Home Health Care

JANUARY 12, 2023

MedPAC was not able to measure the quality of care, Christman said, due to the pandemic and public health emergency-related policies. The post MedPAC Unanimously Recommends Home Health Payment Rate Cuts appeared first on Home Health Care News. The all-payer margins were positive in 2021 at 11.9%.”. Source: MedPAC.

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Rehabilitation Medicare Quality of Care Nursing 105

Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Founder Shawn Stevens will continue in a leadership role with Choice Hospice, contributing to the companys ongoing growth and development within the post-acute care continuum. Headquartered in Tyler, Texas, Choice Health at Home is a multi-state provider of home health, hospice, personal care and rehabilitation services.

Home Care 59

Home Care Rehabilitation Quality of Care Integration 59

Home Health Care

APRIL 3, 2024

Point32Health – the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan – announced Wednesday that it is removing prior authorization requirements for the first 30 days of home health care beginning on April 12. The changes will affect members in Point32Health’s commercial plans. “We

Rehabilitation 87

Rehabilitation Home Care Quality of Care Hospitals 87

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The reason why the list is shortened is related to the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act, also known as the IMPACT Act. The IMPACT Act was enacted in 2014 to improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries receiving post-acute care services. Why is the list shortened?

Rehabilitation 111

Rehabilitation Medicare Quality of Care Patient Experience 111

Home Health Care

JUNE 1, 2023

According to data from Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI), traditional home health PT for post-surgical rehabilitation in 2021 accounted for 10.4% A solution to those rising costs, Shah said, is the in-home outpatient model, which is billed under standard outpatient rates but keeps the same high quality of care.

Physical Therapy 98

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Quality of Care Hospitals 98

Home Health Care

JULY 18, 2022

The joint entity will offer a variety of home-based care services for Tampa General patients and the broader Florida communities of Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Manatee, Hardee and Highlands counties. Typically, if we don’t have a connection with a home care agency, a person gets readmitted to the hospital,” he said. “It’s

Nursing 98

Nursing Home Care Rehabilitation Hospitals 98

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The latest medical-grade solutions monitor balance and movement and send critical information from the patient’s home back to the healthcare provider improving care management and outcomes. Structured balance and gait tests are administered by the patient or caregiver to monitor for changes or trends.

Rehabilitation 105

Rehabilitation Pharmaceuticals Prevention Biotechnology 105

KHN

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“CMS is committed to ensuring safety and quality of care for hospital patients through a variety of initiatives,” CMS said. The law also excuses hospitals that focus on rehabilitation, long-term care, children, psychiatry, or veterans. In a statement, CMS noted it had limited ability to alter the program.

Medicare 136

Medicare Hospital IT Hospitals Patient Safety 136

NASHP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

percent increases in five areas of policy : targeted case management, community support services, rehabilitative and community support, behavioral health services, and behavioral health home services. Effective January 1, 2023, MaineCare payment rates were updated for over 115 discrete services, ranging from 6.6 percent to 72.3

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Rehabilitation Hospitals Telemedicine 52

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 30, 2023

The introduction of billable remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) codes means digital solutions can increase revenue streams and improve efficiency without compromising the quality of care – a struggle well-known to the physical therapy community as discussed.

Physical Therapy 98

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Population Health Doctors 98

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

Home Health Care

JANUARY 23, 2022

The Tyler, Texas-based Choice is a home health, hospice and rehabilitation services provider that has made some serious growth moves of late. We are thrilled to partner with the Crossroads team and expand our presence in Texas,” Jason Laing, founder and CEO of The Care Team, said in a statement.

Home Care 98

Home Care Rehabilitation Quality of Care Hospitals 98

NASHP

MARCH 14, 2022

Advance Care Planning. Chronic Care Management, Complex Chronic Care Management, and Principal Care Management. Transitional Care Management. Other rehabilitative services and supports (e.g., Other rehabilitative services and supports. Mental Health/Counseling Services.

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Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Assurance Patient Experience 94

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. And they are relying on all of us who work within the system to make health care more efficient, safe and equitable for all.

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. Reducing these common deficiencies increases the quality of care for people with Medicare and Medicaid.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Furthermore, I expect an increased collaboration across various sectors – health care providers, technology companies and insurance providers —to create a more cohesive and efficient care ecosystem. This collaboration will enhance the quality of care and make it more accessible and affordable for a broader population.

Prevention 80

Prevention Rehabilitation Hospice Care Integration 80

Bill Of Health

JULY 20, 2023

health care leaves little room for individualized accommodation and self-advocating patients vulnerable to retaliation. Enforcing a health care provider’s duty to mask should not be left to patients. That conflict may compromise quality of care or create or exacerbate a patient’s medical trauma.

