Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

Hospitals 136

Hospitals Population Health Medicaid Prevention 136

Healthcare Leadership Council

MAY 4, 2022

So much of the nation’s discussion about the Medicare-for-all concept takes place through a political prism. We welcome Barclay Berdan, the chief executive officer of Texas Health Resources, a faith-based non-profit healthcare system, to share his expertise on the subject.

Medicare 75

Medicare Healthcare Medicaid Healthcare Finance 75

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

HIT Consultant

MARCH 17, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined an ambitious objective: to transition all traditional Medicare beneficiaries into a VBC arrangement by 2030, a notable increase from the mere 7% recorded in 2021 by Bain Research. In addition, AI can automate menial tasks to use resources better.

Quality Improvement 64

Quality Improvement Medicare Quality of Care Regulations 64

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As states are not required to include dental services for adults in their Medicaid programs, the ability for low-income individuals to access dental care is often a factor of where they live. Other state Medicaid programs are adding requirements for primary care medical providers to offer similar services.

Integration 64

Integration Primary Care Medicaid Prevention 64

NCQA

AUGUST 2, 2023

“Making Data Useful” is one of six themes or topics we’ll focus on at our Health Innovation Summit 2023. More than 50 sessions across 6 tracks, filled with best practices, strategies and resources to improve health care quality. The Trouble With Today’s Health Data Remember when health data were scarce? Those days are over.

Quality Improvement 52

Quality Improvement Health Data Medicaid Medicare 52

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Postpartum care can also include counseling on nutrition, breastfeeding, and other preventive health topics that support maternal and neonatal health. 1] As of September 2023, 37 states and Washington, DC, have extended Medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 months. Conduct outreach and education about extended postpartum coverage.

Medicaid 80

Medicaid Performance improvement Prevention Health Data 80

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Administrators reported concerns across seven topic areas, with activities related to ensuring proper staffing during emergencies and transporting residents during evacuations being the most problematic.

Nursing 52

Nursing Medicaid Medicare Healthcare 52

Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The survey data will be used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to shape the development of future events, communications, and educational products to support HHAs’ implementation of the expanded Model. Responses are anonymous unless you choose to share your name and email.

Medicaid 40

Medicaid Medicare Healthcare Home Care 40

NASHP

APRIL 3, 2023

State teams were composed of leaders in Medicaid, behavioral health agencies, rural health agencies, and other state officials involved in advancing cross-agency approaches. Notably, South Dakotans recently voted for Medicaid expansion to begin in July 2023 in their state.

Medicaid 81

Medicaid Telemedicine Prevention Medical Services 81

NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

have a special health care need, and an estimated 44 percent of CYSHCN are enrolled in Medicaid.[7] public health, Medicaid, mental health) and other stakeholders (e.g., Reimbursing parent consultants as CHWs through Medicaid, including through Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service approaches.

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Integration Quality Improvement Accountability 98

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 10, 2023

EDT What : A WebEx presented by the RELI Group Topic : This webinar will include the history/background of PEPPER, a high-level review of the target areas, a walk-through of a sample PEPPER, and guidance for accessing the PEPPER Registration is required. Visit the PEPPER Resources Portal. Complete all the fields. Download your PEPPER.

Nursing 40

Nursing Quality Assurance Performance improvement Medicare 40

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The hearing covered a number of topics, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) home health payment cuts, referral rejection rates, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) view of the industry and more. In particular, the Medicare home health program. It was a packed room.

Medicare 106

Medicare Rehabilitation Home Care Nursing 106

NASHP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Strategies to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Medicaid Enrollees: Considerations for State Leaders December 3, 2021. State-level data indicate that COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower among people covered by Medicaid than the general population. Provide technical assistance and communications resources to providers.

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Primary Care Medicare Accountability 98

NASHP

JULY 22, 2022

1] Under the American Rescue Plan Act, the federal government expanded funding to states’ Medicaid HCBS programs, including a one-year, 10-percentage-point increase in federal Medicaid matching funds for HCBS. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs.

Medicaid 105

Medicaid Rehabilitation Nursing Medicare 105

NASHP

MAY 20, 2022

Medicaid is the largest source of public funding that can be leveraged to support family caregivers. States can support family caregivers through a range of Medicaid authorities and state plan amendments. Given limited resources, states often blend and braid funds from multiple funding sources for family caregiver services.

Medicaid 115

Medicaid Nursing Hospitals Home Care 115

NASHP

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

States enacted legislation on the following topics: facility fees; health care market oversight and certificate of need; competition; community benefits; transparency and oversight; surprise billing; and 340B transparency.

Hospitals 72

Hospitals Medicaid Quality of Care Medicare 72

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering Pocket Guides to assist providers in assessing and coding self-care and mobility, falls, and pressure ulcers/injuries. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering companion Job Aids to assist providers in the assessment and coding of GG0130A.

Rehabilitation 52

Rehabilitation Nursing Medicaid Medicare 52

NASHP

MARCH 14, 2022

In November 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a series of new policies aimed at enabling access to behavioral health services via telehealth. Stay tuned for more NASHP resources to support states interested in exploring emerging telehealth and behavioral health policies.

Telemedicine 113

Telemedicine Remote Care Medicaid Accountability 113

NASHP

AUGUST 3, 2022

With new dollars come new rules, and policymakers are challenged to avoid duplicating efforts across systems and resources. Multiple federal and state resources are being blended for treatment for parents and families. States are using other state and federal dollars to complement Medicaid funds in support of SUD treatment providers.

