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Comprehensive Case Management Training for Healthcare Professionals

American Medical Compliance

What You Will Learn: Specific duties of case managers Stages of the case management process Ethical issues that arise in case management Communication skills essential for case management Using interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance case management outcomes Details: Course length: 2 hours and 15 minutes; CME: 2.25

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Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measures

American Nurse

Takeaways: To help patients and their families make informed decisions about choosing health care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly reports quality performance measures. In addition to informing patients, public reporting can drive providers to improve performance.

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Nurses as Key Players in Telehealth

Daily Nurse

“For example, an analysis by McKinsey & Co found that telehealth accounted for less than 1% of Medicare services before the onset of the pandemic, but by July of 2021, telehealth services accounted for about 13-17% of claims submitted to Medicare.

APRN 98
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New Research Highlights Connection Between Hearing Loss Interventions and Cognitive Decline

Consult QD

This evidence suggests that hearing needs to be a health priority and intervention is necessary to improve other health outcomes.” At Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Sydlowski and colleagues are committed to communicating this message broadly. Managing hearing loss can help reverse that trend.

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Maximizing Healthcare Reimbursement Through Higher Patient Satisfaction Scores

Relias

Medicare payment systems link patient satisfaction scores with reimbursement rates, making quality patient care a primary determinant of an organization’s viability and motivating healthcare administrators to implement patient satisfaction strategies. Communicating consistently — Patients want to be informed. In 2019, $1.9

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Making Sense of the Maze of Online Patient Portals

Minority Nurse

Since nurses are natural patient advocates , they may find their friends, families, and patients complaining about these new ways to access care and communicate with providers. They may struggle to access their EHI, coordinate care, and communicate with providers. Where Did These Portals Come From? ”

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The Value of Nursing

American Nurse

Value-based health care (VBHC) is a term used to describe the framework for restructuring healthcare systems with the overarching goal of value for patients, with value defined as health outcomes per unit of cost. Use of NPIs allows advanced practice nurses to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services provided to patients.