Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Embarking on a virtual care journey for chronic care management demands a holistic approach: recognizing transformative potential, building a robust technological foundation, fostering collaboration, promoting patient engagement and prioritizing data-driven quality improvement.

Telemedicine 265

Telemedicine Quality Improvement Healthcare Providers Healthcare 265

p3care

MAY 2, 2022

There are four categories in this category of QPP reporting , which are: Quality. Improvements Activities. Preventive Care and Early Detection: Immunization against Influenza. Preventive Care and Early Detection: Checking for Tobacco Use and Intervention for Ceasing. Categories. Promoting Interoperability.

Nursing 130

Nursing Prevention Quality Improvement Regulations 130

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Well-integrated data benefits the entire care journey, from care access and delivery to coding, billing and payment to ongoing quality improvement. Data feeds ongoing quality improvement Having access to a wealth of integrated data for analytics supports ongoing quality improvement as well as research.

Integration 98

Integration Quality Improvement Medical Technology Healthcare 98

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Such early intervention prevents potential complications from escalating and avoids unnecessary ED visits and readmissions, while helping patients feel reassured and confident in the care they receive, Moss said. Care teams are alerted immediately and can intervene quickly when a patient is concerned or isn’t progressing as expected.

Digital Care 235

Digital Care Physical Therapy Patient Experience Remote Care 235

Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 9, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS QI Voices: Improving COVID-19 Outcomes in Nursing Homes Across America is an audio series that gives you a closer look at the projects and the people who are improving health care quality and outcomes. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) experts.

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Medicaid Quality Improvement 52

Home Health Care

AUGUST 4, 2023

Identify your VBP fixes With the new Interim Performance Reports (IPR) out as of the last week of July, providers have a much better look into where exactly they need to make improvements to shore up performance under VBP. Striving to create a culture of quality is an important goal for home health organizations.

Medicare 86

Medicare Performance improvement Quality Assurance Quality Improvement 86

GoMoHealth

OCTOBER 20, 2022

By Nakecia Taffa, Quality Improvement and Health Equity Director for GoMo Health. As the Quality Improvement and Health Equity Director for GoMo Health, I’ve been able to leverage my knowledge and experience to create visual frameworks and strategic workflows to educate, activate and scale the ability to close gaps in care.

Quality Improvement 80

Quality Improvement Medicaid Population Health Medicare 80

HIT Consultant

JULY 24, 2022

It’s time to shine some light on PAD and start taking coordinated, proactive action to prevent this condition from advancing in people with diabetes. Through a combination of policy, education, and technology, we can start to turn the tide on PAD and improve health outcomes for vulnerable communities.

Prevention 98

Prevention Medicaid Medicare Quality Improvement 98

Patient Safety

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The mission of this publication is to inform and advise clinicians, administrators, and patients on preventing harm and improving safety, by providing evidence-based, original research; editorials addressing current and sometimes controversial topics; and analyses from one of the world’s largest adverse event reporting databases.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Quality Improvement Prevention Healthcare 52

Briggs Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) assessment data and data submitted to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for October 1 – December 31 (Q4) of calendar year (CY) 2022 are due with this submission deadline.

Rehabilitation 40

Rehabilitation Medicaid Prevention Medicare 40

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2023

VBC also focuses on preventative care, not just treatment after discovering an illness. Preventative care nips health issues in the bud before they become chronic conditions, leading to an overall healthier population that seeks less treatment in the long term.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Prevention Quality Improvement Quality of Care 98

Patient Safety

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The mission of this publication is to inform and advise clinicians, administrators, and patients on preventing harm and improving safety, by providing evidence-based, original research; editorials addressing current and sometimes controversial topics; and analyses from one of the world’s largest adverse event reporting databases.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Quality Improvement Prevention Healthcare 52

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 17, 2023

This audio series is designed to help busy medical directors, administrators and directors of nursing and education keep residents and staff safe with actionable information to increase COVID-19 vaccination and use of available treatments and improve infection prevention efforts in nursing home and long-term care settings.

Nursing 40

Nursing Prevention Quality Improvement Medicaid 40

NASHP

AUGUST 15, 2022

Recently, Pennsylvania shared their work with managed care organizations (MCO)s to improve access to oral health care services through quality improvement projects, measures, and incentives. CMS 416 preventative services. PH-MCOs employ PHDHPs to provide selective preventative services and oral health education.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Quality Review Prevention Quality Improvement 52

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 7, 2023

Minimum Data Sets (MDS) assessment data and data submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for January 1 – March 31 (Q1) of calendar year (CY) 2023 are due with this submission deadline. on August 15, 2023.

Medicaid 40

Medicaid Quality Improvement Medicare Nursing 40

Patient Safety

MARCH 17, 2022

The mission of this publication is to inform and advise clinicians, administrators, and patients on preventing harm and improving safety, by providing evidence-based, original research; editorials addressing current and sometimes controversial topics; and analyses from one of the world’s largest adverse event reporting databases.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Quality Improvement Prevention Healthcare 52

Patient Safety

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The mission of this publication is to inform and advise clinicians, administrators, and patients on preventing harm and improving safety, by providing evidence-based, original research; editorials addressing current and sometimes controversial topics; and analyses from one of the world’s largest adverse event reporting databases.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Quality Improvement Prevention Healthcare 52

Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) assessment data and data submitted to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for July 1 – September 30 (Q3) of calendar year (CY) 2022 are due with this submission deadline.

