Susan E. Mazer, Ph.D

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Even before Covid-19, clinicians often worked under conditions that ran counter to their professional standards of care and caring. They often worked in unsafe environments, being responsible for more patients than they could safely care for. Patient safety is directly linked to nurse burnout. Creating Change from Crisis.

Patient Experience 98

Patient Experience Nursing Patient Safety Hospitals 98

Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 17, 2022

The National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes is committed to improving the quality of care for individuals with dementia living in nursing homes. of long-stay nursing home residents were receiving an antipsychotic medication. In 2011Q4, 23.9% to a national prevalence of 14.4%

Nursing 98

Nursing Quality of Care Medicaid Medicare 98

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 2, 2022

“The purpose of this primer is to provide updated information to the patient safety community about the challenges of ensuring the safe care of older adults in Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes (NHs) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the federal and state efforts taken to mitigate these challenges.

Nursing 98

Nursing Patient Safety Quality of Care Regulations 98

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2022

LTCCC (Long Term Care Community Coalition) posted this alert on March 3, 2022: “Federal requirements mandate that nursing homes have sufficient staff, with the appropriate competencies to meet the clinical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of every resident. Total Nurse Staff HPRD, incl. million nursing home residents.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Accountability Regulations 52

Home Health Care

AUGUST 25, 2021

Specifically, the study found that although nursing home residents only represent 2% of the Medicare population, they accounted for 22% of all COVID-19 cases among Medicare members. Among dual-eligible patients, those in nursing homes were 10 times more likely than those in the community to be diagnosed with COVID-19.

Nursing 96

Nursing Home Care Medicare Accountability 96

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It was not our intention to debate the financial impact of our recommendations or where nursing staff will come from, given the current huge workforce shortage issues. We stand for quality care in nursing homes. The impact of disparities in nursing homes was also evident before the pandemic.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Home Care Medicare 52

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

"While much has been reported on doctor and nurse burnout, less attention has been paid to the frontline clinical support staff who have been working tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure high-quality patient care was maintained," read the report. ON THE RECORD.

Patient Experience 344

Patient Experience Doctors Nursing Quality of Care 344

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 22, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Before the COVID-19 pandemic led to devastating consequences in nursing homes, infections were a leading cause of hospitalization and death among nursing home residents. nursing home residents.

Prevention 52

Prevention Nursing Quality of Care Medicaid 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

Healthcare It News

JULY 13, 2023

Parkway Shenton, which operates over 50 GP clinics across the country, taps into Speedoc's capabilities in home healthcare to offer the option to deliver care within the comfort of their patients' homes.

Healthcare 175

Healthcare Primary Care Quality of Care Doctors 175

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Many aging veterans rely on nursing home care to meet their daily needs. billion for veteran nursing home care provided in state veterans homes. GAO conducted a nationwide survey to collect information on the 153 state veterans homes providing nursing home care. In fiscal year 2021, VA paid about $1.5

Home Care 52

Home Care Nursing Regulations Medicaid 52

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 25, 2021

As Rish pointed out, however, it’s not just about access--it’s about training care providers who go into the homes, as well as the beneficiaries themselves, to get comfortable with these technologies and to establish trust in them. " Rish said.

Telemedicine 296

Telemedicine Nursing Quality of Care Healthcare 296

Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 10, 2022

“Staffing in nursing homes has a substantial impact on the quality of care and outcomes residents experience. These staffing measures are also used to calculate each nursing home’s star rating for the staffing rating domain as part of the Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality Improvement Quality of Care Home Care 52

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

"Patients continue to receive the highest quality of care, and we are providing relevant updates on the ongoing situation to our patients, employees and caregivers. Patient care remains our utmost priority and we apologize for any inconvenience this matter has created," CommonSpirit officials maintain.

Quality of Care 317

Quality of Care Nursing Hospitals Healthcare 317

Etactics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

America was finding so many ways to recognize these people, especially nurses, during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, nurses still enjoy the small efforts that patients make to do this. You don’t need to get extravagant with how you thank your nursing care team. Morale among nurses is low.

Nursing 52

Nursing Hospitals Healthcare Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 20, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating for Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes, which is why OIG embarked on a three-part series of evaluations focusing exclusively on the nursing home experience during 2020. Some Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes seemed to be at greater risk than others.

Nursing 52

Nursing Medicare Quality of Care Medicaid 52

HIT Consultant

MARCH 7, 2024

This pilot marks the first comprehensive study of a digitized patient-facing wound care application without nurse intervention, conducted through a two-arm comparison study. Despite increased interest in telemedicine post-COVID-19, there is limited research on the impact of patient-centered technologies on wound care.

Hospitals 105

Hospitals Telemedicine Nursing Quality of Care 105

HIT Consultant

MARCH 4, 2024

Ali Morin, MSN, RN-BC, VP of Nursing Informatics at symplr In the ever-changing landscape of healthcare, where tomorrow’s challenges are unpredictable, the need for strategically staffed and crisis-ready hospitals has never been more crucial.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Nursing Patient Safety Integration 98

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The HHVBP Model was implemented to incentivize home health agencies to improve the quality of care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries. The goal of the model is to link Medicare reimbursement to the quality of care, rather than just the quantity or volume of services.

