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Nurse Researcher Wants to Change How Providers Think About Health Literacy

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If patients are having trouble following the latest health recommendations, providers can engage with the community to better understand why these problems persist. I felt at the time there was this sort of revolving door in acute care. has a health literacy problem of its own.

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Post-Acute Care Training Promotes Employees as an Asset

Relias

It is probably no surprise to you that your post-acute care (PAC) organization’s biggest asset is its employees. In addition to staff retention, ongoing staff training has the following potential benefits: Improve staff performance Enhance quality. Boost efficiency. Create problem-solvers.

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How BPCI Enhances Patient Experience and Lowers Costs: A Comprehensive Guide

Guideway Care

The aim of BPCI initiatives focused on care improvement is to encompass all expenses related to an episode of clinical treatment, promoting more efficient and coordinated provision through bundled payments. Utilizing predictive analytics is crucial in controlling expenses while simultaneously advancing patient outcomes.

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Understanding Transitional Care Management in Reducing Readmissions

Guideway Care

Transitional care management (TCM) plays a critical role in reducing hospital readmissions by ensuring patients receive proper care and support as they transition from the hospital to home. By focusing on follow-up care, medication management, and patient education, TCM addresses the primary factors leading to readmissions.

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Understanding the PEPPER Can Reduce Home Health and Skilled Nursing Audit Risks

Relias

Utilizing data from the most recent three calendar years, the PEPPER offers providers specific Medicare data statistics for discharges or services that may be vulnerable to improper payments. The report is available for the following facilities: Skilled nursing facilities. Long‐term acute care hospitals.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

Mandated by Medicare’s Conditions of Participation , care coordination is one of the most common citation areas on home health surveys. While the plan of care is always the number one area for citations, care coordination consistently ranks right up there,” said SimiTree Compliance Senior Manager Sheila Salisbury-Sizemore.

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Home Health Agencies Face Growing Competition as Value-Based Purchasing Expands Nationally

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Claims-based measures make up 35% of the TPS and are based on acute-care hospitalizations in the first 60 days of care and emergency department use without hospitalization in the first 60 days of care. Discharged to community. TNC measures include the following: TNC Self-Care. TNC Mobility.