American Nurse

MAY 8, 2023

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.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Patient Experience Home Healthcare 52

Daily Nurse

AUGUST 7, 2023

“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

APRN Licensing Medicare HIPAA 98

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), care coordination is “the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants (including the patient) involved in a patient’s care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services.”

Care coordination 52

Care coordination Patient Satisfaction Self-Care Emergency Care 52

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

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.

Health Outcomes 52

Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicare Nurse Educator 52

Relias

JANUARY 30, 2024

Healthcare organizations receive scores from the HCAHPS survey , which according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is “the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients’ perspectives of hospital care.” Does patient satisfaction equal better health outcomes?

Patient Satisfaction 52

Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Medicare Self-Care 52

American Nurse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Frailty frequently is defined as an aging-related syndrome of physiological decline, characterized by marked vulnerabilities to adverse health outcomes. The SCALE document proposes that the skin isn’t impervious to dysfunction at the end of life and may include varying degrees of skin and tissue damage, including pressure injuries.

Long Term Care 105

Long Term Care Malpractice Nurse Practitioner Medicaid 105

American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

The CMs documented all referrals as a problem, goal, and intervention (PGI) in the EHR and offered to assist with scheduling appointments. CM adherence The documentation of referrals in the EHR allowed the project manager to track nurse CM adherence with the referral process and determine the need for process changes.

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Health Insurance Health Literacy Promotion 98