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HHCN FUTURE: From Crisis to Success – Unlocking the Power of Outsourcing, Insourcing, and Technology in Home Health and Hospice

Home Health Care

I think we’re partnered with a lot of the vendors out there and integrated, and they fully believe that as well. This would be a function where I’d say, I don’t necessarily need a nurse doing that. Again, we’re giving our nurses back a little bit of time in their day, and we’re just re-bucketing.

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Measuring What Matters: Opportunities for States

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Person-driven outcomes ” are personalized, structured, measurable goals identified by a person with complex health status or caregiver and can be used for both care planning and quality measurement. National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), in partnership with the SCAN Foundation and The John A. Measures that Matter.

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Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid

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Nurse Practitioner. Advance Practice Registered Nurse. licensed hospice providers), with quality assurance provisions and any licensing updates necessary to ensure team competencies for non-hospice care. Social Worker. Care Manager. Mental Health Professional. Pharmacist. Spiritual care professional.

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8 Home Care Leaders Break Down What Service Lines They Plan to Further Invest In

Home Health Care

Now times have changed, as home care services have proven to be an integral part of the overall system, especially during the public health emergency. At Home Instead, we are investing heavily into the integration of the Honor operating systems and technology platform into the Home Instead franchise network.

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State Approaches to Behavioral Health Measures in Medicaid Managed Care

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In addition, CMS and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) both produce national performance metrics that states can use as performance benchmarks. Hawaii, Kansas, and Michigan all collect measures that assess the use of antipsychotic medications by nursing facility residents.

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State Community Health Worker Models

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integrating?CHWs NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance. CHW services could be used for many health conditions as long as there is a care plan in place written by a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse midwife. MCO Managed Care Organizations. MCE Managed Care Entities.

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Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

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Meier, FACP, FAAHPM, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care California is an early pioneer in its support for integrating palliative care services into its Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal. T)he benefit will be made available in all care settings including the community, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities.”