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Texas OIG Inspectors Discover Errors in Reported Nursing Home Staff Hours

Med-Net Compliance

On November 3, 2022, the OIG released the results of a recent inspection of a nursing home by the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General Audit and Inspections Division (OIG Inspections). OIG inspectors recommended the facility develop a process to collect this data and post the information as required.

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Reversing Healthcare’s Financial Crisis: A Look into Patient Access Solutions

HIT Consultant

The combination of these factors and continuous labor shortages among nurses and physicians due to burnout directly impacts the end user: patients. Eligible Patients for Medicaid, ACA Plans : Through innovative insurance discovery technology, an additional benefit is defining those patients eligible for Medicaid or an ACA plan.

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Angle Health Raises $58M for Digital-First Health Insurance

HIT Consultant

Angle nurses prioritize a multidisciplinary approach, ensuring an individualized, tech-forward clinical wellness experience. . – Concierge clinical management: Angle Health clinical teams guide members on their everyday health questions, including acute and chronic needs, with one-on-one clinical support.

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How Skilled Nursing Facilities Can Navigate New Value-Based Purchasing Rules

HIT Consultant

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 put providers on notice that quality of care measures, like reducing hospital readmissions and improving patient outcomes, would take precedence over fee-for-service models.

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Voting for Health in 2020

Health Populi

In this pandemic time, we vote not just for health care , with concerns about the potential for an ACA repeal from the bench of the newly-re-formed U.S. Supreme Court , to concerns under the larger umbrella of “health.”. In the U.S., voting in 2020 has everything to do with our health baked into every aspect of our lives.

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Finding a Health Equity Partner for Language Services

Healthcare IT Today

She began her career as a charge nurse and transplant coordinator at Emory University Hospital in 1988. Merrie has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from Emory University.

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How the Coronavirus is Reshaping Consumer Trust – The Edelman Trust Barometer Lens and Health Impacts

Health Populi

In Gallup’s most recent poll on the most honest and ethical professions in America, nurses, doctors, pharmacists and dentists ranked in the top 5, with nurses topping the list. But the situation still gets worse.