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

They should comply with relevant regulations and best practices to protect sensitive information, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of patient data. · Governance and Safety: Ensure that the AI solution includes clear guidelines for responsible use, with results that are clearly labeled and expressed with appropriate degrees of certainty.

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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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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

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Physicians should emphasize their value in terms of patient outcomes, quality of care, and cost-effectiveness. Value-Based Care Initiatives: Participating in value-based care models and accountable care organizations can lead to increased reimbursement based on improved patient outcomes and cost savings.

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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. Baseline regulations that set forth good business practices to keep clients and caregivers safe are essential.

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Home Health Care

JULY 19, 2024

However, there’s a difference between providers that have made errors in claims processing or quality of care provisions versus those taking part in purposeful fraudulent activity, according to National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A.

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Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

These shifting priorities have catalyzed the desire to track patient outcomes and cost-savings for improved quality of care. Overall, regulators have made clear their intention to eliminate barriers to interoperability and provide patients greater control of their healthcare. Regulatory compliance.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

Andy Auerbach, Chief Revenue Officer of SafeRide Health As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, there is a growing need for innovative solutions that not only improve the quality of care but also make care more accessible.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 1, 2025

Consequently, more than 112,500 home care shifts go unfilled each month in the state, primarily due to staffing shortages, according to PHA. In early 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration commissioned a study of reimbursement rates for home and community-based services (HCBS). per hour, Haney explained.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Every year we are fighting for survival and every year CMS is proposing to cut reimbursement and adding more regulations. Can you please remove some of the regulations so we can get back to the business of taking care of patients? Unfortunately, it is the same this year.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Technology emerges as the linchpin as we discuss value-based care and alternative payment models. As we pivot towards these models, the focus intensifies on creating frameworks that not only reward outcomes but also emphasize the quality of care over the volume of services provided.

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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.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 27, 2023

QAPI became standardized in home health care when updates were made to the conditions of participation in 2018. The goal of QAPI is to ensure a high quality of care while identifying opportunities for improvement and addressing gaps in systems or processes.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 23, 2024

Amid Medicaid changes, the most relevant news to home care providers is the aforementioned 80-20 provision, which will force HCBS providers to direct 80% of reimbursement to direct care workers. “We That raises the question: What does the industry do now? Firstly, there will likely be resistance to the rule. “We

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 20, 2023

To increase compliance with CMS’ health and safety regulations, CMS has used the findings from those surveys to inform a series of short (10–15 minutes) Quality in Focus interactive training videos tailored for specific provider types.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 4, 2024

How can we break down the barriers that prevent us from achieving full interoperability? However, compliance with these regulations requires significant effort from healthcare organizations, pushing them to adopt new technologies and workflows to ensure seamless data exchange. I know what you’re thinking.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Department of Health and Human Services regulates what types of communications health plans can send to their members. Other regulations limit the frequency of communications with members.

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Icanotes

MARCH 15, 2021

Beyond providing high-quality patient care, behavioral health clinicians need to navigate challenges in mental health services, such as changing regulations and an increasing shift to telemedicine. Ensuring Compliance With Regulations and Practicing Risk Mitigation. Table of Contents. Shifting to Telehealth.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 22, 2024

And they are important requirements to protect the health and welfare of participants to ensure quality services are delivered, and to prevent fraud and abuse. While the current administration has been supportive of the idea of enhanced home-based care services in the U.S.,

Medicaid 85

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Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

These shifting priorities have catalyzed the desire to track patient outcomes and cost-savings for improved quality of care. Overall, regulators have made clear their intention to eliminate barriers to interoperability and provide patients greater control of their healthcare. Regulatory compliance.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

The SPSS is aligned with CMS expectations for State Survey Agency performance in accordance with the §1864 Agreement and all related regulations and policies intended to protect and improve the health and safety of Americans such as the State Operations Manual, the Mission and Priority Document, survey procedure guides, and other relevant documents.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 4, 2023

A lot of compliance legality issues, making sure that our offices remain compliant with all the rules and regulations, and advocating for our industry as a whole. We are very involved with HCAOA, as well as the National Association of Home Care. I’ve been in home care for 33 years.

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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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Etactics

AUGUST 9, 2024

Prevention is the best medicine. Quality of Care The financial strain on a company usually means cutbacks on day-to-day administrative tools. Maintaining infrastructure and investing in quality technology becomes more difficult. Not only for your physical health but your financial health, too.

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Sheppard Health Law

JULY 7, 2022

prevent HCSPs or insurers from providing provider-specific cost or quality of care information to referring providers, the HCSPs or insurer sponsors, enrollees, insureds or eligible enrollees or insureds of the HCSPs or insurers.

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Icanotes

JULY 12, 2024

Using a behavioral health chart audit tool ensures your practice's documentation processes meet high standards and comply with important industry regulations. Regular audits are crucial for maintaining quality documentation. Explore the top strategies for maintaining patient charts that always pass an audit: 1.

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Sequence Health

APRIL 3, 2025

Enhancing patient support and satisfaction Medical call centers play a crucial role in enhancing patient satisfaction by delivering round-the-clock support that includes guidance on preventive care, managing symptoms, and providing health education. What measures do medical call centers take to ensure patient data security?

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Icanotes

OCTOBER 5, 2021

DBT can be a central component of treating disorders related to emotional regulation such as depression and anger problems. DBT is an evidence-based practice that clinicians can use to show insurance providers the quality of care being offered. The clinician provides guidance, education and support. Substance misuse. Depression.

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Health Advances

MARCH 8, 2023

With the use of AI, physicians can provide patients with the highest quality of care. Additionally, the hope is that with this AI application this high level of care can be achieved across all care settings and geographies. With innovation, there comes a lag in necessary regulation and policy changes. 9(2): 020318.

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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. In spite of these barriers, and to help address them, states have implemented innovations to improve integrated care coordination for CYSHCN. Supporting a diverse care coordination workforce.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Preventing denial codes is essential if you want to keep a steady revenue flow. This is an easily preventable billing error, which we are going to go over in this blog. These codes provide data about the quality of care given. 99397 - Preventive exam (over the age 65). Anesthesia. Laboratory. 71020 - Chest X-ray.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Let’s lean more into home-based care industry compliance challenges you alluded to. There is a myriad of regulations that affect the health care industry on the federal, state, and local levels to choose from. In a couple of words, finish this sentence: “In 2023, the home-based care industry is being defined by…?”

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Evidence suggests that consolidation leads to higher hospital and provider prices and higher total expenditures – all while having little to no impact on improving quality of care for patients, reducing utilization, or improving efficiency. The chart below details how each contract clause may be used.

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NASHP

MAY 20, 2022

Although states can promote family caregiver services through licensure, regulation, and outreach, the most powerful policy lever that states have to increase access is funding key services and supports. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened reliance on family caregivers. How States Assist Family Caregivers. How States Assist Family Caregivers.

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NASHP

JULY 24, 2023

Evidence suggests that vertical integration and growing consolidation in health care leads to higher hospital and provider prices and higher total spending — all while having little to no impact on improving quality of care for patients, reducing utilization, or improving efficiency.

Hospitals 52

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Sequence Health

APRIL 14, 2025

ACD systems distribute incoming calls evenly among agents, preventing overload and idle time. Failure to comply with HIPAA regulations could result in punitive measures, substantial financial penalties, reputational harm, and diminished market share. Implementing Automated Call Distribution (ACD) systems is a key strategy.

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