One of the ongoing hallmarks of the Affordable Care Act is its commitment to innovation in finding new ways to deliver quality care more efficiently. Toward that end, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) developed several types of Alternative Payment Models (), which use added incentive payments to provide high-quali...
According to the , the global population of people over 60 years old will more than double, from 900 million in 2015 to about 2 billion in 2050. Unfortunately, about one in six seniors experienced some form of abuse in a community setting over the past year, and rates of elder abuse are elevated in long-term care facilities...
Healthcare Management Solutions (HMS) was recently awarded two South Carolina state contracts with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Through the contracts, we will assist South Carolina with vital surveys in long-term care and non-long-term care facilities and also help the state esta...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sn0lG9L468 From changes in the regulatory environment to state workload fluctuations and staff turnover, state survey agencies face numerous challenges as they manage survey programs and balance state and federal obligations. In addition, COVID-19 added a layer of complexity to state...
HMS Will Help DHEC Merge Its Licensing and Certification Bureaus (Fairmont, West Virginia – April 20, 2021) The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has awarded a contract for DHEC Healthcare Quality Merger Services....
HMS Shares South Carolina’s Commitment to Protecting Vulnerable Populations through High-Quality Inspections (Fairmont, West Virginia – April 5, 2021) The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has awarded a contract/purchase or...
Public health plays a vital role in keeping our communities safe and healthy. The discipline of public health was created many years ago to prevent the spread of disease. Public health professionals used to be portrayed in news reports and movies as small teams wearing special suits battling localized outbreaks of frighteni...
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) handle a plethora of exceptions or issues facing Medicare beneficiaries, including managing and providing oversight to the identification and correction of data discrepancies in Medicare enrollment, direct and third-party billing, Medicare Advantage, and Part D trans...
HMS Shares Alabama’s Commitment to Protecting Vulnerable Populations through High-Quality Inspections (Fairmont, West Virginia – March 23, 2021) The Alabama Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Provider Standards (HPS), has awarded a contract to con...
HMS Shares Nevada’s Commitment to Protecting Vulnerable Populations through High-Quality Inspections (Fairmont, West Virginia – March 10, 2021) The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division...
