Healthcare It News

JUNE 24, 2024

THE PROBLEM This issue stemmed largely from gaps in continuous care during transitions between these settings. Patients discharged from hospitals often were readmitted due to complications that could have been prevented with better monitoring and more proactive management, said Matt Nieukirk, director of the SNF practice at OSF HealthCare.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

. – This entity integrates Emory’s growing primary care service line and affiliate physician network to expand value-based care (VBC) – a focus on quality and outcomes while containing costs – to more than 350,000 individuals across Georgia. Its reach extends through partnerships with six regional affiliate hospitals, St.

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NCQA

MARCH 4, 2025

On January 28, NCQA convened a panel of expertsprimary care clinicians, nephrologists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, pharmacists, patient representativesto discuss ways to drive improvement in the quality of care for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Heres what they said.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With greater use of 5G technology, speed of bandwidth is increased, enabling expansion of care across many continents, regardless of boundaries or country borders. Connected health technologies can provide fast, chronic and preventive care to patients on-demand at any time or place. ON THE RECORD.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 19, 2024

He urged OHA to prevent any further changes in the ownership, license or administration over Providence health care entities, including home health and hospice agency licensures, while OHA reviews whether the proposed joint venture must go through the HCMO process.

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Best Medical Billing Company | Physicians Revenue Group, Inc.

MARCH 16, 2023

Admin March 16, 2023 How Does Medical Billing Audit Help Prevent Revenue Loss? Providing health care in rush hours to critical cases results in the immediate exchange of medical information. As such shady operations are the biggest cause of revenue drops, in addition to the quality of care provided to patients.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With EHR in place, healthcare professionals can now exchange crucial patient data electronically, improving communication, reducing errors, and enhancing the overall quality of care. Burnout can lead to a decrease in the quality of care, an increase in medical errors, and ultimately impact patient safety.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 1, 2022

This allows emergency medicine provider care to be rendered at the EMS scene, preventing unnecessary transport and expense for minor conditions and first responder consultation for complicated conditions. Patient adoption requires having a frictionless user experience that delivers a high quality of care.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Effective regulation of AI in healthcare requires appropriate authority and a thorough understanding of AI’s impact on patient care, with regulatory frameworks aimed at encouraging innovation, ensuring equitable access and addressing disparities in quality of care.

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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.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Scottsdale, Arizona-based organization is a non-medical, private-duty home care provider that offers companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation and planning, transportation and respite services. The goal is to prevent issues before they happen falls, malnutrition or social isolation.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 27, 2025

This capability helps flag individuals at risk of chronic conditions like heart disease or diabetes, allowing for earlier intervention and preventive strategies that improve outcomes and reduce costs. Physicians can then intervene earlier with preventive measures, improving patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For instance, if the AI autofills a surgical form, it should be clear who is responsible for reviewing and approving these entries to prevent errors. Inquire about the safety protocols in place to prevent the AI from making critical mistakes, particularly in high-stakes situations.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 11, 2025

The hearing centered on concerns regarding proposed budget cuts to Medicaid and their potential impact on the quality of care patients receive in the future. million seniors and individuals with disabilities, and that care is now on the chopping block. It funds long-term support for 9.3 Patients want it.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 23, 2024

"RPM provides a viable solution to improve patient care and outcomes, leverage team-based care, and maintain neutral workload for PCPs and care teams. "Together, we were able to identify a site where we could prove the concept, demonstrate success and socialize it internally to scale."

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 8, 2025

This will allow for a shift from a reactive to a proactive and predictive perspective in health care. What specific technologies do you foresee playing a critical role in enhancing care capabilities at home? We know that the quality of care they receive under such conditions is also compromised.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 22, 2025

The expanded HHVBP model seeks to enhance the quality and efficiency of home health care across the nation, improving patients’ experiences with their care through better support of physical function and addressing health issues to prevent ED visits, a CMS spokesperson told Home Health Care News.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 30, 2025

By providing physicians with the resources and support they need, Vytalize Health aims to enable them to: Manage complex patients effectively: Integrate pharmacists, social workers, and care managers into a virtual clinic model to provide comprehensive support for patients with complex needs.

