Healthcare It News

APRIL 8, 2024

"And the message is scripted and standardized, which is fantastic from a quality assurance standpoint," she added. That's a big quality assurance gain. "If we put it all on async video, then they don't have to be regurgitating the same information constantly.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

We’re committed to utilizing AI that’s designed to ensure patient safety continues to be our top priority and our collaboration in quality assurance with Hippocratic AI only strengthens that approach.”

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p3care

APRIL 9, 2024

P3Care works on quality assurance by making coding procedures easy for doctors to streamline revenue cycle management. P3 Care will make sure that they are following rules by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) to protect patient personal information.

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Sequence Health

APRIL 12, 2024

In contrast, a call center predictive dialer integrates quality assurance by dynamically adjusting the calling process based on agent data and call analytics. Predictive dialers in a call center ensure that your dedicated patient care coordinators can focus more on providing quality care rather than managing call logistics.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What You Should Know: – Geisinger has announced their implementation of Exo’s point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) workflow software, Exo Work s, to simplify and streamline ultrasound exam documents, billing and quality assurance to improve patient outcomes.

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NCQA

OCTOBER 29, 2024

HEDIS ® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA will evaluate all results anonymously, and will not disclose organization identifiers when reporting survey results. If you have any questions, please contact us.

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Life Qi

JULY 18, 2022

In this article we are going to look at Bill Smith, another Quality Improvement (QI) hero – and sometimes known as the ‘father of Six Sigma’. We’ll be finding out about the Six Sigma theory that he invented after having spent 35 years in quality assurance and engineering – a method that is widely used today within Quality Improvement.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The app provides a first-class, comprehensive quality assurance practice management system for medical imaging, radiation oncology, and radiation safety. With this funding round, Enzee Health can expand into all departments to deliver comprehensive quality data into one platform for hospitals.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 18, 2023

Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs have been ubiquitous in the home health space for the past few years, but in light of the nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP), the process may begin to hold more weight than ever. This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

CoRead Acquisition The company also finalized the acquisition of CoRead, a leading AI quality assurance company currently being used by more than 2,000 hospital sites nationwide. Lawrence Ngo, former CEO of CoRead, will join Covera Health as Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance Platform, reporting to President Aaron Friedkin.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 5, 2023

What You Should Know: Dot Compliance , a leading provider of eQMS compliance solutions for the life sciences sector, has introduced an industry-first, ready-to-use AI-Based electronic Quality Management System for life sciences, powered by an embedded generative and predictive artificial intelligence.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 27, 2023

Curating a specific plan based on a home health provider’s needs, deficiencies and vulnerabilities is key to having successful Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs. Broadly, QAPI refers to any kind of auditing or quality metric standards a home health agency hopes to abide by.

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Sequence Health

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Quality Assurance Challenge Maintaining consistent service quality across a healthcare call center can be challenging, mainly when dealing with diverse medical inquiries and patient needs. Solution Implement quality assurance programs that include call monitoring, feedback sessions, and regular performance evaluations.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

To begin seeking ways to address these issues, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) conducted a 90-day innovation project to identify key activities to increase adoption of effective quality improvement practices in US nursing homes.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What You Should Know: – The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has initiated the Virtual Care Accreditation Pilot program, a significant step in developing a quality improvement framework for organizations offering care through telehealth or digital platforms.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

What You Should Know: – The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has introduced a groundbreaking new program designed to evaluate and accredit organizations offering virtual care services.

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 13, 2022

MDH’s Nurse Aide Registry (NAR) staff will host an informational call on Microsoft Teams for nurse aide training programs registered with the State of Minnesota on Monday, May 16 at 11 a.m. central time.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 14, 2024

Later in 2024, they will introduce tiered membership options offering access to exclusive benefits like annual conferences, educational resources, publications, and quality assurance tools. Open Membership and Future Initiatives CHAI welcomes membership from all interested parties.

