The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their long-awaited final rule for hospitals that fall under certain payment models in Fiscal Year 2020, and it’s a doozy. Released at the beginning of August 2019, there’s a lot of information to sort through, and CMS has been kind enough to issue a summary... Read More
by Mary Kay Thalken, RN, MBA in Value-based payment models, Reducing Readmissions, blog, reimbursement
To understand how their organization enrolls and conducts outreach to patients entering a care management program, care coordinators often find themselves questioning procedures: What is our process to enroll our patients? How do I get them activated in their care? How do I persuade them to willingly work with us?... Read More
The following is Part 4 in a series of blogs from the Advisory Board's Tomi Ogundimu. You can read Part 3 here and Part 5 here. Typically, a healthcare organization’s rationale for stratifying the distinct segments of its patient population is closely associated with its modern care management model’s patient... Read More
When talking to Ensocare team members about Coleen Seymour, Ensocare Customer Support Specialist, one thing became abundantly clear: as the first one in the office, the enthusiasm she brings to her job and the greetings she gives her coworkers even in the early hours mean the world to the people she works with. Read More
Health data belongs to the patient. That message has been made abundantly clear by the current administration. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Administrator Seema Verma have set out to reclaim patient data from hospitals, payers, software vendors and anyone else who might otherwise come across... Read More
by Luis Castillo in Healthcare IT
Cybersecurity is at the very top of the list of non-healthcare topics that healthcare workers, even those in clinical and patient-facing roles, must contend with. Read More
Almost a year ago, CMS Administrator Seema Verma called upon apps developers to put an end to faxing in doctors’ offices by 2020. It was a bold statement, one that debuted to applause at the time but that nevertheless left everyone who heard it thinking about the many challenges that lie ahead in order to make this... Read More
The following is Part 3 in a series of blogs releasing in the coming months from the Advisory Board's Tomi Ogundimu. You can read Part 2 here and Part 4 here. Deploying your modern care management model successfully is contingent on two key areas: 1) Defining patient management priorities 2) Creating a process that... Read More
You may have noticed a few changes around the Ensocare website in the last couple months. That’s because we’ve been working hard to ensure we’re doing everything we can to help healthcare organizations manage the growing numbers of patients with complex care needs and keep focus on providing the best patient... Read More
Common wisdom suggests, when a person comes to the Emergency Room, they do so because they need emergency care. It’s up to nurses, physicians and available specialists and staff to provide the appropriate treatment as quickly as possible, with follow-up care tended to after the fact. Read More
by Mary Kay Thalken, RN, MBA in Case Management, blog, Care Management
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