HIT Consultant

MAY 10, 2024

What You Should Know: – Baptist Health , a leading healthcare system in Arkansas, and Caregility , a provider of intelligent telehealth devices, today announced a significant expansion of their partnership. – Caregility Cloud™ is a trusted platform used by over 1,000 hospitals across the US.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

What You Should Know: CareSource , a nonprofit managed care organization, today announced a $1M investment in Augment Therapy , a digital health company enhancing rehabilitative healthcare and exercise through immersive and gamified technology.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 19, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Five individuals and two for-profit skilled nursing facilities in Southwestern Pennsylvania have been indicted by federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and related health care fraud charges, United States Attorney Cindy K.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

What You Should Know: – The pandemic forced many cardiac rehab clinics to limit and sometimes terminate in-person rehab, leaving Vivalink – a leading provider of digital healthcare solutions – with questions: How did they conduct at-home rehab? Did it work well for them? What were some of the barriers to implementation?

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Home Health Care

APRIL 5, 2024

WTWH Media, LLC (“WTWH Media”) Healthcare is pleased to announce the inaugural class of the 2024 Memory Care Innovation Awards. WTWH Media Healthcare recognizes these passionate leaders that aim to define the future of aging in America.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. News and World Report “evaluated over 15,000 nursing homes to help you find the best care for your loved one.”. The landing page to find nursing homes is located here. To calculate the Best Nursing Homes ratings, U.S.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 29, 2023

CALHN further used Personify Care's platform to launch My Prehab , a surgical pre-rehabilitation programme which helps patients become fit for surgery. At Queen Elizabeth Hospital , these were utilised to digitise its Direct Access Colonoscopy programme, reducing waiting times for patients seeking endoscopy or colonoscopy procedures.

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Etactics

JUNE 29, 2023

The average private room in a nursing home is $10,104 per month in the United States. Really the price of nursing home care depends on many different factors. In some cases, nursing home facilities have all-inclusive rates. This can look like many different things, one of which is the assistance found in nursing homes.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Virtual and augmented reality are gaining wider acceptance in healthcare. At Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, California, neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Louis told Healthcare IT News in September that VR shows its worth across a number of specialties. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the early chaos of the coronavirus pandemic, the healthcare industry struggled to keep up with an influx of patients amidst a shortage of necessary resources. Cybercriminals took advantage of the opportunity, and since the start of the pandemic to late 2020, cyberattacks on healthcare firms in the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This first event featured healthcare leaders from across the country and took place in Nashville. Healthcare IT News sat down with Doug Duskin, Avel eCare's chief executive, to get a debriefing on the conference and find out the major themes and learnings. The lack of tenured nurses creates a risk to quality outcomes.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Codoxo , a provider of healthcare artificial intelligence solutions for healthcare payers and agencies, today released a new study revealing that among the 41% of provider specialties showing statistically significant increases for telehealth adoption, up to 15 percent of telehealth claims are non-compliant with CMS guidelines.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 29, 2022

With a shortage of physicians to address the growing need for care, a lack of providers who accept Medicaid, and access issues due to transportation or office hour challenges, healthcare organizations are looking to technology to help bridge the gap. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. FCC funds for telehealth.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 28, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS Thammasat Thammarak Center, the elderly care arm of Thammasat University Hospital, provides geriatric services, including OPD, daycare, rehabilitation, long-term care, intermediate care and palliative care. Based on projections, senior folks would make up 30% of the population by 2040 from just 10% today.

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Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted (October 14, 2021) 2 new PBJ datasets: Payroll Based Journal Daily Non-Nurse Staffing Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing. The data include the hours staff are paid to work each day, for each facility.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The adoption of chatbots and virtual assistants, coupled with the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, has revolutionized the healthcare industry. Additionally, some chatbots have proven effective in the healthcare industry by operating in an informational or conversational fashion.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A lot of industries have been disrupted by 5G technology — the video game sector, the agriculture industry, and even healthcare. To meet expectations and further improve patient care, especially in centers like skilled nursing facilities, the widespread integration of 5G technology will be key. Increased Potential of Remote Surgery.

