Skilled nursing facilities collect standardized functional data on every Medicare beneficiary they admit. Through Section GG of the Minimum Data Set, clinicians assess mobility and self-care at ...

Representatives from the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) provided an update on Missouri’s Rural Health Transformation Program at the Texas County Memorial Hospital monthly board of trustees ...

This article is sponsored by QAPIplus. As home-based care agencies face growing pressure to improve quality, reduce clinician burden, and prepare for value-based models, the role of QAPI leadership is ...

In Phase 3 of the RoPs, facilities must develop, implement, and maintain an effective comprehensive, data-driven Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. They must conduct distinct ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasingly relying on a relatively new — and recently expanded — regulatory tool to quickly remove clinicians and companies from the Medicare system ...

Nursing homes would for the first time receive a payment point when caring for patients with prosthetic limbs under a CMS proposal. (Photo: andresr/Getty Images) Changes to a key component of the ...

Mary Hall is a editor for Investopedia's Advisor Insights, in addition to being the editor of several books and doctoral papers. Mary received her bachelor's in English from Kent State University with ...

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Discover the magic of compounding and why it's important for increasing wealth Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more than three decades of experience as a business ...

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