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J Neurosurg
November 2024
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and.
Objective: Determining the value of a neurosurgeon is complex. Services provided by neurosurgeons have a range of interested parties-from a patient's singular health interest to a community catchment area rendering on-call emergency services. Such complexity makes it difficult to determine and define value.
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November 2024
Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Colorado Center for Transplantation Care (CCTCARE), Research and Education, Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA. Electronic address:
Under 2020 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conditions of coverage, Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) will be decertified if their 95% upper confidence limit for donation or transplant rate falls below the previous year's median (tier 3) and must recompete if either is below the 75th percentile (tier 2). This study aimed to examine the associations of CMS metrics with OPO volume and evaluate an alternate observed-to-expected tiering system using simulation analysis and CMS's OPO public report. In 2021, CMS tier 3 and 2 OPOs had significantly larger volumes than tier 1 OPOs (median = 2042 vs 2124 vs 1003; P = .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Lifestyle Med
July 2024
Wellcoaches Corporation, Wellesley, MA, USA.
In 2020, a consortium composed of three national coach credentialing organizations, four medical societies, and 72 healthcare organizations led by National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) was formed to advocate for the reimbursement of Health and Wellness Coaching (HWC) services in the U.S. healthcare system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNephrol Nurs J
November 2024
CNO/SVP Dialyze Direct, Neptune, NJ.
More and more nursing homes are admitting residents receiving dialysis. In 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services released guidance addressing the qualifications of those caring for these residents and further clarified the survey process. The American Nephrology Nurses Association Board of Directors created the Home Dialysis for Nursing Home Residents Task Force to review the revised guidance, investigate strategies and opportunities for nephrology registered nurses in home dialysis therapy in this setting, and consider the potential implications related to alternative home dialysis settings.
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