Rehabilitation 40

Rehabilitation Medicaid Quality Improvement Prevention 40

Patient Safety

JANUARY 12, 2022

The mission of this publication is to inform and advise clinicians, administrators, and patients on preventing harm and improving safety, by providing evidence-based, original research; editorials addressing current and sometimes controversial topics; and analyses from one of the world’s largest adverse event reporting databases.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Quality Improvement Prevention Healthcare 52

Patient Safety

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The mission of this publication is to inform and advise clinicians, administrators, and patients on preventing harm and improving safety, by providing evidence-based, original research; editorials addressing current and sometimes controversial topics; and analyses from one of the world’s largest adverse event reporting databases.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Quality Improvement Prevention Healthcare 52

NASHP

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Contraception , also known as birth control, is the use of drugs, barriers, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , a wide range of contraceptives are available. What are the health and economic benefits of accessible contraceptive care? Medicaid paid for 41% of all U.S.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Prevention Quality Improvement Hospitals 52

NASHP

APRIL 24, 2023

Access to quality health services is essential as most preventable pregnancy-related deaths are attributed to mental health and cardiac and coronary conditions. States are increasingly exploring and implementing Medicaid postpartum coverage to improve maternal health outcomes. As the payor of over 40 percent of U.S.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Prevention Accountability Quality Improvement 52

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 9, 2023

SAMHSA provides leadership, supports programs and services, and devotes resources to helping people act on the knowledge that behavioral health is essential to health, prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover. The training and technical assistance provided by the COENF will be free of charge.

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Performance improvement Medicaid 52

Patient Safety

JUNE 17, 2021

The mission of this publication is to inform and advise clinicians, administrators, and patients on preventing harm and improving safety, by providing evidence-based, original research; editorials addressing current and sometimes controversial topics; and analyses from one of the world’s largest adverse event reporting databases.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Quality Improvement Prevention Healthcare 52

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 22, 2022

The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) developed this implementation guide to help palliative care teams implement and collect data for two patient-reported outcome performance measures (PROPMs) for quality improvement (QI) and regulatory reporting efforts.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Quality Improvement Quality of Care Medicare 52

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 27, 2023

Some benefits that may result by attending this series include building communication and collaboration efforts across settings, prevention of adverse drug events (ADEs) and/or the devasting results to the resident who experiences an ADE, impact rehospitalizations and ED visits, Five-Star QM rating system, medication management systems, improve symptoms (..)

Nursing 40

Nursing Quality Improvement Prevention Healthcare 40

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Unlocking data silos using Federated Computing (FC) has the potential to achieve a positive impact across the healthcare industry, ranging from clinical care quality improvement and accreditation to population health management, precision public health and equitable drug development.

Life Sciences 64

Life Sciences Quality Improvement Population Health Healthcare Providers 64

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

must be transmitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system to the Quality Improvement Evaluation System (QIES). Data for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) measures must be submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Quality Improvement 52

Quality Improvement Medicaid Prevention Medicare 52

Bill Of Health

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

People should appreciate that public health is responsible for inspecting restaurants and investigating food outbreaks, monitoring air and water quality, improving workplace safety, planning healthy cities, providing preventive care, among other things ; all of this improves our collective quality of life.

Prevention 89

Prevention Quality Improvement Hospitals 89

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

from maternal-related causes , with more than 80 percent of these deaths being preventable. The Louisiana Department of Health and the Bureau of Family Health awarded new “Gift” designations to 16 birthing facilities through the statewide breastfeeding quality improvement initiative (42 of 48 birthing facilities now have this designation).

Medicaid 79

Medicaid Performance improvement Quality Improvement Accountable Care 79

NASHP

JANUARY 10, 2022

As a result, vaccination coverage rates plummeted, leaving many children vulnerable to preventable diseases. Additionally, vaccination requirements for school entry can be very effective at driving vaccination rates and protecting students, staff, and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases. percent and 71.3

Prevention 97

Prevention Medicaid Quality Improvement Hospitals 97

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

SNF Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadlines. MDS assessment data and data submitted to CMS via the CDC NHSN for April 1 – June 30 (Q2) of calendar year (CY) 2022 are due with this submission deadline.

Rehabilitation 40

Rehabilitation Quality Improvement Medicaid Nursing 40

Baird Group

JULY 15, 2021

However, if the monitoring and tracking ends with how the gift cards are distributed, you miss a huge opportunity for quality improvement. Learning and improving. This step is essential in preventing future issues. Mining data will help you identify trends and determine how issues can be prevented.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Quality Improvement Prevention Healthcare 52

Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 17, 2023

The data contained within the Preview Reports are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs from Quarter 3, 2021 through Quarter 2, 2022. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel (HCP) measure reflects data from Quarter 2, 2022.

Quality Improvement 52

Quality Improvement Nursing Medicaid Prevention 52

Lexis Nexis

JULY 20, 2022

The most important to close care gaps are part of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), which measures how well a plan handles preventive care and chronic care disease management. More than 90 percent of US health plans use HEDIS measures to gauge their performance while serving more than 190 million Americans.

Prevention 52

Prevention Medicare Medicaid Quality Improvement 52

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Well-known initiatives such as Iowa ’s I-Smile and Washington State’s Access to Baby and Child Dentistry include training for medical providers on preventive oral health services. One avenue includes the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF). The relationship between oral and mental health is noteworthy.

Integration 63

Integration Primary Care Medicaid Prevention 63

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Treatments, including both monoclonal antibodies and oral antiviral drugs, can prevent serious illness and save the lives of high-risk individuals who would otherwise be at risk of severe complications. Every patient who tests positive for COVID-19 should be evaluated to determine whether the use of an available therapeutic is appropriate.

Nursing 52

Nursing Quality Improvement Prevention Hospitals 52