NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

Approaches include allowing family caregivers to receive Medicaid reimbursement , providing culturally competent trainings and peer supports, making respite care more accessible for caregivers, and offering behavioral health supports for caregivers. recruitment, consultation resources, Medicaid reimbursement, etc.).

Medicaid 125

Medicaid Quality of Care Quality Assurance Nursing 125

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Nursing homes are inspected by state surveyors for compliance with federal requirements for participation with Medicare and/or Medicaid (42 CFR 483 Subpart B). Notably, we will no longer approve CMP funding for complex or highly-sophisticated technology projects, such as telemedicine, virtual reality, or artificial intelligence.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Medicaid Telemedicine 52

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rural communities may lack easy access to preventive care and screenings. Telemedicine connects underprivileged populations with remote, real-time care. The remaining 80% comes from the social determinants of health, such as public safety, the availability of stable jobs, access to green spaces, cultural practices, and more.

Health Data 115

Health Data Telemedicine Accountability Population Health 115

NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

Similarly, school-based dental sealant programs were inaccessible with school closures, limiting preventive care for school-age children from low-income families. These barriers led to an overall decrease in preventative and routine dental procedures. Learn more about NASHP’s work with state officials on oral health.

Medicaid 59

Medicaid Telemedicine Prevention Nursing 59

NASHP

MARCH 14, 2022

In November 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a series of new policies aimed at enabling access to behavioral health services via telehealth. Toward the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, state and federal officials worked quickly to enable the utilization of telemedicine across healthcare services.

Telemedicine 113

Telemedicine Remote Care Medicaid Accountability 113

Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

There’s been a flurry of research into this question since the hockey-stick growth of telemedicine visits were evident in March 2020, just days after the World Health Organization uttered the “P-word:” pandemic. Three recent reports (among many others!) 24% of all office visits and outpatient encounters, plus.

Healthcare 149

Healthcare Telemedicine Hospitals Urgent Care 149

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

Invest in prevention and early intervention. In addition to expanding Medicaid, North Carolina’s FY2024 budget allocates over $835 million for mental health and substance abuse investments under Medicaid. In Colorado , Medicaid leverages its medical loss ratio (MLR) policies to incentivize MCOs’ performance.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Urgent Care Primary Care Hospitals 52

HIT Consultant

APRIL 20, 2022

Hospitals report the data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which uses that data to create the Overall Hospital Quality Star rating for each hospital. This can lead to an increased use of health services, many of which may be preventable. In 2018, Milliman issued an updated report with more recent data.

Integration 98

Integration Primary Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 98

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The New York State Health Home program is designed for the neediest Medicaid patients and aims to reduce overall healthcare costs by decreasing inpatient costs (and utilization) by addressing social determinants of health such as housing, transportation and food. THE PROBLEM. "This will be led by innovation in healthcare technology.

Quality Assurance 267

Quality Assurance Prevention Hospitals Telemedicine 267

Home Health Care

JANUARY 31, 2022

The company uses its AI-enabled telemedicine platform to train medical assistants and offer streamlined diagnostic reports. Retinal screening can prevent diabetic retinopathy and give early warnings about heart attack, stroke, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. While regular eye check-ups can help prevent this, 60% of U.S.

Prevention 52

Prevention Telemedicine Accountable Care Accountability 52

Icanotes

MARCH 9, 2022

Mental health parity provides a sense of equality for those seeking medical treatment in the form of telemedicine. If a patient has an insurance plan with parity that would grant them unlimited medical visits in person, they have the right to equal treatment and care for their condition through telemedicine and telehealth.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Medicaid Medicare Physical Therapy 52

p3care

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Let’s read about the best 3 justifications for why clinical credentialing is significant: 1) Prevents revenue leakage. Medical Credentialing Prevents Medical Practices from Revenue Gaps. Clinical credentialing is a fundamental yet preventive process that covers the foundations of consistent and best medical practices.

Medical Services 130

Medical Services Doctors Urgent Care Prevention 130

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Seema Verma served as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2017 to 2021. As far as what she’s currently following, Verma remains intrigued by the increasingly prominent role of telehealth and telemedicine. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, CMS was quick to expand telemedicine,” Verma said.

Telemedicine 126

Telemedicine Hospitals Medicare Home Care 126

Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

“Delaying procedures, reducing spending on preventive care and chronic care, and decreasing adherence to medications may have negative long-term impacts on health status, although the extent is unknown,” PwC notes.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors Prevention 73

p3care

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Let’s read about the best 3 justifications for why clinical credentialing is significant: 1) Prevents revenue leakage. Medical Credentialing Prevents Medical Practices from Revenue Gaps. Clinical credentialing is a fundamental yet preventive process that covers the foundations of consistent and best medical practices.

Medical Services 130

Medical Services Doctors Urgent Care Prevention 130

Icanotes

MARCH 15, 2021

Beyond providing high-quality patient care, behavioral health clinicians need to navigate challenges in mental health services, such as changing regulations and an increasing shift to telemedicine. Of all the healthcare specialties, behavioral health might be best suited for telemedicine. Table of Contents. Shifting to Telehealth.

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Regulations Doctors Quality of Care 98

NASHP

MARCH 4, 2022

He also directed the Health and Human Services Director to study the state’s behavioral health system as 60 percent of South Carolina children are enrolled in Medicaid. Parson requested a “$34 million dollar investment in rural communities to increase access to telehealth and telemedicine services.”. In Washington, Gov. Missouri Gov.

Medicaid 120

Medicaid Nursing Prevention Doctors 120

Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In 2020, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued additional rules requiring that payors and providers who receive CMS funds make health information more accessible. Inaccessible and incomplete patient data creates insurmountable challenges to coordination, financial-risk arrangements, and effective preventative care.

