Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 25, 2024

The recently published “Quality in Motion: Acting on the CMS National Quality Strategy April 2024” highlights further evolution of the 2022 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Quality Strategy (NQS). This is where therapy teams can zoom in and consider how their services can be of benefit to their teams.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2022

A direct contracting entity (DCE), CareConnectMD offers primary care, palliative care, and care coordination services. The company expects to begin operating in Las Vegas, Nevada and Arizona next year and in Wisconsin in 2024. The company’s interdisciplinary care model is “high-touch,” according to Phan.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As a recipient of a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) award for her participation in community affairs in 2011, Mercier is an important nursing leader , and we’re proud to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2024.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The good news is that the financial case for comprehensive dementia care is changing thanks to a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) alternative payment model (APM) called Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. Eric: So as long as Medicare is not paying for the… Or Medicaid, I guess, for nursing.

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