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 […]
A Provider’s Guide to Successfully Reducing Antipsychotic Medications
Clover Health Care, Auburn, Maine By Marguerite McLaughlin, Sr. Director, Healthcentric Advisors “Impressive” is the only word you can use to describe the remarkable success Clover Health Care in Auburn, Maine has had in reducing their antipsychotic drug rate. Determined to turn around their status as a “late adopter” with a 31% antipsychotic drug rate, […]
Big Changes Coming to Nursing Home Compare April 2019
Memorandum Summary | March 5, 2019 “April 2019 Improvements to Nursing Home Compare include: Ending the Freeze on Health Inspection Star Ratings – In April 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will end the freeze on the health inspection domain of the Five Star Quality Rating System. We will resume the traditional […]
What Contributes to Physician Burnout? New Study by Healthcentric Advisors’ Dr. Rebekah L. Gardner Has Answers
Even with these nuances, however, Dr. Gardner says her findings “rang true” to her own experience as a physician, as well as that of her colleagues. Beyond professional and personal resonance, this gets at the very core of physician’s professional satisfaction as well as patient-physician interactions. She continued: Negative impacts on care, physician outcomes, as […]
First Ever RI Behavioral Health Summit Finds Gaps & Solutions
Read our Behavioral Health White Paper A Behavioral Health Summit White Paper: Informed by feedback collected from summit participants in real-time throughout the day, this paper identifies gaps to help inform policy, funding changes, and offer recommendations for local and state leadership. Almost 300 people from across the health care continuum, stakeholder organizations, and critical […]
2019 Patient Safety Forum: Accelerating All Performance Improvement
The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors and Healthcentric Advisors invite you to join us on April 3rd for the 2019 Patient Safety Forum where we’ll explore critical success factors for accelerating performance improvement. Hear from providers who have achieved a 58% reduction in harm events, 55% increased event reporting, and sustained staff […]
Skilled Nursing Facilities Solutions Tour, First Stop? New Hampshire!
Snow didn’t stop our team of experts from getting to New Hampshire for the first stop of our Skilled Nursing Facilities: Solutions for the Current Climate tour. The room was packed for the session, thanks to our friends at the New Hampshire Health Care Association, who brought folks together from all over the state. We […]
Healthcentric Advisors Heads North to Support Rural Practices with Medicare Quality Payment Program
Rural communities are more likely to be medically underserved than urban ones according to the National Rural Health Association. Our team in Maine supports the most rural state in the country—where more than 60% of the state’s population live in rural areas. But being close to the northern-most point of Maine wasn’t too far for […]
Download our New Dementia Overview Mobile App
One in ten people aged 65 and older in the United States has Alzheimer’s or a related dementia illness. Being a caregiver of someone with dementia can be tough. Our Dementia Overview mobile app contains information and advice to help family and professional caregivers understand and respond to behaviors seen in those with dementia. Download […]