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Bipartisan bills in House, Senate seek to increase telehealth in nursing homes

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Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, and Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire – would allow Medicare to enter into voluntary, value-based arrangements with medical groups to provide acute care to patients in skilled nursing facilities using a combination of telehealth and on-site staff. The RUSH Act – introduced in companion bills from Sens.

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What the New CMS Staff Turnover Data Means for Nursing Homes

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To make it easier for families and caregivers to evaluate the quality of nursing homes, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regularly publishes data on its “ Care Compare ” website. Last month, CMS added additional metrics to how it scores the quality of nursing homes. Staff Turnover. Why is this?

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

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For instance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has 50 data sets pointing to available help; states and the Department of Veterans Affairs has other data sets. Sema Sgaier, founder of Surgo Health, points out that different factors are important for different conditions.

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Health Provider News

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health company plans major expansion after $320M SPAC deal State to hand out $111M in behavioral health care grants Maryland psychiatric hospital CEO on leave, accused of threatening staff MD Has 2 Of The 25 Healthiest Counties In The U.S.,

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Health Provider News – June 10, 2022

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Report: Mesa nursing home fined $500 after negligence leads to resident’s death. HOPCo acquires UK-based patient management, outcomes tracking platform. . System on the brink of collapse’: CT nursing home workers join national campaign for better wages, conditions. Hospitalization at home?

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Why Family Caregivers Need Help from the Healthcare Establishment

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It doesn’t take you to a health plan website. It doesn’t even take you to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website. Thanks to the pandemic, for example, Medicare and most private insurance payers now cover telemedicine services, making it easier for patients and their caregivers to consult with their providers.

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Health Provider News

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ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M operating margin, $1B net gain halfway through its first year Illinois public health officials warn of “rising COVID-19 activity” St.