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Importance of Image and Respect for Home Health Recruitment and Retention

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An unintended, but positive offshoot of the pandemic is that the crisis highlighted home health’s “very quick and successful adjustments” and “versatility” to serve COVID-19 patients and millions of others served under Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, and other services. Setting up caregiver mentorship programs.

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Maximizing Healthcare Reimbursement Through Higher Patient Satisfaction Scores

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Medicare payment systems link patient satisfaction scores with reimbursement rates, making quality patient care a primary determinant of an organization’s viability and motivating healthcare administrators to implement patient satisfaction strategies. Communicating consistently — Patients want to be informed. In 2019, $1.9

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Invest in Wound Care Education To Avoid Legal Risks

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Understanding the legal implications of gaps in care can help protect all involved: physicians, nurses, other caregivers, and healthcare administrators and leaders. Skillful Clinician Communication. Factors spurring legal action often involve communication and behavioral issues as well as clinical skills.

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Planning for Medicaid Unwinding in 2023

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The Biden-Harris administration has committed to providing a 60-day notice to states before the PHE will expire. A concern of advocates, including NASW, is that individuals and families will lose coverage because of lack of communication with recipients to verify income. End of the PHE.

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New Frequently Asked Questions on the No Surprises Act: Good Faith Estimates

Social Work Blog

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released clarifying information about Part 2 of the No Surprise Act, Good Faith Estimates (GFEs). The social worker must also communicate these changes to the patient upon delivery of a new GFE to help the patient understand what was changed between the initial GFE and the new GFE.

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Survey Readiness: Post-Acute Care Compliance Checkup

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With the Biden administration advocating for stricter scrutiny on nursing homes, we know inspection of healthcare facilities may increase even more. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Special Focus Facility Program report listed nursing homes that have not met the CMS’ health care or fire safety standards.

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Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare: A Digital Path to Resilience

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Several factors drove these concerns, such as licensing, Medicare/Medicaid?reimbursement, communities ?in These tools allow administrators to perform a variety of tasks associated with training programs and give staff flexibility in the way they receive and perform their training. some providers?were?weary marginalized?communities