Integration 140

Integration Healthcare Quality of Care Regulations 140

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Organizations must take a multi-layered approach to identify, address, and prevent fraud. When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted payment flexibilities to facilitate access to telehealth amid the public health emergency, they also unwittingly created vulnerabilities. Identification to Inform Action.

Integration 98

Integration Telemedicine Medicare Medicaid 98

Sheppard Health Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If finalized, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule on Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes will require payers to participate in electronic payer-to-payer data exchange and implement automated prior authorization processes.

Health Data 52

Health Data Regulations Medicare Telemedicine 52

NASHP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Promoting Provider Well-being through Preventive Care, Protection of Confidentiality, and Destigmatization of Behavioral Health Treatment Health care workers dedicate their careers to caring for others, yet they do not always access the help they need. In May 2022, the U.S.

Primary Care 73

Primary Care Nursing Prevention Hospitals 73

Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In 2020, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued additional rules requiring that payors and providers who receive CMS funds make health information more accessible. Inaccessible and incomplete patient data creates insurmountable challenges to coordination, financial-risk arrangements, and effective preventative care.

Integration 88

Integration Healthcare Quality of Care Regulations 88

ACHE

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Within HHS, we do not know yet who will lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, although a policy official instrumental in passing the ACA, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure , is said to be a leading candidate , as is Mandy Cohen, MD , the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Regulations 52

Regulations Telemedicine Hospitals Medicare 52

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

What I have been most excited about is the acceleration in the concrete steps that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services states and accreditation organizations are taking to inspire action in the space of health equity. At the same time, we are seeing state Medicaid programs taking novel approaches to tackling issues of health equity.

Telemedicine 302

Telemedicine Medicaid Hospitals Healthcare Innovation 302

Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act. ” Small increases in cost-sharing can result in people cutting back death-preventing medicines.

Life Sciences 98

Life Sciences Medicare Pharmaceuticals Prevention 98

Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

The top areas garnering greatest net positive responses for technology impacts were information management and sharing; quality of care; prevention; and satisfaction, closely followed by efficiency. gross domestic product in 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services calculated. of the U.S.

Primary Care 106

Primary Care Medicare Accountability Hospitals 106

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 7, 2023

The lessons we've learned from the pandemic have spotlighted the need for continuity of medical services, and health education specifically for prevention and intervention of diabetes and tobacco cessation, and the increasing behavioral health services.

Primary Care 203

Primary Care Telemedicine Accountability Remote Care 203

Bill Of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

By Jon Larsen and Sterling Johnson People who need opioid use (OUD) treatment in the United States are often not receiving it — at least two million people with OUD are experiencing a treatment gap that prevents or hampers their ability to receive life-saving care and support. Code § 1701 et seq.

Telemedicine 67

Telemedicine Medicaid Prevention Integration 67

Healthcare It News

JULY 11, 2023

The stigma surrounding substance use disorders, including OUD, has prevented many individuals from seeking treatment. Ophelia is licensed to provide care in 36 states and contracted with Medicaid, Medicare and commercial insurers covering 85 million American lives. Stigma and fear of disclosure.

Telemedicine 144

Telemedicine Medicaid Prevention Medicare 144

Etactics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 15,000 people die each year from prescription medicine overdoses. The largest amount of alleged fraud loss relates to schemes involving telemedicine. ( Prescription Fraud Since the 1980s, prescription drug abuse leads thousands of people to an early grave.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Doctors Medicare Nursing 52

HIT Consultant

JULY 24, 2022

For example, while Medicare only accounts for approximately 20% of the country’s population, data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) detailing utilization for this small segment of Americans have not only served as the foundation for regulatory decisions but has also become the industry proxy for other population segments. .

Accountability 98

Accountability Telemedicine Medicare Medicaid 98

Health Populi

JULY 16, 2021

A recent “House Calls” memo and podcast from two company analysts detailed the state of Medicaid, Motherhood and America’s Future: Giving Birth to Better Maternity Outcomes. ” They lay out the crisis as follows: Medicaid funds nearly one-half of births in the U.S.

Healthcare 124

Healthcare Medicaid Prevention Hospitals 124

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The updated ACO Reach payment model from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sets forth a value-based model of capitated payments to physicians who meet quality and spending targets – combined with a plan to deal with health equity. This program will be implemented starting on January 1, 2023.

Health Technology 62

Health Technology Primary Care Patient Experience Healthcare 62

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The crisis also demonstrated flaws in the American healthcare infrastructure by revealing that only curative care infrastructure (as opposed to preventative care) continued to dominate the pandemic response. Moreover, the repercussions of a pandemic can also be curtailed by establishing a facility for telemedicine in the healthcare network.

Telemedicine 86

Telemedicine Rehabilitation Primary Care Prevention 86

Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

FMI’s latest look into grocery stores as a place to source food that bolsters their health to prevent disease and manage chronic conditions. In early December, FarmBoxRx was the first online grocer to be approved to channel food to SNAP/EBT recipients as payment from Medicare and Medicaid.

Medicaid 73

Medicaid Primary Care Medicare Integration 73

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

There is also the matter that open enrollment begins on November 1, and without the relaxed enrollment provisions for Medicaid that the PHE provides, the national uninsured rate along with health premium costs would certainly rise. "And so patients are continuing to get their mental healthcare largely through telemedicine."

Telemedicine 278

Telemedicine Regulations Quality Assurance Doctors 278

Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Women, being Chief Health Officers of their Families, influencing 80% of health care decisions, well know how to connect the dots between health care costs and their household financial wellness. Seven-in-ten women also agree that the U.S. needs a “new national strategy” to deal with COVID-19.

Medicaid 105

Medicaid Telemedicine Regulations Healthcare 105