<strong>The Importance of Prioritizing Patient Experience</strong>

https://youtu.be/LF6VO2nyrW4 When surveyors from visit a nursing home or other healthcare facility, one of the most important elements we assess is the residents’ experience and the delivery of patient-centered care. In this video, Robin Harper, RN, Administrator of Surveyor Development at HMS, explains why those...

Categories: 
<strong>HMS Celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week</strong>

The World Health Organization (WHO) that “the occurrence of adverse events due to unsafe care is likely one of the 10 leading causes of death and disability in the world.” That’s a riveting observation as we think about Patient Safety Awareness Week and focus on how our ongoing work at HMS protects vulnerable populat...

Categories: 
Veterans Day: Honoring HMS Employees & Families Who Served

The United States would not be the nation it is today without the brave and dedicated service of men and women in the military. Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC (HMS) honors all who have served or currently serve in any of the U.S. Armed Forces, including those in the HMS family....

Categories: 
Compassionate & Competent End-of-Life Support Is Vital

It’s devastating to watch a loved one in the late stages of Alzheimer’s dementia. A grandson visits his grandmother in her nursing home, and for one precious but fleeting moment she recognizes him. Then the expression on her face goes blank as the disease pulls her back into its fog. Alzheimer’s has turned his highly...

Categories: 
HMS Helps Protect and Advance Healthcare Quality

Imagine checking into a medical facility for care and never making it back home. Or, think of the anxiety and uncertainty some family members feel when admitting their frail elderly parent into a nursing home. Both of these scenarios make healthcare and long-term care a very personal, high-stakes experience — which wants...

Categories: