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How Effective Patient Communication Boards Improve Safety & HCAHPS Scores

Readiness Rounds

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. Do you ever question the effectiveness of your hospital's communication boards?

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State Policy Considerations to Support Equitable Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs 

NASHP

5 Compared to white, non-Hispanic CYSHCN, CYSHCN who are Black or Latinx are at particular risk of receiving infrequent, low-quality care, 6 while American Indian and Alaska Native CYSHCN are less likely to be able to access specialty treatment or receive culturally sensitive services.

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Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care

NASHP

Serious illness is “a health condition that carries a high risk of mortality and either negatively impacts a person’s daily function or quality of life or excessively strains the caregiver.”. As part of contract and systems oversight, states engage in a range of quality assessment and improvement strategies.

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center: Equity and Vision

Sheppard Health Law

In addition, only four models met the requirements to be expanded in duration and scope: Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; Pioneer ACO Model; Repetitive, Prior Authorization of Repetitive, Schedule Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport Model; and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model.

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What Hospital Success Looks Like Under Value-Based Care

HIT Consultant

Hospitals are increasingly turning to value-based care initiatives to transform care delivery, lower the total cost of care, and improve patient outcomes. the number of patient visits), providers are reimbursed based on the quality of care delivered in value-based care. Reduce hospital admissions.

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How State Medicaid Programs Serve Children and Youth in Foster Care

NASHP

13] , [14] Moreover, few CYFC with behavioral health needs receive treatment in home or community-based settings, with many accessing care in more restrictive, residential settings (e.g., residential congregate settings or inpatient psychiatric hospitals). [15] personal care items or electronics). One-time financial stipends.

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide

NASHP

Shared Plan of Care. Care Coordination Workforce. Care Transitions. health plans, providers, families of CYSHCN) in using, adapting, and implementing the National Care Coordination Standards for CYSHCN to develop or improve care coordination systems. Financing care coordination systems. Events (e.g.,