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Health Care Success

OCTOBER 4, 2021

You’ll need to throw out much of what you know about healthcare marketing. To learn how healthcare organizations successfully rise to the top of consumers’ hearts and minds, I asked Johnny Smith, Vice President of Marketing Services at Encompass Health, to join me on a recent podcast. health care provider for rehabilitation hospitals.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS-R-5—Physicians Certifications/Recertifications in Skilled Nursing Facilities Manual Instructions. Today, September 29, 2022, CMS-R-5/2022-21108 was published in the Federal Register. The PDF version is found here. Under the PRA ( 44 U.S.C.

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 27, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Nurse Staffing and Non-Nurse Staffing datasets provide information submitted by nursing homes including rehabilitation services on a quarterly basis.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare . The Skilled Nursing Facility ( SNF ) and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility ( IRF ) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 4.0, Change Table, and Risk Adjustment Appendix File are now available.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 25, 2022

One of them, the Central Adelaide Local Health Network , was able to launch a surgical pre-rehabilitation programme, which helps patients become fit for surgery. Personify Care has recently supported several digital transformation initiatives across hospitals and health facilities in Australia by implementing its digital pathways.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 4, 2023

MyndVR – a virtual reality company started by skilled nursing and Silicon Valley veterans – is an example of one of those companies. Those partners include AT&T, Select Rehabilitation and Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., Either way, there are plenty who believe that it will transform the way society operates. among others.

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Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Oct 02, 2023 Notice of Upcoming SNF QRP Measure Removals The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is alerting Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) providers of upcoming measure removals from the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP).

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 10, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching. All data must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on August 15, 2022.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

"We have additionally implemented a process wherein our nurses who conduct home visits for our most high-risk patients bring tablet technology to their bedside in their home and help them navigate through their telehealth visit," she noted. "Both vendors are HIPAA-compliant and work with healthcare providers nationally.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 3, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. You’ll find substantive content updates in dark red font. Keep scrolling down this website and you’ll find individual payment systems beneath What’s Changed?

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 11, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. PAC providers include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), and home health agencies (HHA) [§ 1899B(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act]. patients who do not have a prior acute stay).

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Home Health Care

MARCH 15, 2023

With 53 submissions in the categories of Behavioral Health, Home Health & Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care, Senior Housing & Senior Living, and Skilled Nursing (SNF), the scope of creativity is broader than ever before. Aging Media Network (AMN) is proud to announce the 2023 Aspect Awards winners.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On July 25, 2023, CMS posted QSO-23-02-ALL … EXPIRED EFFECTIVE: June 5, 2023.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Content-related questions should be submitted to the setting specific help desk: Home Health QRP Help Desk Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility QRP Help Desk Long-Term Care Hospital QRP Help Desk Skilled Nursing Facility QRP Help Desk. PAC Training Mailbox.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 29, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS posted recent Nurse and Non-Nurse Staffing Data sets as well as Employee Detail Data on April 27, 2022. There are also other non-nurse staff categories provided in the data such as Respiratory Therapist, Occupational Therapist, and Social Worker.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Next month, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release two new Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports to post-acute care (PAC) providers in the Home Health (HH), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing (..)

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Late in the afternoon (4:15pm ET) on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, CMS filed the public inspection copy of 2021-23993. At first blush, this Final Rule appears to be solely directed at the home health industry, but wait….

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 21, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has provided MLN4761491 – Medicare Modernization of Payment Software Fact Sheet (5-pages in length) for providers submitting institutional claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare It’s a big week for CMS postings and lots of reading materials. CMS posted this FY2024 SNF PPS Proposed Rule Fact Sheet on April 4, 2024.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 12, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – 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 (..)

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