HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Administrative tasks are essential for ensuring high-quality patient care in health care, and the rehabilitation sector is no different. Any inefficiency not only undermines the quality of care by causing delays for patients but also leads to therapist burnout. Let’s dig a little deeper.

Rehabilitation 98

Rehabilitation Healthcare Prevention Patient Experience 98

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As is often the case in today’s healthcare environment, advanced technologies powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are emerging as a potential solution, helping to both prevent falls and accelerate recovery when falls lead to injury – particularly when they can be used in the comfort of the patient’s home.

Rehabilitation 105

Rehabilitation Pharmaceuticals Prevention Biotechnology 105

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

I’ve witnessed firsthand how inadequate health care can drastically affect lives. One poignant example was my uncle, who, despite having access to care, faced a preventable diabetes complication that led to an amputation. This experience highlighted the critical importance of timely and preventive care.

Prevention 64

Prevention Rehabilitation Hospice Care Integration 64

HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2022

The EHR is the best way to support the immediate and long-term trajectory of a patient’s health by allowing for more efficient information gathering and information analysis along the continuum of care, including preventive care, through medical incidents, rehabilitation and maintenance.

Patient Experience 96

Patient Experience Rehabilitation Quality of Care Regulations 96

NCQA

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

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. While the rules were in place for her own safety, my stepmother’s condition prevented her from understanding this.

Nursing 59

Nursing Doctors Primary Care Quality of Care 59

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series. The series of 10–15-minute videos are tailored to provider types and aim to reduce the deficiencies most commonly cited during the CMS survey process, like infection control and accident prevention.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

These actions support the Administration’s plan to improve safety and quality of care in nursing homes, and CMS remains committed to proposing minimum staffing standards for nursing facilities later this spring. This fact sheet discusses the major provisions of the proposed rule.

Rehabilitation 40

Rehabilitation Nursing Medicare Quality of Care 40