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Bill Of Health

JUNE 29, 2023

This has been demonstrated to be safe, given that providers receive the appropriate education on this practice, and that there is a quality assurance program in place. The proposal includes recommendations on storage and oversight, as well as indications for the administration of these products and quality assurance practices.

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NCQA

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

HEDIS ® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). CAHPS ® is a registered trademark of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. For details on proposed changes, visit the NCQA website.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

JULY 20, 2022

Specifically, the AMA calls on medical schools and residency programs to incorporate content on the organization of health care delivery, modes of practice, practice settings, cost effective use of diagnostic and treatment services, practice management, risk management, and quality assurance.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 18, 2024

However, the report also reveals apprehension among staff (65%) regarding the potential impact of automation on quality assurance and job security. Automation: A Double-Edged Sword Healthcare leaders overwhelmingly agree (92%) that automation can be a valuable tool to address staff shortages by handling repetitive tasks.

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GoMoHealth

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Barr is the President and Founder of MEDIS, LLC, providing advisory services to support healthcare organizations and technology companies dedicated to enhancing healthcare quality. Bob Gold, CEO and Chief Behavioral Technologist of GoMo Health, commented that “Dr.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pramana’s SpectralHT scanners boast automatic quality assessment and image enrichment capabilities, accompanied by valuable metadata, all packaged in a standardized DICOM format.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This includes a streamlined rater journey through a single mobile device app and a comprehensive suite of data quality assurance solutions for central nervous system (CNS) assessments.

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NCQA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

HEDIS ® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). This year’s public comment will go live on Monday, October 2, at 9:00 AM ET. We’ll post the link and more details here , so check back! The post Ad hoc HEDIS® Public Comment Opens Next Week appeared first on NCQA.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

What You Should Know: ReflexAI, the leading provider of AI-powered training and quality assurance tools for crisis response, emergency dispatch, and healthcare organizations, launched HomeTeam, a digital training tool that teaches veterans how to support each other with mental health challenges.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Under Senate Bill 159 , the implementation of the minimum wage increases was delayed until either certain increases to state revenues took place or the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) notified the legislature that it had initiated the data retrieval necessary to implement an increase to hospital quality assurance fee revenues.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 1, 2022

Microsoft will provide quality assurance throughout this landmark academic center’s Azure migration process. Accenture will collaborate with New York City’s largest academic medical system to help devise and securely execute its strategic cloud migration of clinical applications, including its Epic electronic health records system.

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NCQA

AUGUST 20, 2024

HEDIS ® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Pew Charitable Trusts. The post New NCQA Research Shows Variation in Antibiotic Prescribing appeared first on NCQA.

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Home Health Care

MAY 10, 2022

One specific area where agencies will need to adapt is tracking and improving quality measures, starting with both the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) and the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) improvement scores.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The right partner, equipped with deep domain knowledge, an understanding of the program’s mission criticality, and a strong focus on member and provider experiences, can support states with their modernization vision, planning, data strategy and integration, risk mitigation, and quality assurance.

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NCQA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It has helped us better understand the type of information that can be collected from virtual care visits and ensure that all aspects of quality care are being delivered in these visits.” Milibeth C., Our virtual care program was dispersed throughout different departments and needed structure.

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Sequence Health

AUGUST 13, 2024

There are so many factors to consider when monitoring key metrics in your healthcare call center during quality assurance. You want to make sure you answer as many calls as possible and at the fastest rate. The measure of these numbers is what is called service level in a call center. What is it? Why does it matter to your patients?

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NCQA

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

HEDIS ® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Read the special report that summarizes the results for sixteen HEDIS measures that use the ECDS reporting standard. FHIR ® is a registered trademark of Health Level Seven International and its use does not constitute endorsement by HL7.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 26, 2023

What You Should Know: – The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today launched the Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network, a free, interactive, online tool that offers data and best practices to help health plans improve how they collect race and ethnicity data on their enrollees.

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