HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

What You Should Know: – WellSky , a health and community care technology company, and Google Cloud have announced a strategic partnership to leverage cutting-edge cloud technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform healthcare delivery across the continuum. I see no shortage of possibilities in this emerging space.”.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Michael Pattwell, Principal Consultant, Value-Based Care at Edifecs. Amid the difficulties of the last year, a bright spot has emerged that may provide a strong indication of renewed movement toward the transformation of the healthcare industry that we know today. Building a Foundation for Value-Based Care.

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Readiness Rounds

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Negatives Where there is much room for improvement is in the responsiveness of hospital staff (65% average HCAHPS score), communication about medications (61%), the quietness of the hospital environment (62%), and the patient’s care transitions (51%). Why Trust Us? The number one reason we do what we do is the patient.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 18, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. This may improve care transitions between acute-care and post-acute care facilities.

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Home Health Care

JULY 13, 2023

Most recently, he served as the president of the home health and hospice segments at Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH). Fortis offers home health, hospice, palliative and personal care services in Utah and Indiana. Dan brings incredible operational and product experience and is a proven leader in the health care industry.”

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 24, 2022

Using Real-Time E-Notifications to Lower Costs and Improving High Quality Care. Bamboo Health is a healthcare technology solutions company, focused on fostering care collaboration and providing information and actionable insights across the entire continuum of care.

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Bill Of Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Code § 1396n and apply for § 1115 waivers identified as supportive of substance use prevention or treatment and care transitions for incarcerated persons.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 10, 2023

What You Should Know: – AristaMD , a digital healthcare company specializing in eConsult and referral management services, today announced the launch of a unified care transition platform.

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Home Health Care

MAY 26, 2022

SCAN will merge TRG with its home-based care program – HealthCHEC – in order to form Homebase Medical, which will serve SCAN Health Plan members and, for the first time, members of other health plans. We launched that earlier this year in collaboration with Commonwealth Care Alliance.

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Healthcare Leadership

MARCH 19, 2023

Since that is the case, healthcare providers should spend more time and energy improving their discharge experiences. Q3 How can healthcare organizations get patients and their caregivers more involved in the discharge process? There is a saying that the last impression you make is the lasting one.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Albert is currently CEO of Androscoggin Home Care + Hospice, as well as board chair for NAHC.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 17, 2022

In today’s digitalized healthcare environment, keeping the best outcomes for patients at the center of all activity increasingly depends on the smart use of medical data. Challenges for healthcare professionals along the patient pathway. Roles in healthcare are changing.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 8, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic led to sweeping healthcare policy changes that enable vulnerable Americans to receive affordable health coverage and access essential safety net benefits. However, the demand for healthcare is only going to rise, driven by the long-term impacts of Covid-19 and delaying care for other health conditions.

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Readiness Rounds

JULY 31, 2023

Patient communication boards play a pivotal role in enhancing both patient satisfaction and a hospital's HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) score and star rating. These boards serve as instrumental tools in fostering effective and patient-centered communication within healthcare settings.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2021

“We are proud to extend our partnership with Oak Street Health’s network of value-based primary care centers for adults on Medicare.

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Urgent Care Primary Care Care Transition Patient Experience 52

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The growth of Medicare Advantage, though, has increased the administrative burden on the healthcare system. A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that four in five Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans that require them to obtain authorization from insurers prior to receiving care. About Russell Graney.

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Medical GPS

JUNE 23, 2021

Fast forward four years later, that patient portal to his electronic health records (EHRs) has served as a valuable resource to help my husband and I manage our son’s entire healthcare team, appointments, and records. We have had a first-hand experience of how coordinated healthcare can tremendously benefit the patient.

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Cloud Blogs

AUGUST 2, 2023

An unprecedented amount of data exists in healthcare. Care management in healthcare involves a complex web of patient information, communication, and manual processes that without integration can hinder the delivery of efficient and coordinated care. Figure 1: Care management patient summary page.

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Supports include: reentry coverage for individuals leaving prison, jail, or a youth correctional facility pre-release services phased services, with minimum required services that include case management, care transitions, medication-assisted treatment, and a 30-day supply of prescribed medication six-month rental remedies and supports Jason (..)

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2022

What You Should Know: – The homecare market has surged as healthcare organizations have sought to maintain quality patient care throughout the pandemic and fulfill requirements for value-based reimbursement , according to the latest KLAS report. Indeed and Meta (Facebook) are the recruiting tools most mentioned by respondents.

