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CMS emphasizes quality patient care
The Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for fiscal 2015 continues the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services move toward basing reimbursement on quality of care, not quantity. -
Transitional care nurses help prevent readmits
At MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, discharges are facilitated by a multidisciplinary transitional care team, led by a transitional care nurse who fosters communication between disciplines and collaborates with post-acute providers to ensure that transitions are smooth and timely. -
Discharge planning takes spotlight as VBP focuses on efficiency
Hospital efficiency of care, a new domain in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Value-based Purchasing Program, bases hospital scores on spending three days before admission through 30 days after discharge. -
Documentation must be complete and accurate
If discharge documentation isnt complete and accurate, coders may not use the correct discharge status code, which could affect a hospitals reimbursement. -
Leapfrog Group jumps at chance to give consumers health care info
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NRMI data impacts care on many different levels
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See an MD in 30 minutes or your money back
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CQI ‘business as usual’ is no help for patient safety
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Case managers must take a proactive role in managing denials
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Effective documentation: Know you’re doing it right