Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Broadly, patients being discharged from the hospital to home health care will not need advanced approval. The types of care that will be impacted include physical therapy, occupational therapy, home health aide and nurse visits, and social worker visits.

Physical Therapy 100

Physical Therapy Patient Safety Hospitals Medicare 100

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It was established with the goal of improving the quality of health care services and patient safety through accreditation and certification programs. ACHC is recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a deeming authority for home health and hospice.

Regulations 83

Regulations Care Transition Telemedicine Patient Safety 83

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Meanwhile, policymakers need to understand the value of home health and home care for favorable, future-facing regulations to be implemented or withheld. In order to do that, home-based care providers are emphasizing that education, data and confidence when getting the word out is more important than ever.

Regulations 94

Regulations Patient Safety Hospitals Home Care 94

Healthcare Leadership

MARCH 19, 2023

I still hear horror stories of patients waiting for hours in hallways to be discharged or of patients having to wait in the inbound waiting room as transportation is arranged. Q2 What does your ideal patient discharge experience include? References DeSai C, Janowiak K, Secheli B, et al.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Care Transition Patient Experience Home Care 52

Home Health Care

MAY 30, 2022

The findings throw further support for facility-based care alternatives, including the types of hospital-at-home models that lean heavily on home health and home care agencies. Among their findings, investigators determined that one in four hospitalized Medicare patients experienced harm during their stay.

Hospitals 87

Hospitals Medicare Prevention Home Care 87

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The agency released its interim emergency regulation on Thursday morning. Ensuring patient safety and protection from COVID-19 has been the focus of our efforts in combating the pandemic and the constantly evolving challenges we’re seeing,” CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in a statement. 5 of this year.

Regulations 118

Regulations Medicaid Medicare Patient Safety 118

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 22, 2022

In February 2022, President Biden announced a comprehensive set of reforms to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care, hold nursing homes accountable for the care they provide, and make the quality of care and facility ownership more transparent so that potential residents and their loved ones can make informed care choices. [1]

Nursing 75

Nursing Medicaid Quality of Care Medicare 75