Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

I am completing the individual organization assignment on the Kennett Nutrition Program located in Kennett, Missouri. This program has been providing services and opportunities to the rural community for 40 years. I chose this program because I have a personal connection to these services. I attend the center once a month to participate in the lunch and facilitate the Bible bingo activity that afternoon. I work at a local long-term care rehab and nursing facility and I enjoy working closely with…

Public Welfare mainly affect the health care industry. 2. Federal Agency: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) oversees several agencies to ensure the protection and well-being of the healthcare system. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is one of the many federal agencies under HHS. CMS manages the Medicare program partners with Medicaid agencies across the Country to deliver care…

Increasingly smaller medical practices with the solo practitioner are going by the way side. Physicians are faced with increasing government regulations, ever-changing insurance mandates and higher operating costs. With the ACA tying the physicians’ performance into variable payment reimbursement, maintaining the bottom line will prove more and more difficult. In 2009 the government passed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to support the widespread…

includes; a definition of what VBP is, who oversees VBP, and the role the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) education plays in VBP collectively. VBP is a transition from fee for services to a service based on outcomes initiatives for patient care improvements. The program is overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), however the concept…

Indian Health Service, and individuals in custody of the federal government. The primary jurisdiction for dental public health activity within the federal government is located in the US Department of Health and Human Services” (Smith, 2013). The Department of Health and Human Services is essentially a cabinet-level government agency that oversees various healthcare programs; these programs include the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Center for…

Targeted News Service (March, 2013) reported that survey results released by the American College of Physicians showed physician satisfaction declining with the ease of use of the electronic medical records. A key finding in this report was that not only did the transition to electronic medical record take a toll on productivity, but this decreased productivity continued after implementation. “With fewer physicians choosing primary care as their specialty, the demand for primary care physicians…

injury, treatment, rehabilitation services, acute medical care, and surgical processes. Ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) are dedicated outpatient surgical settings, and as such, are reimbursed according to specific regulations and industry standards that fall under Medicare, Medicaid, and contractual financial agreements with private health insurers. The Medicare program and its’ regulatory rules set the standard for all other payers. Medical coders for ambulatory centers need to have…

Then you can locate community resources and services available to meet those needs (e.g., religious, civic, educational, visiting nurses, physical and mental therapy services, home health aides, housing, transportation, in-home meals, and case management). Having this knowledge will make you a very informed caregiver. Health screenings and assessments can help…

allocative policy the student received financial gain from the policy while in the regulatory policy example of price setting controls on health services the patient received financial gain from avoiding high prices. Another similarity between the two types of policies is that they can protect the health of a population. In an allocative policy like Medicare the policy protects the low income population by providing access to healthcare. In the regulatory policy, quality controls make sure…

fragmented, with numerous private and public sources as well as wide gaps in coverage rates across the U.S. population. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administers the Medicare program (a federal program for those age 65 and older and the disabled, including those with end-stage renal disease) and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (a conglomeration of…