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Sheppard Health Law

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Innovation Center, established in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act, began as an initiative to transition the health system to value-based care by developing, testing and evaluating new payment and service delivery models in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

Family Experiences with Coordination of Care (AHRQ) : The Family Experiences with Coordination of Care survey was designed to specifically measure care coordination quality for children with medical complexity (CMC). [21]. National Care Coordination Standards Domain. Child has a shared care plan. Care Transitions.

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The Beryl Institute

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

When we first developed the definition for patient experience with a group of contributing healthcare leaders, four themes emerged as central to our discussion and ultimately to the definition itself – the sum of all interactions , shaped by an organization’s culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care.

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NASHP

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In addition to a range of metrics related to promoting prevention and reducing utilization related to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, ICSP measures have included advanced care planning, evidence of physician order for life-sustaining treatment (POLST), effective care transitions, and assessment and management of chronic pain.

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Medicaid Hospice Care Integration Regulations 102

HIT Consultant

JUNE 21, 2023

What You Should Know: Konica Minolta launches Konica Minolta Connected Care , a cloud-based workflow automation platform designed to streamline manual processes such as patient intake, care transitions and referral management across acute, post-acute and ambulatory care settings.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 24, 2021

For all of the advanced clinical technology hospitals across the country leverage to stay on the bleeding edge of innovative patient care, healthcare, as an industry, has been extremely slow to adapt when it comes to implementing modern technology to improve everyday processes—both inside and outside clinical settings.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Today, worldwide digital interconnectivity is growing, enabling telehealth to advance health equity, bring access to care for underserved regions and meet the urgent, primary and behavioral healthcare needs of an exploding global population. It has been a remarkable journey for the innovators who pioneered telemedicine.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 10, 2021

CHWs are included for health promotion, comprehensive transitional care, individual and family support services, and referral to community and social supports. In addition, Coordinated Care Organizations are required to include traditional healthcare workers, like CHWs, on their care teams.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 17, 2022

Ben Sawyer, VP of Market Development at ABOUT Healthcare, Inc. Beyond this immediate challenge, however, increased burnout threatens healthcare organizations in several other long-term ways. There are patient flow barriers that come up frequently in the acute care management of patients. Inefficient Transfers. About Ben Sawyer.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On the contrary, patient engagement is becoming a c-level imperative at healthcare systems across the country. Effective engagement has emerged as a leading tool on two fronts: – Counteracting the labor crisis in healthcare by improving job satisfaction through the streamlining of intensive manual outreach and rounding.

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

CHWs are included for health promotion, comprehensive transitional care, individual and family support services, and referral to community and social supports. In addition, Coordinated Care Organizations are required to include traditional healthcare workers, like CHWs, on their care teams.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It’s no secret that access to healthcare is a challenge for patients. And it’s becoming harder and harder for patients to get appointments with their PCP or the specialists they have been referred to for advanced care. The referral-to-appointment ratio is the most important metric in healthcare. Curtis Gattis, CEO, LeadingReach.

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Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 12, 2022

To drive accountable care, CMS announced in 2021 its goal to transition 100% of Medicare beneficiaries and the vast majority of Medicaid beneficiaries into accountable care organization (ACO) relationships by 2030. Through this shift, CMS aims to examine and enhance payments for specialty care provided to Medicare beneficiaries.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 2, 2022

Beyond this immediate challenge, however, increased burnout threatens healthcare organizations in several other long-term ways. Among the high-pressure occupations that many providers have, healthcare costs are 50% greater , according to the American Psychological Association (APA). Additionally, burned-out employees are also 2.6

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 22, 2022

Leveraging technology, providers more effectively communicate with other stakeholders to align on shared goals for the patient, gain enhanced visibility into critical patient outcomes, and streamline care coordination. Here are five ways hospitals can use technology to succeed under value-based care: 1.

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Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

These barriers are revealed in research conducted by a team from the University of Michigan (my alma mater) published in JAMA (May 6, 2022), Patient Perspectives on Care Transitions From Hospital to Home.

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NASHP

AUGUST 9, 2021

Ensure access to referred services by coordinating behavioral health services with obstetric care, working with managed care organizations to guarantee members have access to specialists and treatment, addressing social determinants of health, and providing enabling services such as child care and transportation. Warm Handoff.”

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