Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

“Who you choose to be a caregiver is the most important decision any home care company can make,” Neal Kursban, CEO of Family & Nursing Care, told HHCN. Do they have to be a certified nursing assistant or not? Recently, HCAOA released a code of conduct and standard of care for its members.

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

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Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality of Care 52

Home Health Care

MAY 19, 2022

Not only are operators confident, but some are even excited about what HHVBP might translate to in terms of improved managed care relationships and further diversion away from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). “If If we do well under HHVBP, that should help prove the value of home health care,” one executive recently told me.

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Home Health Care

JULY 20, 2022

The connectRN platform was built to find nurses and other health care professionals work, particularly in skilled nursing facilities (SNF). But over time, workers were asking enough about home health opportunities that the company thought it should get further into home-based care. Serendipitously, Amedisys Inc.

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Nursing Quality of Care Regulations Home Care 98

NASHP

JANUARY 12, 2024

Direct care workers — such as personal care and home care aides as well as certified nursing assistants — provide care services to individuals and older adults with complex needs.

Medicaid 65

Medicaid Nursing Accountability Integration 65

Sheppard Health Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas. For example, in Washington, D.C., 4] In Nevada, N.R.S. § Summer associate not yet licensed to practice law.

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Healthcare Performance

JUNE 29, 2022

CMS will begin reviewing nursing home Compliance and Ethics programs via survey on. Nursing homes should make sure their compliance programs are built to the original rule (plus OIG guidance). Nursing homes should make sure their compliance programs are built to the original rule (plus OIG guidance). Promote quality of care.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

State health policies help to shape these services through legislation, funding, and regulation. As states navigate current fiscal constraints, state policymakers are focusing on helping older adults remain in home-and community-based settings for as long as possible while also potentially reducing costly hospital and nursing home services.

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Medicaid Nursing Regulations Care Transition 93

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 17, 2022

The primary users of this information will be State agency surveyors, CMS, and the LTC facilities for the purposes of ensuring compliance with Medicare and Medicaid requirements as well as ensuring the quality of care provided to LTC facility residents.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 19, 2021

I think that the biggest hurdles the home care industry will face in 2022 are the ramifications that come from overregulation and the outdated regulations of private-duty, private-pay home care. The current regulations have just not kept pace with the number of older adults that need care in this country.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 9, 2023

She shares some best practices for building a wound care management program in today’s operating environment, and she also discusses the key ways in which providers can cut costs without sacrificing quality of care. Home Health Care News: What career experiences do you most draw from, in your role today?

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Regulations Nursing Medicare Quality of Care 89

NASHP

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The framework he presented (see below) describes ways to address the business decisions driving health care costs; the competition lever, which includes price regulation, is the most important lever to address high prices. Source: Song, Z.,

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Quality of Care Hospitals Regulations Doctors 59

NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

5 Compared to white, non-Hispanic CYSHCN, CYSHCN who are Black or Latinx are at particular risk of receiving infrequent, low-quality care, 6 while American Indian and Alaska Native CYSHCN are less likely to be able to access specialty treatment or receive culturally sensitive services.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Most states require CNMs to follow the same licensure requirements as advanced practice nurses (APRNs). Licensure requirements for CNMs generally include an active registered nurse license, master’s or higher degree in nursing, and certification as a CNM from the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).

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Medicaid Nursing Regulations Hospitals 59

Sheppard Health Law

MAY 2, 2023

On April 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule updating key regulations pertaining to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (“PACE”) (the “ Final Rule ”). Under the Final Rule, CMS is revising the regulation at 42 C.F.R.

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Regulations Medicaid Primary Care Medicare 52

Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Prior to COVID, policymakers and the medical industry had many assumptions about telehealth related to patient safety, quality of care, fraud, and provider and patient openness to virtual medical encounters. The national scope of practice reform would require states to allow non-physician providers (e.g.,

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Medicaid Patient Safety Nursing Quality of Care 98

Sheppard Health Law

JULY 7, 2022

prevent HCSPs or insurers from providing provider-specific cost or quality of care information to referring providers, the HCSPs or insurer sponsors, enrollees, insureds or eligible enrollees or insureds of the HCSPs or insurers.

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Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 2, 2024

At long last, the cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations promulgated by the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) have been approved by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). Who is subject to the CMIR process?

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Among consumers who do have access to their electronic health records, 82% rate their health care experience as excellent, very good or good. Among consumers who have access to DHRs, 80% perceive the quality of care in their country as excellent, very good, or good.

