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

Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

H Codes - Rehabilitative services. 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. C Codes - Temporary outpatient hospital prospective payment system. D Codes - Dental procedures. Anesthesia. Laboratory.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Medical Services Prevention 52

Home Health Care

JANUARY 17, 2022

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.” Reduced hospitalizations means greater chance of rehabilitation, restoration, maintenance of the patient’s condition and avoidance of fatalities.

Integration 104

Integration Home Care Medicare Medicaid 104

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

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.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 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.

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Integration Quality Improvement Accountability 98

Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Enhance Guardrails for Agent and Broker Compensation Over the last few years, CMS has issued new regulations and subregulatory guidance intended to address abusive marketing practices by third party marketing organizations (“TPMOs”) that sell MA and Part D plans.

Medicare 59

Medicare Medicaid Regulations Integration 59