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

APRIL 7, 2022

Nursing homes play a unique dual role in the long-term care continuum, serving as a place where people receive needed health care and a place they call home. The 1986 Institute of Medicine report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes identified a range of challenges to the quality of care in nursing homes.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Quality Assurance Home Care 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 91

Medicare Performance improvement Quality Assurance Quality Improvement 91

NASHP

APRIL 17, 2023

Performance measurement is a pillar of state quality improvement and oversight. In addition, CMS and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) both produce national performance metrics that states can use as performance benchmarks. It is often factored into plan payment, and it supports public reporting.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Quality Assurance Quality Improvement Quality Review 52

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

DECEMBER 10, 2021

NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance. CHW services could be used for many health conditions as long as there is a care plan in place written by a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse midwife. MCO Managed Care Organizations. MCE Managed Care Entities. 98961 – 2 to 4 patients.

Medicaid 122

Medicaid Primary Care Prevention Nursing 122

NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

For example, to move from tier 3 to tier 4, the provider must meet all the requirements of tier 3 and several new requirements, such as having a well-established quality improvement process. Oklahoma’s care management and quality departments support the PCCM providers. Idaho also offered flexibility to providers. v] Per §438.2

Primary Care 65

Primary Care Medicaid Accountability Quality Improvement 65