ID Stewardship

DECEMBER 13, 2024

BCPS, BCIDP Article posted 13 December 2024 If you cannot measure it, you cannot determine if you have changedit. Along this line of thought, I have also learned to be gentle with how I communicate my lack of confidence in data that is shared with me. Understanding inpatient antimicrobial stewardship metric. Gauthier, Pharm.D.,

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Putting Patients First Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2024

CMS is proposing setting a 20% coinsurance/equivalent copayment limit for behavioral health services, eliminating cost-sharing for opioid treatment program services, and capping inpatient psychiatric service cost sharing to 100% of Medicare Fee-For-Services levels.

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Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Biosimilars Inpatient Communication 52

ID Stewardship

APRIL 13, 2023

Goal 2, Objective 3.1 : Expand the number of sources for and quantity of antibiotic resistance surveillance data collected from inpatient healthcare facilities. CMS is charged to explore interagency collaborations to examine options for increased reporting to the CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antibiotic Resistance Option.

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Putting Patients First Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This can lead to better management of their conditions, helping to reduce costs by avoiding emergency department visits and inpatient admissions. Enhanced communication will empower consumers, reduce confusion, and help prevent unintentional coverage loss due to misunderstandings about payment policies. Sincerely, Randall L.

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Insurance Coverage and Processing HIV Treatment and Prevention Agents Communication Hospitals 52

Putting Patients First Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

By incorporating these measures into both inpatient and outpatient quality reporting, CMS is promoting a more equitable health care system and ensuring that interventions are targeted to reduce health disparities. 1 This expansion will enable health care providers to identify at-risk populations and develop targeted interventions.

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ID Stewardship

AUGUST 11, 2024

BCPS, BCIDP Article Posted 12 August 2024 Antimicrobial stewardship is about promoting the safe and rational use of antimicrobial agents. When we are able to concisely communicate on a topic it helps show we respect the time of the physician and in my opinion it makes them more inclined to take our future calls. Gauthier, Pharm.D.,

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Nursing Homes Inpatient Communication Hospitals 52