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Healthcare Patient Experience Health Data Regulations 87

Home Health Care

JANUARY 17, 2022

In addition to that, the HHVBP demonstration program showed how much could be saved just in reduced hospitalizations via home health care. That will shape the future a lot for home health care because it puts in the minds of all regulators, all payers, Medicare Advantage included, “I should take a deeper look at this.”

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Integration Home Care Medicare Medicaid 102

Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

R0070 - The transportation of personnel and portable X-ray equipment to nursing homes or other residency. These codes provide data about the quality of care given. With an accurate billowing practice, you can expect to see better communication within your organization, more timely reimbursement, and compliance with regulations.

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Medicare Medicaid Medical Services Prevention 52

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 29, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Nursing Home Staffing Study Comprehensive Report – June 2023 was posted this afternoon. The study also explores potential implications for feasibility of increased staffing and costs to nursing homes. million nursing home residents nationwide.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 22, 2022

In February 2022, President Biden announced a comprehensive set of reforms to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care, hold nursing homes accountable for the care they provide, and make the quality of care and facility ownership more transparent so that potential residents and their loved ones can make informed care choices. [1]

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Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But the vast majority of the doctors and nurse practitioners that provide treatment to LifeMD’s patients across all 50 states, this is their full-time job and they love it. I mean, hiring full-time providers and doctors and nurse practitioners and all the licensing that goes into this. They’re super passionate about it.

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NASHP

OCTOBER 22, 2021

People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. Arizona’s End of Life and Advanced Care Planning benefit is referenced in its MCO contracts and further described in state regulations.

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Medicaid Hospice Care Integration Regulations 102

Sheppard Health Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

On February 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule that would require nursing homes enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid to disclose new information about their ownership and management structures.

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Lexis Nexis

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Doing so not only ensure they stay compliant with state and federal regulations, but it also provides members with a best-in-class consumer experience. Having SDoH related data on patients and members can help identify patients at risk earlier, to then address disparities in access to care or quality of care.

Life Sciences 52

Life Sciences Patient Safety Healthcare Quality of Care 52

NASHP

JULY 24, 2023

Evidence suggests that vertical integration and growing consolidation in health care leads to higher hospital and provider prices and higher total spending — all while having little to no impact on improving quality of care for patients, reducing utilization, or improving efficiency.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Prevention Quality Improvement Quality of Care 52

NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

High-quality, integrated care requires strong system-level partnerships, information and data sharing, and family-centered practices. In spite of these barriers, and to help address them, states have implemented innovations to improve integrated care coordination for CYSHCN.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 2, 2022

nursing homes under greater scrutiny. And though the reforms are focused entirely on nursing homes, providers in other sectors – including home health – are wondering if there will be reverberations throughout post-acute care. The aim of the reforms is to “protect vulnerable residents,” as well as health care workers.

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

North Carolina’s InCK program , led by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brings together partners from Medicaid, behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, education, Title V, mobile crisis, and more to coordinate care and address the health and social needs of children in five counties.

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Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 52

Bill Of Health

JANUARY 30, 2023

Losing Control Neither quality of care nor safety were consistent. Another patient attempted to take her life, only to realize later with her new health care provider that Cerebral had ordered a medically unsuitable combination of prescriptions.

Patient Safety 70

Patient Safety Doctors Quality of Care Nursing 70

NASHP

MAY 20, 2022

Although states can promote family caregiver services through licensure, regulation, and outreach, the most powerful policy lever that states have to increase access is funding key services and supports. Training includes health education, telephonic counseling, and active coordination with care management.

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Medicaid Nursing Hospitals Home Care 116

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 8, 2022

“President Joe Biden’s top Medicare official suggested Wednesday that forthcoming rules to bolster nursing home staffing won’t be issued under a mechanism, known as interim final rules, that would allow regulations to take effect more or less immediately. The quality-of-care issues are not solely found in the U.S.

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Nursing Home Care Regulations Medicare 73

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Today, in another effort to improve nursing home transparency, safety and quality, and accountability, the U.S. This data will, for the first time, give state licensing officials, state and federal law enforcement, researchers, and the public an enhanced ability to identify common owners of nursing homes across nursing home locations.

Nursing 40

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s final rule includes definitions of private equity and real estate investment trusts, setting the stage for identifying whether a nursing home belongs to one of these types of owners. HHS continues to take action to improve the safety, quality, and accountability of nursing homes,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “HHS

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Patient Safety Movement

JANUARY 31, 2024

Two reports cited in Ars Technica reveal that medical errors rise and quality of care ratings drop when private equity firms purchase and operate hospitals, as they cut corners, slash services, lay off staff, take on debt, and reduce charity care. Therefore, why my optimism today?

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