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MARCH 5, 2025

With its rapid-acting benefits and potential to reduce suicidality, ketamine is becoming an increasingly important tool in behavioral healthcare. However, IV infusions must be administered by a healthcare professional due to the higher potency and rapid effects. Despite its effectiveness, ketamine therapy requires careful oversight.

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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. Under the first performance year of VBP in 2023, home health agencies will be scored in part on the patient’s perception of their communication and team discussion.”

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

With the successes reaped during the pilot of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to accelerate the results nationwide. Communication. Meanwhile, patient outcomes improved in HHVBP states when compared to non-HHVBP states. million decrease. Toilet hygiene.

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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. Increased Compensation.

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JUNE 1, 2022

Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We But it can reduce the facility costs and improve patient outcomes as more organizations look to connect patients to community resources to solve some of those issues,” said Bowman. Coding is high value — and in high demand. Downcoding by Payers.

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JUNE 1, 2022

Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We But it can reduce the facility costs and improve patient outcomes as more organizations look to connect patients to community resources to solve some of those issues,” said Bowman. Coding is high value — and in high demand. Downcoding by Payers.

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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. The best-made plans are laid to waste if there’s no effective communication from the top down within an accessible channel.

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MAY 1, 2022

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality calculates that more than 17,000 lawsuits related to pressure injuries are filed each year — second only to wrongful death suits. Understanding the legal implications of gaps in care can help protect all involved: physicians, nurses, other caregivers, and healthcare administrators and leaders.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It involves communicating and collaborating with patients, their families, and their health care teams to ensure that the patient’s needs and preferences are met and that the best possible outcomes are achieved. Help patients navigate the complex healthcare system and access the services and resources they need.

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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.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

A concern of advocates, including NASW, is that individuals and families will lose coverage because of lack of communication with recipients to verify income. These communication barriers may lead to loss of health care coverage for families that continue to meet eligibility requirements.

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MARCH 13, 2023

In the healthcare industry, regulations and best practices are always changing. The cost of healthcare in America is high, and the price for services can vary widely by region, a patient’s access to insurance, and even by insurance provider. Like other sectors of the economy, the healthcare industry has been affected by high inflation.

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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. But it’s also important to adopt a holistic view of the maternal healthcare experience. Sadly, U.S.

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