Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 22, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Before the COVID-19 pandemic led to devastating consequences in nursing homes, infections were a leading cause of hospitalization and death among nursing home residents. GAO also interviewed officials from CMS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Prevention 52

Prevention Nursing Quality of Care Medicaid 52

Geek Doctor

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Cultural change has modified patient expectations for the care they can get at a distance, which can be more convenient, less likely to result in COVID exposure, and more patient-centric. 1] One of the most progressive programs to focus on this transition was spearheaded by Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1994.

Hospitals 76

Hospitals Telemedicine Home Care Quality of Care 76

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

2020 saw three factors combine to define the future of “Hospital at Home” care in a way that will become a new care reality over the coming years. Patients became more reluctant and concerned about going to hospital s. Increasing The Quality of Care at Home Without Adding to The Burden. Medical Economics.

Hospitals 95

Hospitals Telemedicine Nursing Health Data 95

NASHP

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Rising prices for health care services are a major determinant of increased health care spending and health insurance premiums. Hospital prices (for inpatient and outpatient care) are the largest driver of rising health care spending in the commercial market in the U.S.

Hospitals 114

Hospitals Primary Care Regulations Accountability 114

HIT Consultant

MARCH 16, 2023

A caregiver incentive program that increases caregiver productivity and retention while preventing caregiver burnout and improving quality of care for patients. An online occupational health solution that provides primary care health benefits for employees. – Perry. – Vitable Health. – Remote Focus.

Primary Care 92

Primary Care Medicaid Quality of Care Prevention 92

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 25, 2024

What You Should Know: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center a nd CVS Accountable Care, part of CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS), today announced the creation of an accountable care organization (ACO) to improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries by Ohio State providers in central Ohio.

Medicare 72

Medicare Accountable Care Accountability Quality of Care 72

p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Primary care doctors and specialists. It consists of.

Doctors 130

Doctors Accountability Healthcare Providers Accountable Care 130

p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Primary care doctors and specialists. It consists of.

Doctors 130

Doctors Accountability Healthcare Providers Accountable Care 130

Healthcare It News

MARCH 4, 2022

Care coordination is becoming increasingly important in U.S. healthcare for a variety of reasons, including the increased use of value-based care models, the behavioral care shortage and a boom in home healthcare. Care coordination challenges exist not just in the transition from hospital to home but also in the reverse.

Accountable Care 190

Accountable Care Accountability Physical Therapy Nursing 190

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But even an innocent mistake can cause well-intentioned hospitals and health systems to attract attention from federal auditors, and result in stiff penalties for physicians and those who input the wrong billing codes. Physicians should emphasize their value in terms of patient outcomes, quality of care, and cost-effectiveness.

Regulations 105

Regulations Accountable Care Prevention Medicare 105

Healthcare Success

MAY 31, 2022

It is well-established that longer patient wait times negatively impact patient satisfaction , specifically regarding patient confidence (in the provider) and perceived quality of care. According to Avalere Health , nearly three in four doctors work for a hospital, health system, or corporate entity today.

Private Practices 246

Private Practices Patient Experience Urgent Care Telemedicine 246

Healthcare It News

APRIL 28, 2022

These are the questions Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Mississippi, asked as part of an initiative to improve outcomes for congestive heart failure patients, who are the highest source of the hospital's readmissions. " To keep CHF patients out of the hospital, adherence to these medications is critical.

Hospitals 208

Hospitals Medicare Primary Care Quality of Care 208

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2023

At the 2019 Mobile World Congress, surgeon Antonio de Lacy remotely assisted another team of surgeons and anesthetists who were performing surgery on a patient at Barcelona’s Hospital Clínic. This helps staff save time from manual checks, which can be an asset in mitigating overworked staff and preventing burnout.

Healthcare 117

Healthcare Physical Therapy Hospitals Quality of Care 117

Readiness Rounds

APRIL 26, 2018

White Plains Hospital First in the Country To Adopt Innovative System-Wide Platform To Enhance Patient Safety, Experience, and Quality of Care. New Program Takes the Hospital’s Exceptional Care to the Next Level. About White Plains Hospital. High Reliability” Initiative Ensures Consistency Across the Board.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Patient Safety Performance improvement Quality of Care 52

Readiness Rounds

APRIL 26, 2018

White Plains Hospital First in the Country To Adopt Innovative System-Wide Platform To Enhance Patient Safety, Experience, and Quality of Care. New Program Takes the Hospital’s Exceptional Care to the Next Level. About White Plains Hospital. High Reliability” Initiative Ensures Consistency Across the Board.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Patient Safety Performance improvement Quality of Care 52

Healthcare ECONOMIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Ultimately, the model will test whether global payments for the healthcare needs of a population will lead to care delivery transformation and improved quality of care and lower costs for rural Pennsylvanians. Which hospitals have joined the program? Hospitals perceived this as an important Model feature.

Hospitals 72

Hospitals Medicare Medicaid Quality of Care 72

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

They were expected to provide a digital hub that would enable seamless communication and information sharing between providers, boost efficiency, improve the quality of care, and foster optimal patient and clinician experiences. Ultimately, the patient-provider relationship suffers, as does the quality of care.

Quality of Care 98

Quality of Care Accountability Patient Experience Hospitals 98

Bill Of Health

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Further action is needed to prevent discrimination in health care services towards persons with substance use disorder. Health care discrimination toward persons with substance use disorder People experiencing substance use disorder often face discrimination and stigma in the medical setting. But it is not without limitations.

Prevention 62

Prevention Quality of Care Hospitals Medical Services 62

p3care

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

134 Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan. Hospital-Wide, for 30 days; All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) (administrative claims). Quality of Care by ACOs. The idea behind ACOs is to improve the quality of healthcare with collective efforts. 321 CAHPS for MIPS Survey.

