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Evaluation of the first two performance years, 2016-2017. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
A Health Affairs study examined how ACOs implement home visits to care for patients with complex needs. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is one of two tracks under the Quality Payment Program, which moves Medicare Part B providers to a performance-based payment system. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
There is greater attention to ?un-siloing? the care continuum. Lean into innovation. Market dynamics suggest the time is now. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Physician participation in accountable care organizations (ACOs) reached a milestone in 2018. More than half of physicians reported their practice was part of an ACO. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Changes to reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities and the physician fee schedule final rule have a major impact on the future of physical therapists and occupational therapists. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Market readiness is the theme for this year?s outlook. The talk of transformation has traction. Too many disruptors are in the healthcare market pushing out traditional models of care. Until you see the information gathered in one document, it may seem transformation is still a while away. Our study of trends and market signals indicate otherwise. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
There?s been a significant industry-wide interest on ?downshifting care? to lower-cost delivery? environments. Harnessing the home as a?central hub is getting the attention of physicians, payers and health systems as a way to transform traditional care management models with integrated home-based medicine. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Sentara Home Care Services is comprised of 10 home health agencies that span across Virginia and parts of northeastern North Carolina. Recognizing the challenges of the Patient-Driven Grouper Model (PDGM) and the high cost of complex wounds, Sentara redefined its program to include technology, and a shared risk model with their supply company resulting in cost reductions and improved outcomes. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
TANDEM365 is a complex medical case management program coupled with a robust community paramedicine program that offers rapid response and in-home intervention capabilities. Blending population health management with community paramedicine, the goal of TANDEM365 is to connect all providers across the healthcare continuum to effectively coordinate care and prevent gaps. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Each year, we assemble this list as a way to examine the past year and to potentially identify trends. Trends that both reflect and influence the current environment, but also shed some light on what may lay in store for the future. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
How payers measure success may vary with attention paid to prevention services and screenings, timeliness of services, functional and clinical stability in the home, or satisfaction with service providers. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
What post-acute care providers need to know about a new rule that includes updated payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
With Medicare Advantage plans, it?s all about rebates. Learn from five major insurers the reasons supplemental benefits are limited. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
A unified value-based incentive program for post-acute care providers is recommended with a possible 5% withhold. Med-PAC is building on their previous work of the unified prospective payment system across four post-acute settings. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Sarah Szanton pioneered a care approach to provide low-income older adults with handyman services alongside in-home nursing visits and occupational therapy to help them live more independently. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Five approaches to predict high-expenditure beneficiaries among different segments of the Medicaid populations are examined. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
The research will focus on payment for episodes with up to two PAC services within seven days of each other and exclude hospital and physician services. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
The race to value-based care is heating-up. In today?s healthcare landscape, value-based care is a hodge-podge of models. However, as we track changes to the healthcare infrastructure and payment reform, we see the escalation from fee-for-service models to value-based models supported by an increase in greater risk-sharing models. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
2019 is likely to bring major changes to Conditions of Participation (CoPs) of the Medicare Program for hospitals for discharge planning, including patients? right to freedom of choice of providers. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Are home health agencies using the right quality measures to track care? What changes are HHAs making in response to the use of performance measures by CMS? This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
FirstHealth Home Care, a division of FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a comprehensive not-for-profit healthcare system in the mid-Carolinas, has always kept the focus on high quality patient care and actionable data to drive performance improvement. With the advent of the five year Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model Pilot in 2016, FirstHealth was already demonstrating consistently high outcomes. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Each year, we compile The Remington Report Top 20 list of America?s largest publicly held home healthcare companies. It?s our way to recognize some of the players in our industry, to reflect on the year and to hopefully identify some trends that may impact the future. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
The telehealth home health study showed $318,500 in savings based on $2,818 as the average rate of emergency care in Maine. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
North Carolina will implement a groundbreaking program in select regions to pilot evidence-based interventions addressing issues like housing instability, transportation insecurity, food security, interpersonal violence and toxic stress. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
The roadmap transforming the healthcare delivery system takes shape with five key examples affecting home care company?s future. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
CMS is testing how different service delivery innovations in telehealth can be used to both augment and complement an MA plan?s current network of providers. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
A recent study suggests health coaches could provide significant cost savings to patients and health systems, reduce patient hospitalizations and emergency department visits, improve patient health, and improve the quality of care for high-risk patient populations. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Of the 12 million Americans who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, 26% of hospitalizations were potentially avoidable. Total healthcare expenditures for this group exceed $300 billion a year, due in part to misaligned financial incentives between the two programs. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
A study by Premier of nearly 24 million ED visits across 750 hospitals found that approximately 4.3 million visits associated with patients who have at least one of the six chronic conditions were potentially preventable. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Participating ambulance suppliers and providers will have greater flexibility regarding where and how a beneficiary receives care following an emergency. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Capacity Coaching is a new strategy for patients living with chronic conditions. Here are key roles, tools, and core competencies. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Introduced in House (10/26/2017): H.R.4143 - Dialysis Patient Access to Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services Demonstration Act of 2017 or the Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
The Advisory Opinion raises a number of significant questions for home care providers. Perhaps most importantly, the Advisory Opinion seems to completely ignore questions about state licensure and scope of practice. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Patient engagement is a quality measure for all providers. Developing a chronic care management model is a key strategic model. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers. -
Beginning in 2020, CMS will waive the uniformity requirements for Separate Individual Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) but maintains that programs offered may not be used to induce membership. This article is free to 1-Year Classic and 2-Year Premium subscribers.
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