Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has an important role to play in ensuring that hospices are providing necessary and critical, high-quality care to our Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. Unfortunately, hospices are profiting from fraud at the expense of beneficiaries far too often.

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Hospice Care Integration Medicare Medicaid 40

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 30, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Hospice care is for terminally ill patients who decide to forgo curative treatment and instead receive palliative care. Hospice care generally includes nursing and aide services, drugs, and supplies.

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Hospice Care Quality of Care Nursing Prevention 52

Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Edward-Elmhurst Health and Residential Healthcare Group – a division of Graham Healthcare Group – have formed a joint venture (JV) to offer home health and hospice care services across the greater Chicago area. Residential has managed home health and hospice services for Edward-Elmhurst Health for more than a decade.

Home Care 52

Home Care Healthcare Hospice Care Nursing 52

NASHP

MARCH 14, 2022

STEP 3: Define Staffing and Service Standards The National Consensus Project’s Palliative Care Guidelines advise delivering palliative care through an interdisciplinary team that may include professionals such as: Physician. Nurse Practitioner. Advance Practice Registered Nurse. Care Manager. Social Worker.

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Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Assurance Patient Experience 94

NASHP

MARCH 15, 2023

Opportunities for State Policymakers 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. Palliative care can be an important component of these strategies.

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Medicaid Primary Care Integration Nursing 52

NASHP

OCTOBER 22, 2021

People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. Adults may receive benefits along with curative care until they choose to receive hospice. Access to care coordination.

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Medicaid Hospice Care Integration Regulations 100

Home Health Care

JUNE 28, 2023

Home Health Care News: What career experiences do you most draw from in your role today at CitusHealth? Jackie Owen: With 15 years of nursing experience, my background encompasses various care settings, including infusion, home health, and hospice care.

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Home Care Quality of Care Hospice Care Nursing 52