Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We You’ll need ongoing training for your staff to improve your clinical documentation and avoid the following coding disasters. Insufficient Clinical Documentation or Underreported codes. Coding is high value — and in high demand.

Clinic 52

Clinic Justice and Corrections Medicare Healthcare 52

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We You’ll need ongoing training for your staff to improve your clinical documentation and avoid the following coding disasters. Insufficient Clinical Documentation or Underreported codes. Coding is high value — and in high demand.

Clinic 52

Clinic Justice and Corrections Medicare Healthcare 52

Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

In our study, we noted that as few as 28% of women with PPD symptoms reported them to a healthcare provider. I am a nurse with many years of clinical experience and now a vice president and partner in clinical solutions at Relias. Another study found delayed or nonexistent detection, and follow-up was as low as 17.9%

Depression 98

Depression Patient Safety Mental Health Medicare 98

Center for Child Protection

JUNE 26, 2024

These series allow our clinical staff, who have intimate knowledge of our clients’ needs, to ask specific questions and obtain detailed information that a generic resource list cannot provide. Nicole Curcio , LCSW, Lead Family Advocate Feedback from our clinical staff has been overwhelmingly positive.

Community Outreach 52

Community Outreach Domestic Violence Advocacy Medicaid 52

Relias

JANUARY 30, 2024

Improving patient experience scores is a goal for many healthcare organizations — and for good reason. As they consider new ideas to raise patient satisfaction, healthcare leaders must have an understanding of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scoring system that evaluates these efforts.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Medicare Hospitals Clinic 52

Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030. Healthcare organizations in the U.S. For example, less than 20% of Medicare spending is currently value-based. Why the change to value-based care?

Medicare 52

Medicare Healthcare Medicaid Hospitals 52

Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), integrated care is defined as “the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.” To provide the best services possible, healthcare organizations of all kinds must understand how to implement integrated care management.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Mental Health Psychiatric Psychosocial 52

Relias

APRIL 18, 2022

When you invest in educating clinicians as wound care specialists, you can put your organization in a stronger business position by: Developing a team with clinical expertise in wound and ostomy care. Increasing reimbursements by effectively treating more clinically complex patients. Develop Clinical Expertise in Wound Care.

Medicare 52

Medicare Clinic Hospitals Medicaid 52

Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

An unintended, but positive offshoot of the pandemic is that the crisis highlighted home health’s “very quick and successful adjustments” and “versatility” to serve COVID-19 patients and millions of others served under Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, and other services. Clinical assessments. Increased Compensation.

Home Care 52

Home Care Healthcare Hospice Medicare 52

Relias

OCTOBER 14, 2022

maternal mortality continues to increase despite the availability of world-class healthcare resources. Sparkman, who is Relias Vice President and Partner, Clinical Solutions, Patient Safety and Quality, noted that despite advancements, “The U.S. In the U.S., Research has shown that inequities are a critical component of the problem.

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Healthcare Hospitals Patient Safety 52

Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. But care coordination needs to be baked into the productivity standard at an agency,” said Laura Wilson, SimiTree Managing Director of Clinical Operations Consulting.

Hospice 52

Hospice Communication Clinic Patient Safety 52

Relias

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Successful agencies recognize that long-term success depends on meeting required clinical regulations and having staff with the home health specializations to meet shifting client needs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is planning to implement the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model nationwide in 2023.

Medicare 52

Medicare Hospice Healthcare Medicaid 52

Relias

AUGUST 9, 2023

Tis the season for evaluating training programs and checking everything twice to make sure you’re on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ and The Joint Commission’s nice lists. One robust, magical platform “Platform” is something we hear quite often in IT, and it’s becoming ever more prevalent in healthcare.

Engagement 52

Engagement Healthcare Medicare Communication 52

Relias

JULY 14, 2023

Recent research and reporting indicate that maternal mortality prevention depends on simultaneously addressing three overlapping areas — clinical, social, and behavioral. mothers have access to a very high standard of clinical care, social factors prevent many others from accessing even the minimum level of care they need.

Clinic 52

Clinic Mental Health Domestic Violence Healthcare 52

Relias

JULY 14, 2022

These grim statistics are not news for healthcare organizations. Hospitals and health systems have targeted their approaches to these issues and others to help reduce complications through adherence to evidence-based clinical protocols and reducing variation in care. Maternal Risk Factors: Social Determinants and Mental Health.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Patient Safety Healthcare Domestic Violence 52

Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Federal and state agencies’ routine surveys of healthcare organizations can be stressful. With the Biden administration advocating for stricter scrutiny on nursing homes, we know inspection of healthcare facilities may increase even more. Regardless of the healthcare setting, you don’t want to be on this type of list.

Nursing Home 52

Nursing Home Healthcare Hospice Medicare 52

Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

New requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in November 2021 and a new time-limited enforcement effort by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced in March call for focused inspections and put a higher level of scrutiny on nursing home compliance and the quality of care provided.

Nursing Home 52

Nursing Home Medicare Medicaid Hospitals 52

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. It is important to focus on clinical protocols and reduction in practice variation. Sadly, U.S. rates are continuing to rise.

Hospitals 40

Hospitals Medicaid Mental Health Medicare 40

Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Members of our profession also provide frontline services in mental health, substance use treatment, child welfare, and elder care – many of which fall under HHS programs such as Medicaid and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Human Services 91

Human Services Medicaid Substance Abuse Medicare 91