HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Elissa Toder, MBA, VP of Quality Improvement Strategy & Solutions at Reveleer In the ongoing transition to value-based care (VBC), provider contracting poses challenges for health plans and providers. In that case, the payer must invest resources in consolidating this data to manage quality measures effectively.

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Quality Improvement Data Acquisition Medicaid Performance improvement 105

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

After discussion with IDPH, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) also established a prenatal and postpartum care HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) measure performance improvement project for Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to identify and close a health disparity gap.

Medicaid 80

Medicaid Performance improvement Quality Improvement Accountable Care 80

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2023

During this event, the TA Team provided home health agencies (HHAs) with an introduction to a quality improvement self-assessment and planning tool that HHAs can use to identify and prioritize performance improvement initiatives.

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Quality Improvement Performance improvement Healthcare Home Care 52

Readiness Rounds

JANUARY 21, 2025

Without such a system, these concerns may go unnoticed or unresolved, leading to ongoing dissatisfaction and compromised care quality. Lack of Accountability and Follow-Up Accountability is crucial for the success of any quality improvement initiative.

Nursing 52

Nursing Accountability Patient Safety Hospitals 52

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Longo : Focus on the structures, systems and processes that support quality and patient safety, performance improvement and link to health outcomes. In doing so, home health agencies may be more likely to see improvement in their quality measures and achieve higher star ratings.

Patient Safety 97

Patient Safety Performance improvement Quality Improvement Accountability 97

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 28, 2022

Presenters recommended the use of solutions customized to specific groups, as well as engaging with patients and community organizations as key stakeholders when developing quality improvement models and strategies. All recorded sessions from the 2022 CMS Quality Conference are available at Quality Conference 2022 on Vimeo.

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Quality Improvement Quality Assurance Medicare Performance improvement 75

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 17, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 Time: 2:30 pm ET This event will introduce a new quality improvement resource that HHAs can use to identify recommended best practices in home health care and prioritize performance improvement actions.

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Performance improvement Quality Improvement Healthcare 40

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 9, 2023

Training and resources provided to nursing facilities by COE-NF includes: The CMS F-Tag Behavioral Health Regulations Trauma-informed care Suicide prevention Behavioral health equity Increasing your facility’s ability to meet Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) goals De-escalation techniques Workforce development and Other mental health (..)

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Medicaid Performance improvement 52

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.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Quality Review Prevention Quality Improvement 52

Patient Safety

JUNE 17, 2021

In each issue, we publish original research, perspectives from providers and patients, patient safety initiatives, quality improvement studies, and other pieces to both inform and inspire our readers to make the necessary changes to provide safe care for all patients. From across the Atlantic, Carolyn Cullinane et al.

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Patient Safety Performance improvement Health Science Quality Improvement 40

NCQA

APRIL 5, 2023

As we explain in our September 2021 Future of HEDIS webinar (at 45:30), democratizing digital measurement means making measurement work in at least six broad situations, or “use cases”: Performance measurement. “I Performance management. Quality improvement. How can we make the most of our improvement efforts?”

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Performance improvement Quality Improvement Prevention Integration 52

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

Illinois described using two dashboards to monitor performance: a population-specific dashboard that includes data on metrics such as care plan completion and care transitions and an internal-performance dashboard to examine differences in care and utilization by race, ethnicity, and region.

Medicaid 75

Medicaid Nursing Medicare Integration 75

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The CMS 2022 Child Core Set (the set of children’s health care quality measures for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program) includes three dental and oral health measures; oral evaluation, topical fluoride for children, and sealant receipt on permanent first molars.

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Integration Primary Care Medicaid Prevention 64

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

These programs aim to prioritize value in health care delivery and, if a provider does not commit to improve and show results, they can face financial penalties. Additionally, CMS oversees a network of Quality Improvement Organizations that provide direct assistance to providers and share best practices to improve safety.

Patient Safety 40

Patient Safety Medicaid Medicare Quality of Care 40

Vie Healthcare

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We have accreditation programs that really work to make sure that that variance in quality is very narrow. We always work to have high quality graduates. And then within all the schools I’ve ever worked, there is strong quality improvement mindsets involved there.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Nursing Doctors Performance improvement 52

NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

Perhaps the most important is to identify specific goals and objectives early on to guide the details of design, such as the choice of quality metrics for incentive payments. In addition, it is important to build in measurement at the start and to think of state efforts as iterative — moving to tackle new priorities as performance improves.

Primary Care 64

Primary Care Medicaid Accountability Quality Improvement 64

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

In addition to funding mobile response services, Connecticut has also established a Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Performance Improvement Center (PIC) to support the collection and analysis of data, implement quality improvement activities, and support providers to enhance their clinical competencies and delivery of MCIS.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 52

NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

31 Telehealth Michigan Michigan’s Children’s Special Health Care Services Division collaborates with key statewide partners to lead the Michigan Pediatric Epilepsy Project , an initiative to improve health outcomes for children and youth with epilepsy, particularly those in rural and underserved communities.

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Medicaid Quality of Care Quality Assurance Nursing 124

Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 25, 2022

While the revised SFF Program increases scrutiny and enforcement consequences for poor-performing nursing homes, CMS is also emphasizing a number of efforts facilities can take to support quality improvement, including engaging the CMS Quality Improvement Organizations and hiring external consultants to support performance improvement.

Nursing 40

Nursing Accountability Quality Improvement Quality of Care 40

NASHP

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Monitor and evaluate quality improvement and outcomes and address barriers to care. Implement quality and performance initiatives. State Medicaid programs can implement initiatives such as value-based payments and performance improvement projects to incentivize perinatal health services and positive birth outcomes.

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Medicaid Nursing Hospitals Regulations 59