Healthcare Success

JULY 5, 2022

Traditional fee for service, accountable care, concierge service, HMOs, cash-only vs. private insurance-only vs. Medicaid/Medicare—all produce different incentives and behaviors because the compensation model impacts how your product/service gets paid for and by whom.

Doctors 148

Doctors Private Practices Accountability Hospitals 148

Patient Safety Movement

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has just released its findings and recommendations on patient safety in a report to U.S. Titled “A Transformational Effort on Patient Safety,” the report draws much-needed attention to the fact that patient safety is an urgent national public health issue.

Patient Safety 133

Patient Safety Prevention Federal Healthcare Hospitals 133

KHN

DECEMBER 21, 2023

And once those devices reach the marketplace, the FDA struggles to track malfunctions, including deaths and injuries — while injured patients face legal barriers trying to hold manufacturers accountable for product defects. 28, 2016, after its most stringent safety review, a little-used process known as premarket approval.

Regulations 144

Regulations Patient Safety Doctors Accountability 144

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In 1970, major health programs accounted for about 5% of the budget. Care provided in a patient’s home is expected to increase considerably over the next few years. Gupta: In the Medicare population, four in five people are managing more than three chronic conditions, and one in three have some ADL needs.

Nursing 96

Nursing Home Care Patient Safety Medicare 96

Patient Safety Movement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

During his speech, Joe provided an overview of the PCAST report recommendations, the current state of patient safety efforts and strategies for reaching ZERO, and issues around opioid safety. Through this year’s slogan “Elevate the voice of patients!” More than 40 percent of these events are due to preventable errors.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Healthcare 52

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 22, 2022

In February 2022, President Biden announced a comprehensive set of reforms to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care, hold nursing homes accountable for the care they provide, and make the quality of care and facility ownership more transparent so that potential residents and their loved ones can make informed care choices. [1]

Nursing 75

Nursing Medicaid Quality of Care Medicare 75

HIT Consultant

JUNE 16, 2023

Covered employees can receive care wherever and wherever needed via a virtual visit through the MyChart patient portal or through Captive Health’s mobile application. Spatially Health partners with ilumed , an Accountable Care Organization REACH comprised of more than 2,600 physicians and 56,000 Medicare patients to lead SDOH efforts.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Primary Care Rehabilitation Medicare 52

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 6, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Better infection surveillance and trained surveyors are also necessary to keep nursing homes safe and accountable. Arlington, Va., With more than 15,000 members, APIC advances the science and practice of infection prevention and control.

Prevention 40

Prevention Nursing Patient Safety Quality of Care 40

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

North Carolina’s comprehensive behavioral health approach included efforts to increase uptake of CoCM through additional training and practice supports and Medicaid rate increases to 120% of Medicare rates for behavioral health providers. An action plan dashboard tracks targets. CMS’s Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive!

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 52

KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

She cited a “revenue maximization” policy that mandated medical staffers see at least 25 patients a day, up from 16 to 18 before the takeover. Some injured patients are turning to the courts in hopes of holding the firms accountable for what the patients view as lapses in care or policies that favor profits over patients.

Doctors 145

Doctors Tricare Medicaid Medical Services 145

KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

She cited a “revenue maximization” policy that mandated medical staffers see at least 25 patients a day, up from 16 to 18 before the takeover. Some injured patients are turning to the courts in hopes of holding the firms accountable for what the patients view as lapses in care or policies that favor profits over patients.

Doctors 52

Doctors Tricare Medicaid Medical Services 52