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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation introduced in both the House and Senate, aims to enable more widespread use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities. WHY IT MATTERS. The RUSH Act – introduced in companion bills from Sens. THE LARGER TREND.

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A rural Kansas FQHC brings remote patient monitoring to the underserved

Healthcare It News

Consistently, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's County Health Rankings, Southeast Kansas and Northeast Oklahoma have some of the worst health outcomes and health factors in their respective states. One anecdotal example is a patient story from nurse Heather Mooneyham. MARKETPLACE.

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What the New CMS Staff Turnover Data Means for Nursing Homes

HIT Consultant

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. Administrator Turnover.

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How RPM can scale and sustain CMS' hospital at home program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just released data on its Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative , which thus far has admitted 11,159 patients suffering from respiratory infections, heart failure and severe sepsis. Where is this data going to come from and what must hospital and health system IT executives do here?

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CMS Approves a New 1115 Waiver Amendment:  The New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) Program

NY Health Law

On January 9, 2024, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally approved New York State’s 1115 waiver amendment to establish the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) Program. Nurse practitioners and pediatric clinical nurse specialists: Up to $50,000 per provider.

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CMS Forwards Its Health Equity Agenda through Its Annual Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Process

Health Law Advisor

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is using its annual rulemaking process to update the CMS payment system rules for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 as a mechanism to advance health equity systematically across various CMS payment programs. health system.” [9] health system.” [9]

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Curana Health, Innovaccer Partner to Accelerate Value-Based Care for Seniors

HIT Consultant

Last year Innovaccer announced that Curana Health had chosen Innovaccer’s Best in KLAS data and analytics platform, care management solution, and point-of-care physician engagement solution to create a new technology platform purpose-built for senior living communities.

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