Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Advocates for the home health care industry, like William A. Dombi — president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) — have argued that the methods CMS used to write the final rule were flawed. “We

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Home Health Care

JULY 14, 2023

The main headline was CMS’ decision to propose a home health payment decrease of 2.2%. As a response, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) filed a lawsuit against CMS and the U.S. These alternatives bear greater expense to the health care continuum as a whole and counters the goal of aging in place.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Brent Korte was the chief home care officer at the Washington-based EvergreenHealth Home Care for more than eight years. During that time, it went all the way from a home health agency that was a financial drag on a hospital system to the point where it was an integral part of it. Why Dallas, to start.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Chicago-based startup also has a digital health platform — called MyCareDesk — that can be used to find in-home care services and help set up financial plans for members. It also plans to invest in its digital platform and into more programs and resources that improve outcomes for health plan members.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 28, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule that would make major changes to the way that home care workers are compensated under Medicaid. Anderson also noted that home care agencies working under Medicaid often vary in size. On Thursday, the U.S. and North Carolina. Washington, D.C.-based

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Through telemedicine , IHS patients can get consistent, culturally competent care from highly qualified social workers and psychiatrists at their local clinics or even in their homes – care that would be close to impossible if these communities had to rely solely on in-person behavioral healthcare.

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Patient Safety

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Kukielka categorizes the types of events reported and outlines where improvement efforts might be focused. Also from our cover: A mixed methods study examines the experience of home care workers during COVID-19. This study reaffirms the need for a focus on improved safety protocols for vulnerable home care patients and workers.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2023

During this event, the TA Team provided home health agencies (HHAs) with an introduction to a quality improvement self-assessment and planning tool that HHAs can use to identify and prioritize performance improvement initiatives.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

VanOosten has decades of experience in home health and hospice and has served in a variety of roles in clinical operations, strategic planning, quality improvement and nursing. Her last role before joining Mission Healthcare was the president and chief clinical officer at UnityPoint at Home. “We

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 9, 2023

However, Consumer Direct maintains its status as one of the largest self-directed personal home care companies in the country. Bledsoe spoke to HHCN in December about his rise at Consumer Direct, the misconceptions and value of self-directed care and what other goals he and the company have for the next few years.

Home Care 94

Home Care Prevention Medicaid Quality Improvement 94

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Effective October 4, 2022, a report retention time period will be applied to user-requested or auto-generated Home Health Agency (HHA) reports in the internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

CMS continues to analyze vaccination data for residents and staff that nursing homes submit to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Health Safety Network (NHSN) and deploys its Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) teams to assist nursing homes with low rates of vaccinations and disparities in access to vaccinations.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The original Home Health Value‐Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model provided financial incentives to home health agencies for quality improvement based on their performance relative to other agencies in their state.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The November 2022 PIPR is available to download from the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES). The PIPRs provide a preview of where your agency’s performance falls in regard to the new baseline year, in advance of the release of the first Interim Performance Reports (IPRs) in July 2023.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 1, 2024

Internally, we’re really trying to support the PACE community to continue to put in place internal quality improvement activities. This is a model of care that’s known for yielding unprecedented outcomes. We’re very good at delivering care with a high degree of satisfaction.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 28, 2022

But our study suggests that if you want to increase your chances of finding a high-quality organization, looking for accreditation is likely to increase your odds of finding one. For home care specifically, how does better quality translate to better business? Why will that be important for the future of the industry?

Patient Safety 82

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Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 28, 2022

Presenters recommended the use of solutions customized to specific groups, as well as engaging with patients and community organizations as key stakeholders when developing quality improvement models and strategies. All recorded sessions from the 2022 CMS Quality Conference are available at Quality Conference 2022 on Vimeo.

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 10, 2022

The information announced in this memorandum further enhances the information available to consumers, residents, and families to help support their healthcare decisions and incentivizes quality improvement among nursing homes.”. The 5-page QSO goes on to address: Weekend Nurse Staffing Nursing Home Staff Turnover.

Nursing 52

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 20, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 13, 2022

The achievement thresholds and benchmarks for each quality measure in the expanded HHVBP Model are now available on the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) portal: [link]. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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NASHP

MARCH 28, 2022

Partner with Community College Systems: Tennessee’s Medicaid agency, TennCare, worked with Tennessee’s Quality Improvement in Long Term Services and Supports (QuILTSS) Institute to develop a career and education pathway for direct care workers that allows workers to “learn and earn,” while acquiring credentials with value in the labor market.

Nursing 98

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 9, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Reminder: April 2023 Pre-Implementation Performance Report Available on iQIES CMS issued the April 2023 Pre-Implementation Performance Report (PIPR) to competing HHAs via the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System ( iQIES ).

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 27, 2023

If such claims aren’t matched to a corresponding OASIS assessment in the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES), the claims aren’t returned to the provider. HH&H MACs report that HHAs submitted claims with condition code DR (indicating disaster related) during the COVID-19 PHE.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The November PIPR is now available to download from the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES). The PIPRs provide a preview of where your agency’s performance falls in regard to the new baseline year, in advance of the release of the first Interim Performance Reports (IPRs) in July 2023. The direct link is here.

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 17, 2023

The resources follow an SBAR (situation, background, assessment, and recommendation) briefing format, leading to a recommendation that HHAs conduct a strategic review of quality performance and develop and implement an action plan to address identified opportunities for improvement.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Patients are now more comfortable than ever receiving care at home, and providers are more likely to adopt solutions that make at-home care efficacious and safe. Within one month, the pandemic drove a surge in telehealth that the industry has been trying to achieve for over ten years. And guess what? Patients loved it.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 1, 2022

Provide Technical Assistance to Nursing Homes to Help them Improve. CMS currently contracts with Quality Improvement Organizations that help providers across the health care spectrum make meaningful quality of care improvements.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 8, 2022

Three (3) podcasts designed to support home health quality improvement efforts and care delivery are now available on the Expanded HHVBP Model YouTube playlist. This resource is now available on the Expanded HHVBP Model YouTube playlist and a link on the Expanded HHVBP Model webpage.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 23, 2022

A new report from CMS also describes how MFP has helped facilitate more than 107,000 transitions out of institutional settings since 2008.

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Accountable Care Doctors

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The relaxation of regulations that limit the use and payment of telehealth must continue, and eventually be removed given the proven value proposition of remote care. Continue to encourage the migration of care from the health care campus to the home.

Primary Care 59

Primary Care Integration Remote Care Population Health 59

NASHP

MAY 26, 2023

A state official noted that when an individual and their care team develop a care plan, the team will first determine what personal care assistance the individual needs and will then use respite to fill in any remaining care gaps. Additionally, MMPs also offer respite as a value-added benefit.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 10, 2021

. §7022), in existence for over fifteen years, is a statewide network of NCQA certified Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) which are supported by regional program managers, quality improvement managers, self-management program coordinators, and a regional Community Health Team (CHT).

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

In addition to funding mobile response services, Connecticut has also established a Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Performance Improvement Center (PIC) to support the collection and analysis of data, implement quality improvement activities, and support providers to enhance their clinical competencies and delivery of MCIS.

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

. §7022), in existence for over fifteen years, is a statewide network of NCQA certified Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) which are supported by regional program managers, quality improvement managers, self-management program coordinators, and a regional Community Health Team (CHT).

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