Achieving success under CMMI’s new Direct Contracting Model
The introduction of CMMI’s new Direct Contracting model represents a unique opportunity for stakeholders across the care continuum – including health systems, physicians, health plans, SNFs and Medicaid MCOs – to participate in value-based programs with increased flexibility and benefits, but without the same barriers as other value-based payment programs. In Direct Contracting, successful organizations […]
An introduction to Direct Contracting, one of CMMI’s new programs
The Direct Contracting Model is a new six-year value-based payment program from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), which builds on Medicare Advantage, ACOs and commercial best practices, and allows for providers that have historically been excluded from value-based payment programs to participate. Kicking off April 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2026, Direct […]
Addressing social determinants of health with CM Neighborhood
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are defined as conditions in the places where people live, learn, work and play that affect a wide range of health and quality-of life-risks and outcomes. SDOH — such as housing, food security and economic stability — can have a tremendous impact on healthcare outcomes and costs. More than one-quarter (28%) […]
The association between hospital COVID-19 burden and mortality
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals have faced COVID-19 patient surges – and experienced high COVID-19 burden – while others have not – and over a year since initial COVID-19 surges in the U.S., many hospitals across the country are actually still overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. What role has this influx of COVID-19 patients had […]
Discharge planning during the COVID-19 pandemic: a year in review
The pandemic’s impact on discharge planning As the US experienced its first COVID-19 surge in March and April, hospitals reached or exceeded patient capacity, and many post-acute providers were unprepared to accept COVID-19-positive patients – whether due to isolation challenges within the facility or a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure the resident […]
Take Six with Maggie Rixey, Expert Product Manager
How did you first learn about CarePort and what interested you in working for the company? I was looking to solve important problems in healthcare. I had worked for EHRs before, and while documentation is a necessary evil, I had seen firsthand how it was burning out licensed practitioners – and I didn’t want to be a […]
The shift to home health care – and setting your organization up for success
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a monumental shift in care delivery across both the acute and post-acute settings. Though the U.S. has the largest number of nursing home residents in the world, many doctors, patients and families are increasingly opting for in-home care over institutional care settings such as nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). […]
EHRs and the patient event notification CoP: filling the post-acute gap
CMS’s patient event notification Condition of Participation (CoP), which goes into effect May 1, 2021, requires all hospitals with an EHR to send electronic patient notifications for patient admissions, discharges and transfers to post-acute providers and suppliers, primary care providers and physicians. While hospitals often rely on their EHR to support regulatory updates, reaching post-acute […]
Complying with CMS’s patient event notification CoP: common pitfalls to avoid
Hospitals must comply with CMS’s patient event notification Condition of Participation (CoP) by April 30, 2021. The CoP requires all hospitals with an EHR – including critical access and psychiatric hospitals – to send electronic patient notifications for patient admissions, discharges and transfers to primary care providers, physicians and post-acute providers and suppliers. With less […]
Take Six with Cathy O’Brien, Software Engineer
You’ve been with CarePort for nearly a year. Congratulations! What drew you to the company? The timing was just perfect! When I first started looking for my next role, I found that CarePort was looking for a software engineer with a focus on the front-end, or user interface (UI) side, of the stack as part […]
Leveraging technology to power improved outcomes in acute and post-acute care
Recently, Samir D’Sa, General Manager of Landmark Health’s New York City office joined CarePort CEO and founder Lissy Hu, WellSky CEO Bill Miller, and WellSky CMO Shoma Sarkar Thomas on a panel at Home Health Care News’ Capital + Strategy Summit. Landmark Health, a CarePort customer, is a risk-based provider group that offers in-home primary and […]
Take Six with Lane Bandanza, Partnership Analyst
Tell us more about your role at CarePort. I joined CarePort this past May as a Partnership Analyst on the Implementation team. I started my role completely remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been a very interesting experience. I was greeted very warmly by everyone on the team and they did an incredible job […]
