Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and illuminated quality failings in nursing homes, persistent equity issues, and the system- and policy-level factors that contribute to their endurance. Can nursing homes improve quality by focusing on culture, trust, and will?

Quality Improvement 52

Quality Improvement Nursing Quality Assurance Performance improvement 52

Home Health Care

AUGUST 4, 2023

Since CMS standardized it in 2018, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement program, or QAPI, has served as a guiding light for home-based care providers. The program is the process by which a home-based care provider measures its quality metrics. Nurses, home health aides, therapists — even schedulers.

Medicare 95

Medicare Performance improvement Quality Assurance Quality Improvement 95

NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

Paid Family Caregiving Colorado Colorado allows family members of Medicaid-enrolled CYSHCN to be paid for providing care to their children by becoming licensed as certified nursing aides. skilled nursing, home health care, behavioral health, etc.) are another key challenge related to access to services for CYSHCN.

Medicaid 125

Medicaid Quality of Care Quality Assurance Nursing 125

NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

Perhaps the most important is to identify specific goals and objectives early on to guide the details of design, such as the choice of quality metrics for incentive payments. In addition, it is important to build in measurement at the start and to think of state efforts as iterative — moving to tackle new priorities as performance improves.

Primary Care 65

Primary Care Medicaid Accountability Quality Improvement 65