Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 26, 2021
The bill, HB 3308, requires insurance reimbursement parity for virtual mental health and substance use disorder services, as well as authorizing all other telehealth to be covered through 2027. The new law builds on executive orders Pritzker put into place earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic. " WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 7, 2024
But many nurses and hospital groups oppose laws requiring minimum nurse staffing ratios, pointing to the risk of patients being diverted when there are not enough nurses available when they arrive at the hospital. And even if the COVID-19 crisis has eased, the after-effects remain – straining the workforce.
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HIT Consultant
APRIL 5, 2022
As the coronavirus pandemic first spread across the globe, health systems turned to technology and virtual care while focusing their efforts on COVID-19 and its consequences. Hospitals were already operating on razor-thin margins after several years of limiting or foregoing lucrative elective procedures. In the U.S.,
HIT Consultant
JULY 27, 2023
Felicia Sadler, MJ, BSN, RN, CPHQ, LSSBB, VP of Quality at Relias Despite the recent end to the COVID-19 global public health emergency, its effects linger. This includes nurse and clinician shortages, which persist across hospitals and health systems nationwide.
Hall Render
AUGUST 11, 2023
CMS is also adopting the COVID Vaccine: Percent of Patients/Residents Who Are Up to Date (known as the “Patient/Resident COVID-19 Vaccine”) measure beginning with the FY 2026. The Final Rule creates: The Long Stay Hospitalization Measure per 100 residents beginning with the FY 2027 program year and FY 2025 performance year.
Innovaare Compliance
APRIL 7, 2024
Regulatory changes in risk adjustment – updated risk adjustment model blends 67% of the risk score calculated using the updated 2024 MA risk adjustment model and coding normalization using fee-for-service coding trends from periods impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – also add to the concerns.
Hall Render
MAY 30, 2023
CMS is also proposing the adoption of the COVID Vaccine: Percent of Patients/Residents Who Are Up to Date (known as the “Patient/Resident COVID-19 Vaccine”) measure beginning with the fiscal year 2026. This measure assesses the hospitalization rate of long-stay residents.
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