HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

Malnutrition increases risks of mortality and complications and results in longer hospital stays, more frequent readmissions, and increased costs, placing a large burden on patients and the health care system , According to a new study, malnutrition among people with chronic disease costs $15.5

Clinical Practice 98

Clinical Practice Hospitals Quality of Care Patient Experience 98

NASHP

AUGUST 15, 2022

As highlighted in a 2020 Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services informational bulletin , Pennsylvania Medicaid has improved oral health access and quality of care by requiring MCOs to hire a dental director and execute performance improvement projects (PIPs) for pediatric preventative dental care. Fluoride varnish.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Quality Review Prevention Quality Improvement 52

NASHP

AUGUST 31, 2023

This feedback, along with state-collected health data, helped shape Oregon’s five priority areas : institutional bias; adversity, trauma, and toxic stress; behavioral health; access to equitable preventive services; and economic drivers of health.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Accountability Public Health services Population Health 52

NASHP

AUGUST 24, 2023

State health reform efforts increasingly focus on providing comprehensive and well-coordinated care to people with serious illness to improve quality of care and drive down costs. California provided an example of billing codes associated with specified palliative care services in its December 2017 guidance.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Quality Assurance Quality of Care Hospitals 52

HIT Consultant

MARCH 24, 2023

These biases erode quality of care and access for underrepresented patients, in turn leading to a lack of trust in, and even fear of, the healthcare system as well as lowering participation by POC in their healthcare journey. Uneven quality and experience: Stark differences in the quality of care exist between races.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Life Sciences Accountability Quality of Care 52

NASHP

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Virginia reflects a growing call by states and federal agencies including the C enters for Disease Control and Prevention, to focus on racism as a public health emergency, creating opportunities for state policy makers to highlight a root cause of health inequities faced by people of color.

Medicaid 64

Medicaid Clinical Practice Primary Care Quality Improvement 64