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The Role of Social Service Designees in Long-Term Care: Supporting Residents and Families

We Care Online

They typically work under the supervision of a licensed social worker, who oversees the care plans and interventions that help enhance the quality of life for residents. They listen to residents’ concerns, preferences, and needs, and work to ensure that these are communicated to the care team.

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Home Health CoPs Update: New Opportunities for OTs

Relias

Under the new CoPs, if therapy services establish home health eligibility, OT is included in the care plan, and no skilled nursing care is designated, the start of care visit can be done by an OT instead of having to wait for a nurse, PT, or SLP to be available. OTs Can Step Up and Coordinate Care.

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Essential Strategies to Enhance and Implement Value-Based Care

Guideway Care

Early identification allows for proactive management of their conditions, reducing hospital admissions and improving overall health outcomes. Addressing Patients With Immediate Care Needs After identifying high-risk patients, addressing those needing immediate care is essential.

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Care Coordination: The Key to Improving Patient Outcomes

Relias

What is care coordination? Coordination of care is the process of organizing and integrating health care services for patients across care settings and providers. In emergency care settings, care coordination can involve immediate care, hospital admission, discharge planning, follow-up care, and post-acute care.

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. Coders are challenged to select the codes that best convey the reason for admission. With the shift to value-based care and risk adjustment models, there’s a need for coding that gives a complete clinical picture of the patient. Fraudulent Coding or Overreporting. “We

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. Coders are challenged to select the codes that best convey the reason for admission. With the shift to value-based care and risk adjustment models, there’s a need for coding that gives a complete clinical picture of the patient. Fraudulent Coding or Overreporting. “We

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New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023

The HIPAA Journal

There will be a need to update HIPAA policies and procedures and communicate those changes to patients and health plan members. The Notices of Enforcement Discretion are as follows: Good Faith Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency.

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