Doctors 76

Doctors Rehabilitation Quality of Care Hospitals 76

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 25, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The MedPAC July 2022 Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program (208 pages) provides information on national health care and Medicare spending as well as Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care in the Medicare program, and Medicare (..)

Medicare 40

Medicare Ambulatory Care Rehabilitation Quality of Care 40

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 21, 2023

This upkeep should include regular revisions to the case-mix classification system (the groupings and their relative weights), rebasing payments so that payments remain aligned with the cost of care, and, as noted above, adjustments to address upcoding. The first report, completed by the Commission, was submitted to the Congress in 2016.

Medicare 52

Medicare Rehabilitation Accountability 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

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As more healthcare tech startups provide secure access to holistic data, there are opportunities to transform the healthcare model from fee-for-service to value-based care.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Rehabilitation Integration Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

MAY 30, 2023

acute care hospital, long-term acute care hospital [LTAC], skilled nursing facility [SNF], inpatient rehabilitation facility [IRF]) to their home (e.g., assisted living, adult family home, group home). NOTE: This document provides a draft description of the measure. The potential measure exclusions.

Medicaid 40

Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Improvement Quality of Care 40

NASHP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Value-Added Services Services that are not covered under the state plan but that a managed care plan opts to spend a portion of its administrative funding from its capitation to improve quality of care and/or reduce costs. State Example Virginia Medallion 4.0

Medicaid 72

Medicaid Performance improvement Nursing Integration 72

KHN

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“CMS is committed to ensuring safety and quality of care for hospital patients through a variety of initiatives,” CMS said. The law also excuses hospitals that focus on rehabilitation, long-term care, children, psychiatry, or veterans. In a statement, CMS noted it had limited ability to alter the program.

Medicare 52

Medicare Hospital IT Hospitals Patient Safety 52

Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

H Codes - Rehabilitative services. These codes provide data about the quality of care given. C Codes - Temporary outpatient hospital prospective payment system. D Codes - Dental procedures. E Codes - Durable medical equipment. G Codes - Professional services and temporary procedures. L Codes - Prosthetic or orthotic procedures.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Medical Services Prevention 52

Icanotes

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Reduce Burnout and Increase Quality of Care. Encourage Patients to Be Active in Their Care. Reduce Burnout and Increase Quality of Care. Burnout can come from various factors, such as being overworked and not having the resources to provide meaningful, high-quality care. Improve Patient Compliance.

Doctors 52

Doctors Quality of Care Rehabilitation Integration 52

Home Health Care

JANUARY 17, 2022

Reduced hospitalizations means greater chance of rehabilitation, restoration, maintenance of the patient’s condition and avoidance of fatalities. When looking at the non-medical home care workforce, No. 1 to them is quality from top to bottom. They can see, “This is not just 2% of my budget.

Integration 105

Integration Home Care Medicare Medicaid 105

NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center is currently supporting the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) model across seven sites in six states. This model aims to improve quality of care for children, including CYSHCN, through integrated care delivery systems that include care coordination.[12].

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Medicaid Integration Accountability Quality Improvement 98

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

North Carolina’s InCK program , led by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brings together partners from Medicaid, behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, education, Title V, mobile crisis, and more to coordinate care and address the health and social needs of children in five counties.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 52

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

Hospitals Prevention Quality Improvement Quality of Care 52

NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

This section of the guide outlines considerations, examples, and resources for: Identifying stakeholders and establishing partnerships across care coordination and child-serving systems. Assessing care coordination system capacity, gaps, and process improvements. Financing care coordination systems. Meet quality requirements.

Care Transition 52

Care Transition Medicaid Doctors Regulations 52

HIT Consultant

MAY 27, 2024

Jared Gillespie, Senior Director, Clinical Solutions, Academy Medtech Ventures (AMV) The dawn of integrating motion capture and computer vision (CV) technologies into rehabilitation practices marks a pivotal moment in healthcare, bridging the gap between advanced technological innovation and patient-centric care.

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Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Integration Quality of Care 98

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

“No senior or person with disabilities on Medicare should have to face challenges in navigating options, affording lifesaving medications prescribed by their doctor, or receiving the inpatient or rehabilitation care they need to recover.” Some health plans have already begun to undo some burdensome prior authorization requirements.

Medicare 85

Medicare Rehabilitation Quality of Care Accountability 85

Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The partnership culminated in the launch of a home-based acute care model for Highmark health plan members. Since its launch in 2020, the model has adapted to offer hospitalized patients an alternative to skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities after discharge.

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Hospitals Quality of Care Home Care Nursing 109

Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Specifically, MA enrollees enjoy an appeal right which is normally triggered when the MA organization delivers a Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (“NOMNC”) relating to certain non-hospital provider services, including services in a home health agency, skilled nursing facility, or a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility. [2]

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Medicare Medicaid Regulations Integration 59