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

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 9, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Beginning Spring 2023, the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) will provide training and resources to skilled nursing facility staff who care for residents with a variety of behavioral health conditions.

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Performance improvement Medicaid 52

Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Today’s announcement is part of a series of new actions the Biden-Harris Administration is taking to increase accountability of bad actors in the nursing home industry, improve the quality of nursing homes and make them safer. We are demanding better, because our seniors deserve better.”.

Nursing 40

Nursing Accountability Quality Improvement Quality of Care 40

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 84

Medicare Performance improvement Quality Assurance Quality Improvement 84

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

California does cover skilled nursing facility care in its MLTSS program, but most personal care services (in-home supportive services) are provided under FFS. The state uses these data to identify gaps in care and develop performance improvement activities to address quality problems and disparities in access.

Medicaid 73

Medicaid Nursing Medicare Integration 73

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

After discussion with IDPH, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) also established a prenatal and postpartum care HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) measure performance improvement project for Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to identify and close a health disparity gap.

Medicaid 78

Medicaid Performance improvement Quality Improvement Accountable Care 78

NASHP

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Monitor and evaluate quality improvement and outcomes and address barriers to care. Most states require CNMs to follow the same licensure requirements as advanced practice nurses (APRNs). In recent years, states are increasingly establishing licensure for midwives without a nursing degree (e.g.,

Medicaid 57

Medicaid Nursing Regulations Hospitals 57