Sheppard Health Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The declaration of the PHE is currently set to expire on October 15 th. However, it is likely to be renewed for another 90 days. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, has stated that CMS will provide 60-days’ notice prior to ending the PHE.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

CMS works with the State Survey Agencies to strengthen oversight so that the care provided in nursing homes and other acute and continuing care providers and suppliers is of the highest quality. Every year, CMS conducts a formal assessment of each State Survey Agencies’ performance relative to measures included in the SPSS program.

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

On April 4, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In the state of Pennsylvania, only urgent medical care was permitted for several months, which created an instant barrier to receiving routine, follow-up and preventive care. Patient and staff safety, which are primary concerns, were especially critical after the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent mandatory shut-downs nationally.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Within the first three weeks of the WHO declaring the COVID-19 pandemic , telehealth visits skyrocketed 154 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compared to the same time period just one year prior. Physician/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist.

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NASHP

MAY 1, 2023

Y/N) Alabama Y Federal Authority: State Plan Benefit Category: TCM Program Name: Nurse Family Partnership Case management services include: Comprehensive assessment and periodic reassessment of individual’s needs Development of a specific care plan based on assessment Referral and related activities (e.g.,

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ultimately, the goal is to produce better health outcomes, prevent medical errors and avoid unnecessary duplication of services, as well as to cut overall health care costs. The organization also provides intensive home-based rehabilitation and skilled nursing services through in-person and virtual visits.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 23, 2022

PEPPER can help hospitals and facilities achieve CMS’ goal of reducing and preventing improper payments. Check out Who Benefits from PEPPER? There are tips for CEOs/CFOs/Administrators, Compliance Officers, UR/QI Staff and HIM Staff.

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Briggs Healthcare

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The long-stay nursing home population is defined as residents who have received 101 or more cumulative days of nursing home care by the end of the target assessment period. Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Within-Stay (WS) Potentially Preventable Readmissions (PPR) Measure*. Total nursing staff turnover.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Preventing denial codes is essential if you want to keep a steady revenue flow. This is an easily preventable billing error, which we are going to go over in this blog. H Codes - Rehabilitative services. R0070 - The transportation of personnel and portable X-ray equipment to nursing homes or other residency.

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Master Plan also aligns with some of the governor’s key initiatives, such as the “California for ALL” vision and the Task Force on Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness. Key findings of the Summary Assessment highlight inequities preventing Ohioans, especially older Ohioans, from living a long and full life.

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NASHP

JULY 22, 2022

Rehabilitative services. Private-duty nursing. 21] The direct care workforce includes nurse aides, home health aides, and personal care aides. Additionally, registered nurses and therapists are often providers of more clinically intensive HCBS for CYSHCN.[22] Personal care services (including self-directed).

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Sheppard Health Law

MAY 5, 2022

Denial of payment requests delayed or prevented payments for services that providers had already delivered. The article also pointed out the role of prior authorization as “an important patient safety, cost-saving, and waste-prevention tool.”. The Report noted that, in 2021, 42 percent or 26.4

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Health Care Success

MARCH 22, 2022

However, I’d argue patient engagement also includes patients motivated to go beyond mere learning and instead take action in their own lives to make healthy lifestyle choices, prioritize wellness, and take advantage of preventive health services. Prevention. Post-surgical recovery or rehabilitation. Education. Discovery.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 19, 2022

One example is the reporting requirement for nursing homes, which initially became effective on May 8, 2020, when CMS published an interim final rule with comment. The requirement for nursing homes to report resident and staff infections and deaths related to COVID-19 would have ended with the PHE. and Arjun Srinivasan, M.D.,

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The healthcare industry is in desperate need of nurses — and fast. You’ve seen the countless headlines covering the impact the pandemic has had on nurses , and how that nursing shortage has impacted employment numbers, healthcare facilities, and patient care. Nurses are burnt out. Mobile Staffing Apps.

