HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2023

For those of us who have been working directly in the artificial intelligence space for years, specifically in healthcare, these are both trying and exciting times. This is especially true in healthcare, where we can effect — and, in fact, are already effecting — real, positive change for health systems worldwide.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 17, 2023

In healthcare specifically, ChatGPT’s AI capabilities are far away from true disruption, but there is a sharp lens on its future potential for improving healthcare operations and delivery of care. There are also widespread staffing shortages across healthcare settings due to the great resignation.

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p3care

JULY 2, 2023

Likewise, the healthcare sector is no exception to this trend. Healthcare practices find it difficult to handle significant PHI in their systems. Therefore, the EHRs must adhere to the regulations to receive voluntary certification. Through the Certification program, ONC has set forth the national standards for healthcare IT.

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Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Healthcare stakeholders are moving away from fee-for-service and towards value-based models to meet the demands of aging and millennial populations while also meeting an ambitious national healthcare agenda. These shifting priorities have catalyzed the desire to track patient outcomes and cost-savings for improved quality of care.

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Sheppard Health Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas. New Laws Mandating Cultural Competency Training for Illinois Healthcare Providers On August 8, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Most healthcare consumers have experienced certain pain points in receiving care for family and friends. For the health system, improving the way it delivers care to patients starts with meeting them at the place of their needs. Click here to read the special report. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It comes as a surprise to no one that healthcare's digital landscape is fragmented and siloed with numerous point solutions. The vendor enables digital transformation through a platform that provides patients a new entry point to healthcare. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. THE PROBLEM. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sustainability of our healthcare system was an interesting topic at Day 2 of the 42 nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Paul Markovich, CEO of Blue Shield of California, expressed the concern that “[T]he status quo is an existential threat to our healthcare system.”

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This is especially true in a healthcare industry ravaged by layoffs , where every line item is scrutinized and every budget is tight. Physicians should emphasize their value in terms of patient outcomes, quality of care, and cost-effectiveness. This prevents errors and helps accurately represent services provided.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

Andy Auerbach, Chief Revenue Officer of SafeRide Health As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, there is a growing need for innovative solutions that not only improve the quality of care but also make care more accessible.

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Health Advances

MARCH 8, 2023

By Ashley Peake, with Contributions from Greg Chittim and Shomik Datta This is the 2nd in a series of reports from the Wharton Healthcare Conference in February 2023. You can read the previous entry here: Is the Healthcare Industry Meeting the Rising Expectations of Consumers? GlobalData estimates $4.3B between 2019 and 2024. [2]

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Sheppard Health Law

JULY 7, 2022

Under AB 2080, a contract issued, amended or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, between (i) a HCSP or health insurer and (ii) a healthcare practitioner or health facility, cannot contain certain terms deemed anti-competitive. Health plans are, in turn, rewarded with preferred or discounted rates on healthcare provider services.

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 20, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted QSO-23-06-ALL on January 19, 2023. The intent of this initiative is to provide a resource for providers and suppliers to proactively address common compliance concerns and therefore increase the quality of care for patients and residents.

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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

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While we’ve long used them for shopping and to expedite customer service requests, with growing popularity and use cases, they’re now common in fields from finance to healthcare. Sophistication Healthcare is a nuanced industry. Beyond regulations unique to the industry—HIPAA, ISO, PCI DSS, etc.—there

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, in a highly regulated industry like home-based care, which is facing some of the greatest staffing pressures in recent history, the role of training expands beyond the walls of the organization, and the ROI runs much deeper than face value.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Late afternoon of November 2, 2021 (filed at 4:15pm ET), CMS announced “actions that will advance its strategic commitment to drive innovation to support health equity and high quality, person-centered care.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 2, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Various factors associated with COVID-19 that negatively impacted patient safety and resulted in poor outcomes for nursing home residents are discussed in this primer, including NH staffing, racial and ethnic disparities, and poor quality of care.”.

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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.

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Best Medical Billing Company | Physicians Revenue Group, Inc.

MARCH 16, 2023

Providing health care in rush hours to critical cases results in the immediate exchange of medical information. The problem arises when your healthcare practice delays locking patients into claims. Moreover, expert guidelines of our expert billing analysts help save your healthcare setting from illegitimate malpractice.

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Icanotes

APRIL 2, 2024

As a behavioral health clinician, others come to you seeking guidance on how to better take care of themselves, set healthy boundaries, and learn to regulate their emotions. But how do you prioritize caring for yourself when you’re constantly taking care of others? Facebook Twitter Linkedin 4.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Philips surveyed health care professionals and consumers living in 15 countries, from North America to Asia, and found that these health systems share one over-arching objective: to provide quality care with improved experiences for both patients and healthcare professionals.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS issued QSO-22-12-ALL today with the same title as this blog. CMS has consistently worked with states to identify and mitigate State Performance and/or resource issues.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 17, 2024

Common obstacles include changing regulations and policies, trouble collecting and reporting patient information, such as care gaps, unpredictable revenue, complex financial risk, lack of resources to implement and manage VBC programs, and interoperability gaps within and outside the organization, according to a Definitive Healthcare survey.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. QM Reports now include two measures based on Fiscal Year 2018 and 2019 Medicare claims data: the Hospice Care Index (HCI) and Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL).

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Meditech

MAY 26, 2022

Hospital patient experience surveys, such as the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), measure the quality of care given by a hospital, which influences patient satisfaction and retention.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2022

Extraordinary advances in technology have opened up previously unthinkable possibilities for the healthcare industry and improvements in patient care. Benefits of EHRs: Further Improving Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes. – Supports addressing disparity of care.

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 4, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic had a big impact on assisted living (AL), a vital setting in long-term care (LTC). Being state rather than federally regulated, much less national data are available about the COVID-19 experience in AL.

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Icanotes

APRIL 2, 2024

As a behavioral health clinician, others come to you seeking guidance on how to better take care of themselves, set healthy boundaries, and learn to regulate their emotions. But how do you prioritize caring for yourself when you’re constantly taking care of others? Facebook Twitter Linkedin 4.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Many aging veterans rely on nursing home care to meet their daily needs. billion for veteran nursing home care provided in state veterans homes. In fiscal year 2021, VA paid about $1.5 GAO analyzed data from VA’s annual inspections for 2019 and 2021.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 25, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Last week, regulators rolled out enhanced oversight for new hospices in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 19, 2021

I think that the biggest hurdles the home care industry will face in 2022 are the ramifications that come from overregulation and the outdated regulations of private-duty, private-pay home care. The current regulations have just not kept pace with the number of older adults that need care in this country.

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Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 2, 2024

At long last, the cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations promulgated by the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) have been approved by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). Who is subject to the CMIR process?

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 17, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The primary users of this information will be State agency surveyors, CMS, and the LTC facilities for the purposes of ensuring compliance with Medicare and Medicaid requirements as well as ensuring the quality of care provided to LTC facility residents.

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NASHP

JANUARY 31, 2022

Among the many changes spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans made significant changes in how they use and access healthcare. Health insurance carriers and regulators are considering what the permanent adoption of telehealth policies could mean for their networks.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. LTCCC (Long Term Care Community Coalition) posted this alert on March 3, 2022: “Federal requirements mandate that nursing homes have sufficient staff, with the appropriate competencies to meet the clinical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of every resident.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2023

Shared health data is the connective tissue that brings together patient medical histories with other social determinants of health (SDoH) data, but it must be the right kind of data: That which reflects whole person care and embraces a co-designed approach to deliver high-quality outcomes.

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