Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 9, 2023

Funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), this program will establish a Center of Excellence for Building Capacity in Nursing Facilities to Care for Residents with Behavioral Health Conditions (Center of Excellence). The training and technical assistance provided by the COENF will be free of charge.

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Performance improvement Medicaid 52

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. Overall, regulators have made clear their intention to eliminate barriers to interoperability and provide patients greater control of their healthcare.

Integration 142

Integration Healthcare Quality of Care Regulations 142

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The federal government has boldly detailed nearly 350 actions that agencies overseeing Medicare and Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, housing, labor, and more will take over the next three years to support caregivers. Hartford Foundation.

Medicaid 111

Medicaid Care Transition Medicare Quality Improvement 111

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 9, 2022

The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) has published MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 9, Issue 4). As of 12/30/21, the new CNA regulations require the CNA instructor to take a four-hour update training every five years. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. on August 15, 2022.

Quality Improvement 40

Quality Improvement Nursing Medicare Regulations 40

Lexis Nexis

JULY 20, 2022

Medicare Advantage is one of the most popular risk-based programs and has increasingly drawn the interest of payers. Medicare Advantage is one of the most popular risk-based programs and has increasingly drawn the interest of payers. Underpinning quality reporting for these ratings is a combination of performance measures.

Prevention 52

Prevention Medicare Medicaid Quality Improvement 52

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. Aside from the 80% provision, the proposal also establishes a new strategy for oversight, monitoring, quality assurance and quality improvement for HCBS programs.

Medicaid 90

Medicaid Accountability Quality Assurance Home Care 90

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 6, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the proposed rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Proposed Rule”). Refining Definitions for Fully Integrated and Highly Integrated D-SNPs (§§ 422.2

Medicare 98

Medicare Medicaid Integration Regulations 98

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. Overall, regulators have made clear their intention to eliminate barriers to interoperability and provide patients greater control of their healthcare.

Integration 91

Integration Healthcare Quality of Care Regulations 91

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

As major purchasers, administrators, and regulators of behavioral health treatment and supports, states play a critical role in system transformation. This is one section of Modernizing Behavioral Health Systems: A Resource for States. See the full resource guide.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Urgent Care Primary Care Hospitals 52

NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

High-quality, integrated care requires strong system-level partnerships, information and data sharing, and family-centered practices. Yet, states often face barriers to integrated care including a lack of trust across agencies, privacy regulations that may hinder data sharing, and misaligned eligibility, enrollment, and referral systems.

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Integration Quality Improvement Accountability 98

NASHP

DECEMBER 23, 2022

With more than 40 percent of births financed by Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed an action plan that corresponds with goals outlined in the White House blueprint. Monitor and evaluate quality improvement and outcomes and address barriers to care. Determine structure of benefit.

Medicaid 59

Medicaid Nursing Regulations Hospitals 59

NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

31 Telehealth Michigan Michigan’s Children’s Special Health Care Services Division collaborates with key statewide partners to lead the Michigan Pediatric Epilepsy Project , an initiative to improve health outcomes for children and youth with epilepsy, particularly those in rural and underserved communities. Telehealth.” Medicaid.gov.

Medicaid 124

Medicaid Quality of Care Quality Assurance Nursing 124

p3care

DECEMBER 6, 2021

MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) is a part of the Quality Payment Program (QPP), which came into effect in 2017. Its purpose was to move the Medicare part B providers to a performance-based payment system. Improvements Activities (IA). There are four categories in the MIPS program, which are.

Urgent Care 130

Urgent Care Healthcare Providers Medicare Quality Improvement 130

p3care

DECEMBER 6, 2021

MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) is a part of the Quality Payment Program (QPP), which came into effect in 2017. Its purpose was to move the Medicare part B providers to a performance-based payment system. Improvements Activities (IA). There are four categories in the MIPS program, which are.

Urgent Care 130

Urgent Care Healthcare Providers Medicare Quality Improvement 130

NASHP

APRIL 15, 2022

In January 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a roadmap for states to address social determinants of health that includes several options for supportive housing services. e), as approved by CMS. Support for expanding access to services.

Medicaid 59

Medicaid Public Hospital Hospitals Nursing 59

NASHP

MAY 26, 2023

As promulgated in Iowa’s Human Service’s regulation 441-78.3 As stated in the regulation, “Individual funds from unused respite services may be allocated to the savings plan … [for] future respite care.” As codified in Iowa’s Human Service’s regulation 441-78.34(13) Iowa increased its 2022 provider rates by 4.25

Medicaid 121

Medicaid Nursing Regulations Integration 121

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

North Carolina’s comprehensive behavioral health approach included efforts to increase uptake of CoCM through additional training and practice supports and Medicaid rate increases to 120% of Medicare rates for behavioral health providers. An action plan dashboard tracks targets. CMS’s Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive!

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 52

HIT Consultant

JULY 19, 2023

To serve the unique requirements of a sensitive industry that is bound by stringent regulations, we require a customized healthcare system that grants legitimacy to all participants within the blockchain. Doesn’t that sound like what the healthcare industry is in need of most? What is Proof of Competence (PoC)?

Healthcare 75

Healthcare Doctors Rehabilitation Healthcare Providers 75

NASHP

MARCH 28, 2022

A certified nurse assistant (CNA) is qualified to work in a Medicare-certified nursing facility. A Medicare-certified HHA is qualified to provide services through a Medicare-certified home health agency. A Medicare-certified HHA is qualified to provide services through a Medicare-certified home health agency.

Nursing 98

Nursing Medicaid Home Care Rehabilitation 98

Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year 2025 proposed rule for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). The UM committee was established in April 2023 in the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4201-F).

Medicare 59

Medicare Medicaid Regulations Integration 59

NASHP

MARCH 11, 2022

Arizona also created a quality improvement collaborative and provided other supports, such as performance dashboards, to these clinics. Arizona Medicaid is currently negotiating a renewal of this program with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Medicaid 59

Medicaid Integration Quality Improvement Primary Care 59

NASHP

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The hotline, supported by both a federal Overdose to Action grant as well as the state’s CARES Act behavioral health funding , takes advantage of SAMHSA’s modified regulations during the public health emergency, providing immediate access to tele-induction of buprenorphine and linkage to continued outpatient treatment.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Prevention Integration Hospitals 52

NASHP

MAY 8, 2023

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Disparities : Preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations. 34 The ACA’s data collection requirements also do not extend to the private insurance market.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Regulations Prevention Medicare 52

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 5, 2023

Just in time for the holidays, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the Contract Year 2024 Proposed Rule for Medicare Advantage organizations (“MAOs”) and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). Health Equity in Medicare Advantage.

Medicare 52

Medicare Primary Care Medicaid Integration 52

Sheppard Health Law

APRIL 27, 2022

The five barriers are: Nondiscrimination in HHS: Civil Rights Protections and Language Access —This area focuses on increasing meaningful access to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally assisted programs for Limited English proficiency. HHS will implement a Language Access Plan overseen by the Office of Civil Rights.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Pharmaceuticals Medicaid Quality Improvement 52