Medicare 246

Medicare Accountable Care Accountability Medicaid 246

Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Resilient is a Plano, Texas-based home-centered management services organization that works with home health providers on hospital-at-home and care management services. Samuel identified two key areas where health care providers can take on risk, reduce costs and increase the quality of care.

Home Care 81

Home Care Hospice Care Primary Care Hospitals 81

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series. The series of 10–15-minute videos are tailored to provider types and aim to reduce the deficiencies most commonly cited during the CMS survey process, like infection control and accident prevention.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52

HIT Consultant

JUNE 3, 2022

To reverse this trend will require not only resources, but also new business models for LMICs that can overcome the barriers patients face to receiving care, such as unaffordable, unavailable, or inaccessible healthcare services and treatments, and limited awareness of disease and preventative care.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Primary Care Prevention Accountability 52

Healthcare ECONOMIST

AUGUST 23, 2021

In 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Hospital-Acquired Conditions Present on Admission (HAC-POA) program. The mandatory program penalized hospitals as it would no longer reimburse them for treating of preventable complications that developed during a patient’s hospitalization.

Medicare 67

Medicare Hospitals Medicaid Quality of Care 67

Home Health Care

JANUARY 6, 2022

When it comes to home health, location factors heavily into the quality of care patients receive. Agencies in rural areas tend to initiate care more quickly, for example, while their urban counterparts perform better on outcomes measures, a new study suggests. Overall, rural agencies outperform on timely initiation of care.

Nursing 83

Nursing Medicaid Medicare Quality of Care 83

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rural communities may lack easy access to preventive care and screenings. But there is another hurdle that is just as significant, and that is the lack of quality data on these social determinants. By comparing quality-of-care data with population, income, and ethnicity across the U.S., The costs are astronomical.

Health Data 109

Health Data Telemedicine Accountability Population Health 109

Sequence Health

AUGUST 16, 2022

Telemedicine patients had a 30% reduction in hospital admissions and a 20% reduction in emergency department visits. Enhanced Quality of Care. Lastly, telehealth can potentially enhance the quality of care that patients receive. Faster Diagnosis and Treatment.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Healthcare Doctors Quality of Care 52

Sequence Health

JULY 21, 2022

Telemedicine patients had a 30% reduction in hospital admissions and a 20% reduction in emergency department visits. Enhanced Quality of Care. Lastly, telehealth can potentially enhance the quality of care that patients receive. Faster Diagnosis and Treatment.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Healthcare Doctors Quality of Care 52

Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 6, 2024

1] Health care market participants (i.e. doctors and nurses) provided first-hand testimony of alleged decreased staffing and lower quality of care after PE acquisitions. FOOTNOTES [1] More information regarding enforcers’ increased scrutiny of interlocks under Section 8 of the Clayton Act is available here. [2]

Nursing 59

Nursing Quality of Care Accountability Doctors 59

HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

Tammi Jantzen, Co-founder, Astarte Medical Protocol Driven Care Often proclaimed as the most effective method of reducing costs for hospitals, standardization is said to promote quality patient care at a cost-effective price. billion in additional healthcare spending per year.

Clinical Practice 98

Clinical Practice Hospitals Quality of Care Patient Experience 98

Patient Safety Movement

JULY 25, 2023

Next, he recognized the tragic losses that have occurred to loved ones because of preventable errors. Hospital-acquired infections, misdiagnoses, medication errors—these are process errors and have been significantly reduced by some healthcare systems. How did airlines become so safe? Healthcare outcomes data should be transparent.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Doctors 52

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 29, 2023

JR Finkelmeier, Business Leader, ECG Solutions at Philips Today’s hospital emergency departments (EDs) face formidable challenges as they strive to deliver high-quality care to more and more patients. Without changes to care delivery, they could even diminish the quality of care. healthcare system.”

Ambulatory Care 93

Ambulatory Care Hospitals Quality of Care Nursing 93

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Amid a growing shortage of doctors and nurses, hospitals around the world are increasingly turning to AI to improve the quality of care in the face of an aging population. One major undertaking across the healthcare industry is to deliver AI-driven solutions that can improve surgical care – a tall order.

Doctors 90

Doctors Hospitals Nursing Quality of Care 90

Patient Safety Movement

JANUARY 1, 2023

Along with our Founder, Joe Kiani, we are laser focused on achieving a safer healthcare system, with zero preventable harm—both for patients and clinicians. Our goals for 2023 are aimed at four major targets: Actionable Evidence-Based Practices to reduce common causes of preventable patient harm. In Health, Michael A.E.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Nursing 52

Healthcare ECONOMIST

MARCH 7, 2022

The authors also examine a variety of quality measures such as screening (mammograms, A1c levels for diabetics, LDL screening), utilization (30-day rehospitalization, hospitalization for ambulatory sensitive conditions, and unnecessary emergency department visit), and cost. billion could be saved annually.

Medicare 60

Medicare Quality of Care Prevention Hospitals 60

Sheppard Health Law

JULY 7, 2022

The bill imposes a new formidable regulatory hurdle for deals by requiring the Attorney General to approve, deny, or conditionally approve all transactions involving for-profit medical groups, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers, health plans, health insurers and hospitals, where the value of such transaction exceeds $15 million.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Quality of Care Doctors Healthcare Providers 52

Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Commonwealth Fund, the United States has the highest maternal death rate of any developed nation, and Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Healthcare 52

Accountable Care Doctors

JUNE 14, 2021

“Primary care must be supported as the hub of integrated service delivery, with an emphasis on delivering preventive care and coordinating services through the various settings and specializations. Having person-centered metrics versus tracking activity-centered tasks will tell us that we are delivering true quality of care.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Integration Quality of Care Accountability 52