Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Covenant Health expanded its high acuity care hospital-at-home program in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday. "That’s what’s driving all this – the availability of this technology and better patient care," he said. "The food is better, and I can be around my family," Slone said.

Hospitals 275

Hospitals Rehabilitation Telemedicine Quality of Care 275

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 25, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The MedPAC July 2022 Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program (208 pages) provides information on national health care and Medicare spending as well as Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care in the Medicare program, and Medicare (..)

Medicare 52

Medicare Ambulatory Care Rehabilitation Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS revised the State Performance Standards (SPSS) Guidance via Admin Info: 23-12-ALL dated August 11, 2023. Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare It’s a big week for CMS postings and lots of reading materials. CMS posted this FY2024 SNF PPS Proposed Rule Fact Sheet on April 4, 2024. This fact sheet discusses the major provisions of the proposed rule.

Rehabilitation 40

Rehabilitation Nursing Medicare Quality of Care 40

HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2022

Extraordinary advances in technology have opened up previously unthinkable possibilities for the healthcare industry and improvements in patient care. But EHR adoption remains stubbornly slower at surgery centers and clinics compared to large hospital systems. Maura Cash RN, BSN, CASC, VP of Clinical Strategies for HST Pathways.

Patient Experience 96

Patient Experience Quality of Care Rehabilitation Regulations 96

Briggs Healthcare

MAY 30, 2023

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Medicaid 40

Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Improvement Quality of Care 40

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 21, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has released its June 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. The first report, completed by the Commission, was submitted to the Congress in 2016.

Medicare 52

Medicare Rehabilitation Accountability Quality of Care 52