Health Care Quality Digest

Ambulance CPT Codes and Modifiers: A Complete Guide

p3care

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Providers affiliated with any medical facility and suppliers of ambulance transport services must provide modifiers referencing the patient’s origin and destination when claiming the ambulance services, they have provided. Modifier D – Except for P or H, where the modifier acts as an origin code, Therapeutic site diagnosis.

Hospitals

Hospitals Doctors Medicaid Nursing

Dementia and Healthcare’s Dilemma

Healthcare Leadership

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The study, led by Dr. Kathryn McGrath, a geriatrician and an assistant professor affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia, gives healthcare providers a roadmap for deprescribing. News and World Report: More than one-third of U.S. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders , 24 (1), 56–63. Nørgaaard, A.,

Nursing

Nursing Primary Care Healthcare Healthcare Providers

Under Two-Sided Risk Models, Quality Of Care Increases Compared To FFS Medicare

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The study was led by authors affiliated with UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum and the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health.

Quality of Care

Quality of Care Medicare Accountability Home Care

Your Grocery Store as Health/Care Destination: Welcome Kroger to the Clinical Trials Community

Health Populi

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Little Clinic retail health sites operated by Kroger’s affiliate will collaborate with Persephone Biosciences to bolster recruitment in the ARGONAUT clinical study ( NCT04638751 ). The focus on the first clinical study will be for microbiome-based biomarkers associated with colorectal cancer to address gut and immune health.

Population Health

Population Health Healthcare Patient Experience Pharmaceuticals

Food, Cars, and Tech: Here’s How U.S. Consumers Rank Companies’ Reputations – the 2022 Axios-Harris Poll

Health Populi

MAY 25, 2022

These are reflected in the top 50 as follows: Grocery stores: Trader Joe’s, H-E-B, Wegmans, Publix, Kroger, Costco (for food) in the top 30 (and the first 3 in the top 10). Consumer technology: Samsung, Sony, IGM, Microsoft, Apple, LG, and Best Buy (at #50, expecting to have a tough 2022 according to this Wall Street Journal coverage ).

Urgent Care

Urgent Care Primary Care Patient Experience Home Care

How Dental Enterprise Platforms Revolutionize Dental Delivery

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Dental providers, both independent and those affiliated with dental support organizations (DSOs), are constantly seeking ways to improve efficiency, boost patient case acceptance rates, and enhance patient outcomes. About Ankit Shah Ankit Shah is the SVP of Strategy and Development at Braid Healt h.

Integration

Integration Healthcare Providers Patient Experience Healthcare

Animal Aromatherapy: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) With Paula Warner

American College of Healthcare Sciences

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Paula is affiliated with the Alliance of International Aromatherapists and is a member of the AIA Education Committee and published an article and a case study for the AIA Spring Journal Issue in Animal Aromatherapy. Paula Warner is a recent Honors graduate from the American College of Healthcare Sciences as a Master Aromatherapist.

Primary Care

Primary Care Doctors Prevention Healthcare

Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2022

An intriguing look at ESG goals (environmental, social, governance) was published earlier this month in Fortune by Michelle Williams and Patricia Geli, making the case to add “H” — “health” — to the “ESG” abbreviation. and care for society.” ” In the U.S.,

Primary Care

Primary Care Doctors Accountability Medical Services

I Made Rosemary Gladstar’s Perfect Cream, and Here Are 4 Things I Learned

American College of Healthcare Sciences

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

References: [1] Brannon, H. This blog may contain affiliate links. The positive atmosphere at ACHS encouraged Laura to pursue her longtime interest in becoming a full-time health and wellness. writer, and the ACHS blog provides a fabulous opportunity for alumni to share their words! 2020, September 9). Retrieved from: [link]. [2]

Primary Care

Primary Care Doctors Prevention Healthcare

Summer Hydration 101

American College of Healthcare Sciences

JULY 23, 2021

This blog may contain affiliate links. By applying the 3 fundamentals of hydration in your daily life, you will reap the benefits of having a hydrated body at the cellular level! Happy water drinking! References: [1]. Popkin, B. D’Anci, K. E., & Rosenberg, I. Water, hydration, and health. Nutrition reviews , 68 (8), 439–458.

Primary Care

Primary Care Doctors Prevention Integration

NASHP Model Act to Limit Out-of-Network Provider Rates

NASHP

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

(C) “Health plan administrator” means a third-party administrator who acts on behalf of a plan sponsor to administer a health benefit plan. (D)

Regulations

Regulations Medicare Tricare Hospitals

A Model Act for State Oversight of Proposed Health Care Mergers

NASHP

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Any affiliation, arrangement, or contract that results in a change of control for a health care entity. A sale, purchase, lease, affiliation or transfer of control of a board of directors that involves a hospital. A clinical affiliation of health care entities formed for the purpose of collaborating on clinical trials; or.

Regulations

Regulations Rehabilitation Accountable Care Hospitals

Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

All five states offer non-financial supports to PCCM providers, including technical assistance (Idaho and Oklahoma), data analytics (Maine and Oklahoma), and organizations to support affiliated PCCM providers in a variety of ways (Alabama, Colorado, and Oklahoma). Rural-Urban Differences in Health Care Access Vary Across Measures.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicaid Accountability Quality Improvement

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

NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

Have demonstrated interest and need to improve care coordination, especially for those affiliated with organizations. Tewarson, H., 45] Antonelli, RC, Huth, Rosenberg, H, Bach, A, Eds. Updates to the shared plan of care; h. Have resources and support for planning and implementation. 17] DelFavero, M., Hockenberry, S.

Care Transition

Care Transition Medicaid Doctors Regulations

Health Care Quality Digest

Ambulance CPT Codes and Modifiers: A Complete Guide

Dementia and Healthcare’s Dilemma

Trending Sources

Under Two-Sided Risk Models, Quality Of Care Increases Compared To FFS Medicare

Your Grocery Store as Health/Care Destination: Welcome Kroger to the Clinical Trials Community

Food, Cars, and Tech: Here’s How U.S. Consumers Rank Companies’ Reputations – the 2022 Axios-Harris Poll

How Dental Enterprise Platforms Revolutionize Dental Delivery

Animal Aromatherapy: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) With Paula Warner

Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

I Made Rosemary Gladstar’s Perfect Cream, and Here Are 4 Things I Learned

Summer Hydration 101

NASHP Model Act to Limit Out-of-Network Provider Rates

A Model Act for State Oversight of Proposed Health Care Mergers

Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

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

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