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p3care

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

134 Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan. Quality of Care by ACOs. The idea behind ACOs is to improve the quality of healthcare with collective efforts. There is one good news for ACOs that will take effect from next year. 236 Controlling High Blood Pressure.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 4, 2022

Care coordination is becoming increasingly important in U.S. healthcare for a variety of reasons, including the increased use of value-based care models, the behavioral care shortage and a boom in home healthcare. For example, when a patient's care goes off-course, home-based providers often are not looped in.

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Readiness Rounds

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Let’s explore how your hospital can effectively meet these new requirements and enhance outcomes for older patients by integrating the CMS 2025 Age-Friendly Measures into your care model. Mentation: Preventing, identifying, treating, and managing cognitive impairments, including dementia, depression, and delirium.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

is "aging and stretched thin," with the country needing "thousands more primary care doctors. Our ability to effectively communicate the value of the services we deliver (or the value of any chronic care management program) is pivotal, particularly as these models emphasize outcomes and the quality of care over volume.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 14, 2023

Doctors and other healthcare professionals are entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding the health and well-being of their patients, ensuring they receive the highest quality of care. This article will examine some of the causes of medical malpractice and outline steps to prevent its occurrence.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 28, 2022

"Physicians commonly prescribe antithrombotic or anticoagulants for these patients to prevent cardiac events such as heart attack and stroke, which may result in hospitalizations and readmissions if patients don't adhere to their medication regimen," said Brian Davis, CIO at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Woundtech, located in Hollywood, Florida, is a home-based care provider specializing in wound care and the management of chronic wounds. Health care systems are focused on providing cost-effective, high-quality care that reduces hospitalizations and prevents complications, Anderson explained.

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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.

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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. Advantages for Patients. Accountability.

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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. Advantages for Patients. Accountability.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

CMS’ Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule will promote greater use of telehealth and other telecommunications technologies for providing behavioral health care services, encourage growth in the diabetes prevention program, and boost payment rates for vaccine administration.

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 11, 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) posted its first ever Global Report on Infection Prevention and Control – Executive Summary on May 6, 2022. This document provides a detailed summary of the content of the WHO global report on infection prevention and control (IPC). This is a 30-page document.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 16, 2023

A caregiver incentive program that increases caregiver productivity and retention while preventing caregiver burnout and improving quality of care for patients. An online occupational health solution that provides primary care health benefits for employees. – Perry. – Vitable Health. – Remote Focus.

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p3care

OCTOBER 30, 2020

For instance, CMS asks physicians to focus on the quality of care rather than the volume of patients. However, with the pandemic, there was no choice left other than catering to the volume of patients while being careful and value-driven to every extent possible. Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 22, 2023

This report: (1) describes actions experts identified that HHS should continue, enhance, or discontinue to improve infection prevention and control practices in nursing homes and (2) compares actions identified by experts with prior recommendations from GAO and others.

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Home Health Care

MAY 30, 2024

Specifically, home-based care – home health services, house calls and other ways of engaging with Medicare beneficiaries in the home – allows UnitedHealth Group and Optum to take a more preventative approach. That, in turn, benefits the company as well as the health care system as a whole, according to Witty.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 2, 2024

According to Matt Kroll, practice president of Assistive Care & Assistive Care State Programs at Bayada Home Health Care, despite challenges, Bayada has found that EVV helps prevent false claims. “It

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Health Populi

JUNE 23, 2023

The Commonwealth Fund’s- methodology covered, Access and affordability Prevention and treatment Avoidable use and cost Healthy lives Reproductive care and women’s health Income disparity, and Racial and ethnic equity. This day marks the one-year anniversary of the overturn of Roe v.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The IHSs Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) is the nations primary administrator of behavioral health, alcohol and substance use, and family violence prevention programs for AI/AN people. The 988 lifeline replaced the state Suicide Prevention Lifeline to better serve individuals experiencing all forms of mental health crises.

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