Medicare 84

Medicare Quality of Care Nursing Medicaid 84

Sheppard Health Law

OCTOBER 27, 2022

On October 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes to its Special Focus Facility (SFF) program, including new steps to address nursing home facilities that fail to graduate from the SFF program in a timely manner, or “yo-yo” back into non-compliance after graduating from the SFF program. FOOTNOTES. [1]

Medicaid 96

Medicaid Nursing Medicare Quality of Care 96

Vie Healthcare

JUNE 3, 2022

In Episode 47 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience, Lisa is joined by Jim Cagliostro, a Registered Nurse and VIE’s Clinical Operations Performance Improvement Expert. Together they discuss the evolving role of nursing in today’s healthcare organizations and its inherent challenges. 01:55 The evolving role of nursing in the US.

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Healthcare Hospitals 52

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The value-based care model is gaining momentum in the healthcare industry, and it is not hard to see why. After all, value-based care – which rewards healthcare providers with incentives based on the quality of care they provide to patients – has been shown to improve healthcare outcomes and reduces costs for patients.

Primary Care 249

Primary Care Hospitals Nursing Quality of Care 249

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The data, when combined with census information, can then be used to report on the level of staff in each nursing home, as well as employee turnover and tenure, which can impact the quality of care delivered. Another website is Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse and Non-Nurse Staffing.

Nursing 105

Nursing Quality of Care Healthcare 105

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Nursing homes are inspected by state surveyors for compliance with federal requirements for participation with Medicare and/or Medicaid (42 CFR 483 Subpart B). CMPs collected from nursing homes can be reinvested to improve the quality of care and quality of life of nursing home residents (per 42 CFR 488.433).

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality of Care Medicaid Telemedicine 52

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 3, 2022

“CMS is proud to be leading the President’s new initiative to improve the safety and quality of care at the nation’s nursing homes. For months, my team and I have met with industry experts, nursing home workers, resident advocates, and – most importantly – nursing home residents and their family members.

Quality of Care 98

Quality of Care Nursing Medicaid Healthcare 98

Healthcare It News

MARCH 4, 2022

Care coordination is becoming increasingly important in U.S. healthcare for a variety of reasons, including the increased use of value-based care models, the behavioral care shortage and a boom in home healthcare. Medicare spends nearly $60 billion on post-acute care annually. That is changing.

Accountable Care 208

Accountable Care Accountability Physical Therapy Nursing 208

CHQ Healthcare

MARCH 31, 2023

Although this service has a huge impact on the quality of care patients receive each year, many people still don’t know what locum tenens is. CHG Healthcare is the largest provider of locum tenens services in the United States. In Latin, locum tenens means “to take the place of someone temporarily.”

Quality of Care 98

Quality of Care Nursing Healthcare Providers Healthcare 98

Home Health Care

JULY 5, 2022

Hospital readmissions are regularly viewed as an indicator of the quality of care patients receive. On average, a hospital’s surrounding area in the study contained over 620 SNF beds, about 25 primary care physicians, 49 nurse practitioners, 19 licensed nursing home beds and about four home health agencies per 100,000 residents.

Hospitals 95

Hospitals Primary Care Nursing Quality of Care 95

Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This effort aims to improve the quality of care for people residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities by reducing avoidable hospitalizations. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Nursing Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“CMS has long identified staffing as one of the vital components of a nursing home’s ability to provide quality care. CMS has utilized staffing data for a myriad of purposes in an effort to more accurately and effectively gauge its impact on quality of care in nursing homes.

Quality of Care 52

Quality of Care Nursing Healthcare 52

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 30, 2023

Hospice care generally includes nursing and aide services, drugs, and supplies. It may be provided in a variety of settings, such as the patient’s home, a nursing facility, or an assisted living facility. The key priorities of OIG’s hospice oversight are below.

Hospice Care 52

Hospice Care Quality of Care Nursing Prevention 52

Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Background: Sections 1819(f)(8) and 1919(f)(10) of the Social Security Act require CMS to conduct a Special Focus Facility (SFF) program which focuses on nursing homes that have a persistent record of noncompliance leading to poor quality of care. Both of these scenarios place nursing home residents’ health and safety at risk.

Quality of Care 52

Quality of Care Nursing Healthcare 52

HIT Consultant

MAY 8, 2023

s, technology is highly relevant as it enables clinicians to focus on the most critical patient needs and make more informed decisions, improving the overall quality of care delivered in healthcare settings. How can AI improve nurse retention and patient outcomes? CalmWave, Inc.’s,

Nursing 98

Nursing Healthcare Providers Patient Safety Medical Technology 98

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 4, 2022

The National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes is committed to improving the quality of care for individuals with dementia living in nursing homes. percent of long-stay nursing home residents were receiving an antipsychotic medication. In 2011Q4, 23.9 percent in 2021Q4.

Nursing 104

Nursing Quality of Care Medicaid Medicare 104

Home Health Care

JUNE 13, 2022

With over 400,000 data points, a new study from LeadingAge could give home-based care providers a new roadmap on how to optimize performance. LeadingAge also found there’s a correlation between an increase in telehealth usage and an increase of quality of care ratings. Driving home health referrals. Source: LeadingAge.

Quality of Care 111

Quality of Care Population Health Nursing Accountability 111

Home Health Care

JULY 18, 2022

Tampa General Hospital has thrown its hat into the home-based care ring. To pull this off, the hospital has formed a partnership with the Visiting Nurse Association of Florida (VNA), a home health agency. Together, the two organizations have formed TGH Home Care, powered by VNA of Florida.

Nursing 84

Nursing Home Care Rehabilitation Hospitals 84

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. Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52