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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.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

But there is a particular educational tool that tends to fall under the radar of many healthcare organizations. Every year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER). We all love free tools that help our organizations perform better.

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APRIL 18, 2022

For home health agencies, wounds are one of 12 clinical groupings the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) identifies under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model. More than 17,000 lawsuits related to pressure injuries are filed each year, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Improve Employee Retention.

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Child Welfare Monitor

JULY 22, 2024

.” It does not define RTF’s, but the term clearly refers to facilities that provide behavioral health services in a residential context to children with funding from programs under SFC jurisdiction, mainly Medicaid and foster care funds under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

of citizens identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native relied on Medicaid or other public health insurance, and 14.9% on Medicaid or public health insurance and only 6.3% without coverage — Native American healthcare disparities clearly still exist despite efforts to eradicate them. had no coverage at all. with 34.3%

Healthcare 59

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

maternal mortality continues to increase despite the availability of world-class healthcare resources. Along with providing training and resources, they help midwives overcome the distrust of healthcare providers that often surfaces in marginalized populations. In the U.S., million U.S. Nearly 40% of U.S. counties without OB care.

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Telehealth Healthcare Hospitals Patient Safety 52

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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.”

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Telehealth Communication Healthcare Hospitals 52

Relias

JULY 14, 2022

These grim statistics are not news for healthcare organizations. She continues to use her platform to be proactive and make an impact and was named one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare Software in 2022 by The Healthcare Technology Report. Maternal Risk Factors: Social Determinants and Mental Health.

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Mental Health Patient Safety Healthcare Domestic Violence 52

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AUGUST 29, 2022

However, healthcare providers must consider cases under their care that require medical interventions. maternal mortality data, we see disproportionate numbers of low-income, Black, Hispanic, and other nonmajority identifying patients in geographic areas where access to quality healthcare is less than ideal. In the U.S.

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Healthcare Patient Safety Medicaid Interventional 84

Relias

JULY 14, 2023

Reducing the number of these deaths can be difficult due to social determinants that healthcare providers cannot easily control. More recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Maternity Care Action Plan , which also focuses on improving maternal health outcomes and advancing health equity.

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Clinic Mental Health Domestic Violence Healthcare 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. But it’s also important to adopt a holistic view of the maternal healthcare experience. Sadly, U.S.

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