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Remington Report

September-October 2023

Message From Lisa Remington

September/October 2023 Issue
FREE CONTENT In the September/October issue of The Remington Report, we capture changes occurring across the care continuum. Healthcare policy, communications, and regulations are working at un-siloing care delivery amongst providers. We are at the tip of the iceberg of better managing a patient’s entire care journey.

Message From Lisa Remington2024-09-28T09:23:06-04:00

Discharge Planning: CMS Concerns About Missing Information Provided to Post-Acute Providers at Discharge

September/October 2023 Issue
SUBSCRIBER CONTENT On June 6, 2023, CMS issued a that when a patient is discharged from a hospital, it is important to provide post-acute providers and caregivers as applicable with the appropriate patient information related to a patient’s treatment and condition to decrease the risk of readmission or an adverse event.

Discharge Planning: CMS Concerns About Missing Information Provided to Post-Acute Providers at Discharge2024-09-28T09:23:01-04:00

Future Bundled Payment Programs to Improve Care Transitions and Collaboration Across Patients’ Care Journey

September/October 2023 Issue
CMS is asking for feedback to create a future episode-based payment model seeking feedback regarding a potential new episode-based payment model that would be designed with a goal to improve beneficiary care and lower Medicare expenditures by reducing fragmentation and increasing care coordination across health care settings.

Future Bundled Payment Programs to Improve Care Transitions and Collaboration Across Patients’ Care Journey2024-09-28T09:25:26-04:00

Judge Orders State to Provide Private Duty Nursing Care

September/October 2023 Issue
SUBSCRIBER CONTENT A Judge issued an opinion and order, in which he said that the State of Florida must provide services, including private duty nursing care, to medically fragile children who are living in nursing homes or threatened with institutionalization so that they can live at home.

Judge Orders State to Provide Private Duty Nursing Care2024-09-28T09:35:06-04:00

CMS Proposes Payment to Physicians to Train Caregivers

September/October 2023 Issue
For CY 2024, CMS proposes paying physicians for Caregiving Training Services (CTS) when the treating practitioner identifies a need to involve and train one or more caregivers to assist the patient in carrying out a patient-centered treatment plan.

CMS Proposes Payment to Physicians to Train Caregivers2024-09-28T09:34:59-04:00

Legal: Recent Study Links Hospital Readmissions to Discharge Planning Process

September/October 2023 Issue
SUBSCRIBER CONTENT The study is based on eight focus groups that included nurses, physicians, discharge planning staff, and patients. It identified areas of possible change to the discharge planning process to reduce instances of unplanned hospital readmissions.

Legal: Recent Study Links Hospital Readmissions to Discharge Planning Process2024-09-28T09:31:37-04:00

CMS Proposes to Pay Doctors for Social Determinants and Illness Navigation Services

September/October 2023 Issue
SUBSCRIBER CONTENT CMS is proposing to pay separately for Community Health Integration, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Risk Assessment, and Principal Illness Navigation services to account for resources when clinicians involve community health workers, care navigators, and peer support specialists in furnishing medically necessary care.

CMS Proposes to Pay Doctors for Social Determinants and Illness Navigation Services2024-09-28T09:29:36-04:00

What’s Changing About Dementia Care Offered in Patient’s Home?

September/October 2023 Issue
The eight-year Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience Model (GUIDE) seeks to keep Medicare enrollees outside of long-term care facilities by extending a package of local care coordination and management and caregiver education and support services.

What’s Changing About Dementia Care Offered in Patient’s Home?2024-09-28T09:30:56-04:00
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