Relias

MAY 6, 2022

The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide. In a recent joint webinar from Relias and Weatherbee Resources , Weatherbee Principal Carrie Cooley, MSN, RN, emphasized that each organization must confidently analyze its PEPPER. PEPPER Target Areas.

Medicare

American Nurse

JUNE 3, 2024

The more detailed clinical tier, delivered via live webinar and recorded for use as a continued resource, targets all inpatient, procedural, behavioral, and BHIT clinicians. 3W3aHFM Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/HospitalHCAHPS.

Communication

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. It’s a zero-sum game,” said SimiTree Director of Operations Consulting John Rabbia, PT, PT, MS, MBA, COS-C, at the Relias webinar.

Medicare

Relias

MARCH 1, 2023

Increase patient volume “The reason to be in a preferred network, from an SNF’s perspective, is pure volume [of patients],” said Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, Executive Vice President of Health System Solutions for Real Time Medical Systems, during a Relias webinar. So volume is very important to them.”

Medicare

Relias

APRIL 18, 2022

Slachta, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN, noted in a recent Relias webinar. Medicare payment models in skilled nursing and home health provide incentives for clinicians to be well versed in specialty areas such as skin and wound care. Chronic wounds affect about 15% of Medicare beneficiaries each year.

Education

IntelyCare

MARCH 2, 2023

It shouldn’t be a huge surprise that many senior living communities have told McKnight’s that they will have to increase agency use this year , especially in light of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) potentially moving forward with a new minimum staffing standard in 2023.

HIPAA

American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

During the pandemic, about 230,000 APRNs treated Medicare patients, and approximately 40% of Medicare beneficiaries received care from APRNs. Certain other restrictions also were lifted. ANA members also receive discounts on American Nurses Credentialing Center initial certification and renewals.

APRN

Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health.

Professional Development

Relias

MARCH 12, 2025

For example, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate facility assessments in long-term care facilities to ensure that staff competencies align with the needs of the patient population. Additionally, accrediting bodies emphasize the importance of competency verification as part of their quality standards.

Long Term Care

Relias

JUNE 19, 2023

According to a 2021 report from the United States Government Accountability Office, Medicare spending on stays for severe wound care declined about 2% from $2.06 billion in fiscal year 2016 to $2.01 billion in fiscal year 2018. Building a wound care specialty can bring new clients to your business.

Long Term Care

Relias

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a $320 million decrease in Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities for fiscal year 2023. A study published in Value in Health on the cost of chronic wound care for Medicare beneficiaries revealed that nearly 15% of the patients (8.2 billion to $96.8

Education