We’re sharing a MassHealth funding opportunity with you! As part of the Provider Access Improvement Grant Program (PAIGP), Health Resources in Action (HRiA) has released the request for proposals aimed at helping eligible MassHealth providers purchase medical diagnostic equipment, communication devices, and other resources. This opportunity increases access to healthcare and improves outcomes for patients […]
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Solutions Tour Series 4: Trauma-Informed Care
This blog post is the fourth in a four-part series on the Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Solutions Tour. Read part one, part two, and part three of this series on our blog. In this fourth post, we talk about how trauma-informed care should intersect with all of the work done in SNFs. Part of the […]
Solutions Tour Series 3: Real Solutions to Real Problems
This blog post is the third in a four-part series on the Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Solutions Tour. Read part one and part two of this series on our blog. In this third post, we talk about how our work’s concrete, real-world approach helps SNFs work towards their goals. A lot of workshops are mostly […]
Solutions Tour Series 2: Changing Demographics of Nursing Homes
This blog post is the second in a four-part series on the Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Solutions Tour. Read the first part of this series on our blog. In this second post, we talk about how the demographics of nursing homes have changed, and its implications for providing the best care to all the residents. […]
Healthcentric Advisors Awarded Long-Term Care Job Training Partnership with Real Jobs Rhode Island
Workforce investment is an evergreen issue in the field of long-term care—and Healthcentric Advisors is committed to helping both employers and employees in the field stay nimble to provide the best care they can. We’re excited to announce receiving a partnership award for convening the Rhode Island Long-Term Care Industry Partnership alongside industry employers and […]
Are you a Safe Care Transitions Champion?
Healthcentric Advisors is going social in recognition of annual National Healthcare Decision Day and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 1st annual National Care Transitions Awareness (NCTA) Day, April 16, 2019. During the week of 4/16/19 we’ll increase awareness of the importance of advance care planning and effective care transitions for our patient and provider […]
Success Story: Roberts Health Center’s Antibiotic Stewardship Program
Roberts Health Center is nestled in the picturesque town of Wickford, North Kingstown amid the ocean breezes of the Atlantic. In this tranquil setting, the 66-bed facility offers both short term and long-term care to residents who meet skilled or intermediate level of care criteria. The family operated health center was built in 1982. Their […]
Massachusetts Statewide Conference: Antimicrobial Stewardship is for Everyone
Registration is now open for the Massachusetts Statewide Conference: Antimicrobial Stewardship is for Everyone, which will promote best practice antimicrobial guidelines for providers in the settings of long-term acute care, long-term care, dialysis, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics and dentistry. The event is hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in partnership with the […]
Healthcentric Advisors Launches Project ECHO®: Reducing Opioid use through Pain-Management Education (ROPE)
Read about our Project ECHO: Rope launch in Convergence RI In rural and urban parts of the United States, lack of access to specialty care can be a major barrier for patients, as physicians within the community may not have the resources and education to support their complex medical conditions. Technology can help bridge these […]
Medicare’s ACP codes underused:
Are clinicians not having these conversations or not billing for them?
A study by Healthcentric Advisors’ Kimberly Pelland, Blake Morphis, and Rebekah Gardner, as well as Daniel Harris of the University of Toronto, reveals the current status of advance care planning (ACP) conversations in healthcare settings across New England. It highlights opportunities to increase use of Medicare’s ACP codes. Based on data from Medicare claims, they […]