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NASHP

APRIL 15, 2022

Individuals at risk for institutionalization who are eligible for long-term care services who, in the absence of services and supports, would otherwise require care for 90 consecutive days or more in an inpatient nursing facility. Nursing Home Residents Transitioning to the Community. Eviction prevention. Respite services.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Category 1 Example - Blabbermouth (Possible Scenario) Imagine that you’re a security guard who works for a rehabilitation center. Category 2 The second category results from a breach that the organization should’ve been aware of, but couldn’t have prevented even with proper due diligence. via Legal Information Institute.

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NASHP

JULY 24, 2023

How to Address Consolidation Addressing consolidation could take the form of: 1) limiting the anticompetitive behavior of already consolidated systems and/or 2) preventing further consolidation. some CON only focus on long-term care nursing facilities), to focus on a new purpose.

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

The commission was created in the New Hampshire Legislature in 2000 (NH RSA Chapter 12-J), which established the Alcohol Fund, directing a part of proceed from sales of alcohol to prevention, harm reduction treatment, and recovery services. An action plan dashboard tracks targets.

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NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For example, Wisconsin’s Complex Care Program is staffed by teams of care coordination assistants, who are not required to have a license, as well as registered nurses and physicians. The state Medicaid agency reimburses these providers through the state plan’s targeted case management benefit.[24]. Pediatrics. 17] Kretzmann, J.

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NASHP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Partnering, the state is managing contact tracing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is assisting by providing some staff. Led and implemented by the state’s Centers for Disease C ontrol and Prevention. Led and implemented by the state’s Centers for Disease C ontrol and Prevention. Centralized. Centralized.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

CMS COVID-19 Waivers and Flexibilities for Providers include [1] : Physicians and Other Clinicians Hospitals and CAHs (including Swing Beds, DPUs), ASCs and CMHCs Hospitals and CAHs (including Swing Beds, DPUs), ASCs and CMHCs: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 … updated February 22, 2023 Teaching Hospitals, Teaching Physicians and Medical Residents (..)

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Healthcare Success

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

For example, addiction treatment centers might recognize a growing need for families, spouses, or parents to come together and support one another while their loved ones attend your rehabilitation program. Add staff recruitment into the marketing budget. Hospitals are focusing on staff recruitment as much as lead generation in 2022.

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Health care services” means supplies, care, and services of medical, behavioral health, substance use disorder, mental health, surgical, optometric, dental, podiatric, chiropractic, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventative, rehabilitative, supportive or geriatric nature.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 20, 2022

States are taking steps to provide additional prevention, treatment, and recovery services to higher-risk individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), including those in contact with the criminal legal system. Community Services and Prevention (Intercept 0). Across states, drug violations have led to most arrests in recent years.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Figure 1: Interventions Used to Prevent and End Homelessness. People who are considered “housing unstable” are those who are “doubled up” with family or friends or are moving repeatedly between other community placements such as hospitals, nursing homes, jails, congregate care or recovery housing, and sober homes.

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Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As part of its Behavioral Health Strategy , CMS aims to improve access and quality of mental health care and services, such as substance use disorder prevention and treatment services. 2] A NOMNC ordinarily outlines the appeal process as well as a deadline by which an enrollee should submit his/her appeal. [3]

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NASHP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Figure 1: Interventions Used to Prevent and End Homelessness. People who are considered “housing unstable” are those who are “doubled up” with family or friends or are moving repeatedly between other community placements such as hospitals, nursing homes, jails, congregate care or recovery housing, and sober homes.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This toolkit is intended for use by personnel in state, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments and LTCFs, including skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities.

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NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

See these sample job descriptions for additional examples of care coordinator responsibilities and competencies: Practice Based Care Coordination Job Description [58] , Pediatric Nurse Case Manager, Special Needs Program [59] , and Care Coordinator Sample Job Description. [60]. rehabilitation centers); f. Changes in family status; c.

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