoring for better-quality treatment and one of the answers to these pleas has been the advent of value-based care. Simply put, value-based care seeks to reduce spending while improving treatment outcomes.

Healthcare Providers 81

Healthcare Providers Quality of Care Integration Accountability 81

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

CMS works with the State Survey Agencies to strengthen oversight so that the care provided in nursing homes and other acute and continuing care providers and suppliers is of the highest quality. Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 6, 2024

For instance, FTC Chair Lina Khan stated that “[a] common theme across these comments is that growing financialization in the health care industry can force medical professionals to subordinate their medical judgment to corporate decision-makers’ profit motives at the expense of patient health.” 1] Health care market participants (i.e.

Nursing 59

Nursing Quality of Care Accountability Doctors 59

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2018

The researchers recommend three strategies: first, address key modifiable risks like diet, tobacco, alcohol and drug use, activity, and obesity; then improve access to quality of care in specific areas to address chronic kidney disease and substance use disorders; and, address social determinants of health.

Quality of Care 78

Quality of Care Accountability Nursing Prevention 78

Bill Of Health

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Further action is needed to prevent discrimination in health care services towards persons with substance use disorder. Health care discrimination toward persons with substance use disorder People experiencing substance use disorder often face discrimination and stigma in the medical setting. But it is not without limitations.

Prevention 64

Prevention Hospitals Quality of Care Medical Services 64

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 17, 2023

Patient safety issues related to ligature risks identified should be cited at the appropriate CoPs (for example, Patient Rights, Physical Environment, Nursing Services, QAPI, etc.) Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Patient Safety Quality of Care Medicare 52

Home Health Care

AUGUST 4, 2023

Put QAPI at the center of your fix process… In addition to using QAPI to improve VBP scores, home health organizations can also use it to improve patient safety, reduce costs, and improve the overall quality of care. They have the most direct contact with patients and can provide valuable insights into how to improve care.

Medicare 85

Medicare Performance improvement Quality Assurance Quality Improvement 85