Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 9, 2023

SAMHSA provides leadership, supports programs and services, and devotes resources to helping people act on the knowledge that behavioral health is essential to health, prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover. The training and technical assistance provided by the COENF will be free of charge.

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Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Ultimately, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) aim to improve information access in hopes of facilitating more holistic healthcare, improved quality of care, and better support for broader federal and regional public health initiatives such as disease surveillance and health equity.

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Lexis Nexis

JULY 20, 2022

The most important to close care gaps are part of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), which measures how well a plan handles preventive care and chronic care disease management. Gaps in care have exploded due to the pandemic and federal regulation spurring advances in interoperability is here to stay.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 19, 2023

To serve the unique requirements of a sensitive industry that is bound by stringent regulations, we require a customized healthcare system that grants legitimacy to all participants within the blockchain. Doesn’t that sound like what the healthcare industry is in need of most? What is Proof of Competence (PoC)?

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NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

High-quality, integrated care requires strong system-level partnerships, information and data sharing, and family-centered practices. Yet, states often face barriers to integrated care including a lack of trust across agencies, privacy regulations that may hinder data sharing, and misaligned eligibility, enrollment, and referral systems.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 9, 2022

The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) has published MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 9, Issue 4). As of 12/30/21, the new CNA regulations require the CNA instructor to take a four-hour update training every five years. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Accountable Care Doctors

OCTOBER 21, 2020

“Doing more procedures is not the answer to quality care — it is building a system and a culture that puts the resources of the entire team at play in the correct way.”. Patient information gleaned from telephonic or video visits should be counted for quality measures and for computing payment for at-risk contracts, the CAPP leaders say.

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

This final rule will also codify regulations implementing section 118 of Division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, section 11404 of the Inflation Reduction Act, and includes provisions that will codify existing sub-regulatory guidance in the Part C, Part D, and PACE programs.

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Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

This evolution of engaged patient care will mean the proliferation of virtual health and services to deliver preventative, ongoing care management, and individualized patient programs that help promote better health and wellness outcomes.

Healthcare 52

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

. §7022), in existence for over fifteen years, is a statewide network of NCQA certified Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) which are supported by regional program managers, quality improvement managers, self-management program coordinators, and a regional Community Health Team (CHT).

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Medicaid Primary Care Prevention Nursing 52

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

As major purchasers, administrators, and regulators of behavioral health treatment and supports, states play a critical role in system transformation. Invest in prevention and early intervention. This is one section of Modernizing Behavioral Health Systems: A Resource for States. See the full resource guide.

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NASHP

MARCH 11, 2022

Arizona also created a quality improvement collaborative and provided other supports, such as performance dashboards, to these clinics. Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention. Behavioral Health/HARP. Integrated Primary Care. Maternity Care.

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

The commission was created in the New Hampshire Legislature in 2000 (NH RSA Chapter 12-J), which established the Alcohol Fund, directing a part of proceed from sales of alcohol to prevention, harm reduction treatment, and recovery services. An action plan dashboard tracks targets.

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NASHP

JULY 24, 2023

“State officials have shared concerns that consolidation can have important access and quality implications that state officials want to monitor more closely.” Will quality improve or be maintained? Oregon How will access improve and disparities be reduced, particularly for medically underserved groups (MUGs)?

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NASHP

DECEMBER 20, 2022

States are taking steps to provide additional prevention, treatment, and recovery services to higher-risk individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), including those in contact with the criminal legal system. Community Services and Prevention (Intercept 0). Across states, drug violations have led to most arrests in recent years.

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NASHP

APRIL 15, 2022

Community Supports (formerly "In Lieu of Services") California is able to provide community supports, or “in lieu of services” (ILOS), as cost-effective substitutes to medical services covered under the state plan under the federal regulation 42 C.F.R. Eviction prevention. e), as approved by CMS. Landlord community. Dispute resolution.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 25, 2023

Each year, suicide and nonfatal self-harm cost the nation nearly $490 billion in medical costs, work-loss costs, the value of statistical life, and quality-of-life costs, according to statistics cited by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For America’s veterans, the problem of suicide is even more grave.

Life Sciences 52

Life Sciences Population Health Prevention Quality Improvement 52

NASHP

MAY 8, 2023

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health : Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement Public Health : The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.

Medicaid 52

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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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NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

Recruit providers to support system improvements. Support quality improvement efforts. Guide quality measurement and evaluation. Advise on evidence-based improvement practices. [1] 1] National Improvement Partnership Network. Establishing a Child Health Improvement Partnership: A How-to Guide.

Care Transition 52

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NASHP

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Monitor and evaluate quality improvement and outcomes and address barriers to care. The project is supported by the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant, the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, and the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation. Determine structure of benefit. Implement Medicaid benefit.

Medicaid 59

Medicaid Nursing Hospitals Regulations 59

Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Improving Access to Behavioral Health Care Providers The Proposed Rule would expand MA network adequacy requirements to encompass outpatient behavioral health in order to improve access to behavioral health care providers. Please refer to our January 5, 2023 , November 4, 2022 and May 16, 2022 blog posts for more information.

Medicare 59

Medicare Medicaid Regulations Integration 59

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 5, 2023

Requiring MAOs to incorporate one or more activities into their overall Quality Improvement program that reduce disparities in health and health care among their enrollees. Request for Comments on the Rewards and Incentives Program Regulations for Part C Enrollees.

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Patient Safety Movement

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Approximately 25% of patients experience an adverse event in US hospitals, with over 40% caused by preventable errors. Many automobiles have monitors that help the driver avoid swerving out of their lane or reversing into a wall or tell them to hit the breaks to prevent a collision. Why is this so important?

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