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Prevention Integration Quality Improvement 98

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 6, 2023

ACHC is recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a deeming authority for home health and hospice. We provide a range of educational resources and training materials, including workshops, webinars, and workbooks, to assist home-based care agencies in understanding and implementing these standards.

Regulations 79

Regulations Care Transition Telemedicine Patient Safety 79

Home Health Care

MAY 10, 2022

The resources weren’t there, the people weren’t there, and the staff wasn’t there.”. Other health system partners include Medical City Healthcare, which began working with Resilient under the popular Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acute Hospital at Home Program. under the waiver.

Hospitals 95

Hospitals Medicare Urgent Care Nursing 95

NASHP

AUGUST 31, 2023

Additional tools and resources at the national level that states can leverage to support public health workforce include: The Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice: Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals and Public Health Agency Toolkit.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Accountability Public Health services Population Health 52

Healthcare ECONOMIST

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

That is the topic of a commentary by Carroll et al. 2022) finds that: …rural hospital markets have more bed capacity per capita and lower occupancy rates than urban areas but less access to other hospital resources such as capital funding and staffing. 2022) in Health Services Research. Providing access is not so easy.

Hospitals 67

Hospitals Medicaid Medicare 67

NASHP

JUNE 22, 2023

Medicaid covers more than 40 percent of births nationally. Given the critical role that Medicaid plays in maternal health, there is a longstanding interest in the role of Medicaid service delivery systems to improve perinatal health outcomes. All Medicaid beneficiaries served by the practice are included.

Medicaid 59

Medicaid Prevention Accountability Medicare 59

Etactics

APRIL 5, 2024

During this time telehealth visits increased from around 5 million to more than 53 million among Medicare recipients alone. All patient information and results are in one place so patients can also view documents using telemedicine resources. This brings us back to our topic of “What is a GT modifier?” Especially since Covid-19.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Doctors Regulations Medicare 52

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In the realm of home care, the primary focus of most systems is on Medicare, given its widespread influence and financial significance in the industry. This approach stems from working backward from the Medicare platform and, with an aging population, gradually extending to accommodate the private-pay sector.

Home Care 58

Home Care Medicaid Nursing Medicare 58

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Johnson recently discussed that exact topic at the Home Health Care News FUTURE conference, sharing the stage with LHC Group Inc. Generally, that’s Medicare Advantage,” Johnson said in September. One was that it’s still Medicare fee for service, and it’s built on a fee-for-service chassis.”. Some of our customers are Humana Inc.

Urgent Care 52

Urgent Care Medicare Quality of Care Medicaid 52

NASHP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

NASHP recently updated a 50-state scan that identifies state approaches to supporting the CHW workforce and catalogues CHW Medicaid financing strategies (see text box 1). Evidence indicates that Medicaid spending on CHW services produces both improved health outcomes and a return on investment.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Accountable Care Accountability Quality Assurance 52

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The expectation fulfilled CMS’ practice of “big-ticket” announcements immediately prior to a holiday and a few days after yet another premature posting of a research study on the same topic. How fitting that this fell on the day prior to the Labor Day weekend. Today – September 1, 2023), the U.S.

Nursing 40

Nursing Medicaid Medicare Accountability 40

Healthcare Success

JULY 5, 2022

As marketing to doctors is such a vast topic, we’ve developed a 5-part blog series to help people in virtually every industry successfully market to physicians and other health care professionals. Merge data from multiple sources —Identify and segment data from validated external resources (e.g., This is the first blog in the series.

Doctors 154

Doctors Private Practices Accountability Hospitals 154

Briggs Healthcare

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Specific topics include treatment of moderate to severe pain, patient preferences, spiritual care, social needs, medication management, and other topics related to hospice quality. million Americans received hospice care, with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) spending $20.9 This is a 140-page report.

Hospice Care 52

Hospice Care Quality of Care Integration Medicaid 52

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2021

“The explosion of telehealth will certainly be a hot topic at HLTH. Providers need more supportive resources to be successful in more meaningful and broadly distributed risk models. Virtual and hybrid care, policy changes, and wearable devices are some of the larger topics we will see because of the pandemic.

Urgent Care 98

Urgent Care Healthcare Medicare Integration 98

NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

Primary care case management (PCCM) programs are one of the oldest types of Medicaid managed care, but over time most states have shifted to use managed care organizations (MCOs) to deliver services to Medicaid participants. million Medicaid participants. million Medicaid enrollees.

Primary Care 64

Primary Care Medicaid Accountability Quality Improvement 64

Home Health Care

JULY 15, 2022

There are other home care administrator models that focus on Medicare Advantage (MA) and potentially commercial books of business. At IHCS, we not only have deep experience in servicing the MA and commercial populations, but we also have extensive resources focused on the managed Medicaid population. million lives. Of those 2.2

Home Care 52

Home Care Integration Medicare Accountability 52

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Longo : There are nearly 11,000 home health agencies that report data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The team at The Joint Commission offers unmatched resources and learning opportunities for ongoing quality improvement efforts for the duration of the accreditation period.

Patient Safety 78

Patient Safety Performance improvement Quality Improvement Accountability 78

NASHP

DECEMBER 13, 2021

State Strategies To Lower Drug Prices: New Legislative And Medicaid Models December 13, 2021/ by Sarah Lanford and Jennifer Reck. Because Medicaid receives substantial discounts under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, NASHP’s policy models, such as a PDAB, are likely to achieve their greatest savings outside of Medicaid.

Medicaid 105

Medicaid Pharmaceuticals Regulations Accountability 105