Relias

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. This measure also includes two aggregate measures, which are called total normalized composite (TNC) self-care and TNC mobility.

Medicare

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

NURSES IN MISSOURI must be able to assess a client’s ability to perform activities of daily living including preventative oral care (Registered Nursing.Org, 2024 ). The oral care plan should meet oral care standards and educate about various methods, safety measures, and the use of assistive devices to facilitate self-care hygiene.

Medicare

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Takeaways: The 1990 Federal Patient Self Determination Act requires that Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare organizations follow state laws related to advance directives. Advance directives are legal documents that allow adults to record their wishes related to serious illness or end-of-life care.

Self-Care

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

What is care coordination? Coordination of care is the process of organizing and integrating health care services for patients across care settings and providers. It is especially important for patients with complex or chronic conditions, multiple comorbidities, or transitions of care.

Care coordination

American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

Patient-centered care focused on self-sufficiency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the term “home health” to describe a federal health insurance program that provides intermittent short-term care to help patients recover from illness and become as self-sufficient as possible at home.

Self-Care

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Many patients to whom nurses provide care have a chronic condition. Therefore, the nurse’s plan of care must be flexible to accommodate the changing presentation of the condition and how it is affected by aging, the environment (including nutrition), and whether there is the presence of other conditions. some cancers).

Mental Health

Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As a post-acute care provider, you need to prove that your organization meets the expected standard of care, safety, and other compliance and regulatory requirements. Quality of care and the environment of care that your organization provides are most important for surveyors. Quality care and optimal clinical outcomes.

Medicaid

Relias

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Pronounced JAH-PIE-GO, the organization has worked to help low and middle-income countries advance maternal care since its founding in 1973. Jhpiego’s work with midwives abroad highlights differences among countries yet reveals commonalities applicable to maternal care both domestically and internationally.

Self-Care

Relias

MARCH 13, 2023

Regular compliance audits help organizations provide the most efficient, effective patient care. Formerly, hospitals did not disclose the price of individual services to patients before they received care. Even providers administering care sometimes didn’t know exactly how much a procedure or service would cost.

Medicare

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. Ensuring that behavioral health and medical documentation are in the same system can help integrate and improve care.

Medicaid