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Final Rule Gives Home Health Agencies Breathing Room for HHVBP, Medicare Sequestration

Home Health Care

Broadly, HHVBP has many supporters among the home health industry due to its ability to boost quality scores and Medicare savings. HHVBP is a Medicare demonstration that links reimbursement to quality of care. Still, some home health stakeholders believe there is still room for improvement when it comes to HHVBP.

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Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care

NASHP

People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. As part of contract and systems oversight, states engage in a range of quality assessment and improvement strategies.

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GLP-1 Medications in Telehealth with Justin Schreiber | E. 88

Vie Healthcare

Well, I think one of the best ways to maximize the effectiveness of virtual care offerings is through in-home care and in-home tools. It simplifies things and it makes caring for my own health needs much better as a patient. How do you marry those two things together to be effective in terms of patient care?

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Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

NASHP

State health reform efforts increasingly focus on providing comprehensive and well-coordinated care to people with serious illness to improve quality of care and drive down costs. Providers received bonus payments for achieving process measures indicating that certain facets of palliative care (e.g.,

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Creating Deeper Connections Through Telehealth with Josh Klein | E. 91

Vie Healthcare

But, if we’re talking about home care patients that don’t get the opportunity at the snap of a finger and just go out. …an Advancements that have indeed advanced the quality of care. They can use something to help them.’’ You know, people just like company. And, you know, the 1 on 1 concept is very, very good.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

North Carolina’s InCK program , led by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brings together partners from Medicaid, behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, education, Title V, mobile crisis, and more to coordinate care and address the health and social needs of children in five counties.

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Recognizing the Role of Caregiver with Melissa Fisher | E. 79

Vie Healthcare

And I think we should be looking at home health too. Transitions to home care, especially for dementia patients. Empower your teams to look at the care they provide through the lens of the caregiver. The last time we spoke, you mentioned to me that we need to view families as part of the care team. So why not now?