HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What You Should Know: – The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has initiated the Virtual Care Accreditation Pilot program, a significant step in developing a quality improvement framework for organizations offering care through telehealth or digital platforms.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 27, 2023

Curating a specific plan based on a home health provider’s needs, deficiencies and vulnerabilities is key to having successful Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs. That was the message from Tammy Stewart, clinical consultant with Healthcare Provider Solutions Inc.

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Home Health Care

MAY 10, 2022

One specific area where agencies will need to adapt is tracking and improving quality measures, starting with both the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) and the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) improvement scores.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 7, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Nursing homes play a unique dual role in the long-term care continuum, serving as a place where people receive needed health care and a place they call home. High-quality research is needed to advance the quality of care in nursing homes.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 9, 2023

Fortunately, new technology can help health plans boost plan performance while promoting better care and early detection of chronic illnesses. The Star Rating system, which measures the quality of care and member satisfaction in privately managed Medicare plans, helps consumers compare the benefits and costs of different plans.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 28, 2022

Disparities in the way medical professionals assess and treat pain in people of color, for example, have been the focus of many studies and reflect an unconscious bias among some medical professionals that prevents members from getting the care they need. There is also greater recognition that race and racism are risk factors for health.

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Vie Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Helen explains Little Otter’s approach to mental healthcare for children, why mental health treatment hasn’t improved in ten years, and why it’s hard being a parent in America. What To Do Next: Subscribe to The Economics of Healthcare and receive a special report on 15 Effective Cost Savings Strategies. And the answer is yes.

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