BCPI ups quality: analysis
A recent analysis shines a positive light on value-based care models such as federal hip and knee replacement bundled payment programs.
Print Issue: March 01, 2017
Ask the Nursing Expert about … fostering critical thinking
Some nurses struggle with critical clinical thinking, especially my newer nurses. The clinical orientation process mainly focuses on teaching how to document and reviews core competencies. What can I do to help increase their critical thinking skills?
GAO reports assail Medicaid oversight, provider vetting
The Government Accountability Office recently issued a pair of reports within days of one another critical of how the Medicaid program gathers data and screens its provider participants.
Worker class-action lawsuits on the rise?
Employers may face “significant challenges” in 2017 related to workers bringing class-action lawsuits against them.
Ask the Payment Expert about … preparing for the new requirements and surveys
What do we need to do to prepare for the new regulations and survey process?
Trump’s Supreme Court pick may spar with CMS over regs
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Supreme Court Justice recently sided with providers against federal agencies, a fact that should provoke joy in long-term care circles, according to observers.
Immigration order ‘chilling,’ groups say
President Donald Trump’s executive order in January aimed at curtailing immigration raised red flags for at least two medical associations specializing in eldercare.
Ask the Legal Expert about … the ACA repeal’s effect on value-based contracting
Will President Trump’s “repeal and replace” Obamacare campaign pledge impact or modify value-based contracting?
ACA repeal, Medicaid block grants face hot discussion
Congressional Republicans met in mid-February to try to discern new details of replacement provisions for the Affordable Care Act, but various questions including about the future of Medicaid, remained unanswered at press time.
How to do it… Evaluating and choosing IT
Information technology evaluation and selection can be intimidating. But as seasoned IT professionals advise, a thorough and thoughtful process — from developing a roadmap to vetting prospective partners — can make just about anyone into a savvy shopper.
