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Personify Care's digital patient pathway project to go SA-wide

Healthcare It News

CALHN further used Personify Care's platform to launch My Prehab , a surgical pre-rehabilitation programme which helps patients become fit for surgery. " Following the initial trial, Personify Care's digital patient pathways have been deployed for various use cases across the network.

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How extending virtual options can drive value-based care

Healthcare It News

Together with Datos' Australian partner IKAO Health, Northern Health will integrate Open Care across various patient pathways, including cardiac rehabilitation, back pain, severe asthma and gestational diabetes. This allows us to effectively prioritise their care," Dr See explained.

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Key to lasting clinical adoption of digital solutions

Healthcare It News

The usage of PREMs (patient-reported experience measures ) is considered a quality improvement activity, with survey results being de- identified and used at an aggregate level for the improvement of health services. Patients may opt out of receiving or responding to survey invitations or the program entirely if they so choose.

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Impact of hospital mergers on quality: a case study

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Before the merger, NYULH consisted of a multispecialty academic acute care hospital (450 beds) and a specialized orthopedic, rheumatic, and neurologic treatment and rehabilitation hospital (190 beds). Before the merger, funding was lacking for technology and infrastructure investments to support quality improvement.

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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

KHN

The law also excuses hospitals that focus on rehabilitation, long-term care, children, psychiatry, or veterans. ” She said the hospital-acquired conditions penalty program, along with other quality-improvement programs created by the ACA, feels “very ready for a refresh.”

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Report Retention Change for IRF Reports in iQIES

Briggs Healthcare

Effective October 4, 2022, a report retention time period will be applied to user-requested or auto-generated Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) reports in the internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Updated Provider Demographic Data Process

Briggs Healthcare

CMS will be transitioning to a new data source for a provider’s demographic data for all five Post-Acute Care (PAC) provider types (Skilled Nursing Facilities / Nursing Facilities (SNF/NFs), Home Health Agencies (HHAs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) and Hospices).