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The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality

Briggs Healthcare

Nursing homes play a unique dual role in the long-term care continuum, serving as a place where people receive needed health care and a place they call home. The 1986 Institute of Medicine report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes identified a range of challenges to the quality of care in nursing homes.

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Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) Launches March 15, 2023

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Beginning Spring 2023, the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) will provide training and resources to skilled nursing facility staff who care for residents with a variety of behavioral health conditions.

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CMS to Post Nursing Home Staff Turnover and Weekend Staffing Levels

Briggs Healthcare

“Staffing in nursing homes has a substantial impact on the quality of care and outcomes residents experience. These staffing measures are also used to calculate each nursing home’s star rating for the staffing rating domain as part of the Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System.

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What HHVBP Means for Managed Care, SNF Utilization

Home Health Care

Not only are operators confident, but some are even excited about what HHVBP might translate to in terms of improved managed care relationships and further diversion away from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). “If If we do well under HHVBP, that should help prove the value of home health care,” one executive recently told me.

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City of Hope advances cancer care with hybrid telehealth and in-person visits

Healthcare It News

Further, an integrated platform allows the organization to track telehealth visits within the same quality improvement framework that it uses for in-person visits. "Before each visit, nurses or medical assistants initiate the session, talking with patients to gather the information needed to inform the session.

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How to Improve Your VBP Scores and Boost Medicare Payments

Home Health Care

Identify your VBP fixes With the new Interim Performance Reports (IPR) out as of the last week of July, providers have a much better look into where exactly they need to make improvements to shore up performance under VBP. They have the most direct contact with patients and can provide valuable insights into how to improve care.

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State Oversight and Innovations in Medicaid-Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Serving Older Adults and People with Disabilities 

NASHP

References : Under CalAIM, Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) became responsible for providing LTSS services that were traditionally provided under fee-for-service (FFS) in January 2023. pdf On October 1, 2023, Virginia Medicaid combined its two managed care programs of Medallion 4.0