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The CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule: What Healthcare Organizations Need to Know

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Being adequately prepared can make or break a healthcare organizations ability to sustain operations during and after a major disruption. From natural disasters to pandemics and cyberattacks, healthcare organizations must be ready to protect their patients, staff, and communities under any circumstance.

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Indian Health Service Funding: Grants and Financial Opportunities for Tribal Healthcare

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The Indian Health Service (IHS) plays a critical role in providing healthcare to Native American and Alaska Native communities. Understanding available funding opportunities can help tribal healthcare leaders sustain and expand their programs by enabling improvements in access, infrastructure, and healthcare services.

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Maximizing Healthcare Reimbursement Through Higher Patient Satisfaction Scores

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In a consumer-driven industry, healthcare organizations must compete to gain new patients and maintain their loyalty. One effective way is to earn high patient satisfaction scores that demonstrate value to customers seeking a trusted healthcare partner. billion in value-based payments was available to hospitals for inpatient care.

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7 Steps To Prevent Pressure Sores

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires all health facilities in the Medicare program to track and report data reflecting pressure injury development on all clients. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s patient safety tool, Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals , also provides helpful guidance.

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14 Years of Obamacare: The ACA’s Impact on Social Determinants of Health and Social Workers’ Role

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Commonly referred to as Obamacare, this is a moment to reflect on the deep impact this revolutionary legislation has had on the healthcare landscape in the United States. have expanded Medicaid to provide health insurance coverage and health care access to more individuals and families than ever before. Today, 40 states and D.C.

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What You Need To Know About Value-Based Payment Models

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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?

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How to Keep Patients Satisfied — and Raise Your Patient Satisfaction Scores

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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.