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Medicare Part D enrollment is less than three weeks away. Beginning November 15, beneficiaries who have not already signed up will be able to select a plan, while those who are already enrolled in a prescription drug plan may switch to a different plan. Read more >> |
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Medicare provides a grant to gmcf to identify factors that might contribute to a high rate of potentially avoidable hospitalizations among Georgia nursing home residents, and to develop strategies to reduce them. Read more >> |
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When it comes to improving the management of oral medications in the home health setting, how do you know that all of your clinicians are evaluating in the same way? New tools to help are on their way. Read more >> |
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The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) launched nationwide this week, with a goal of reducing complications from surgery by 25 percent in 4 years. gmcf recently hosted SCIP regional meetings in Kennesaw and Tifton. Read more >> |
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More Medicare dollars are spent for the diagnosis and treatment of congestive heart failure than for any other diagnosis. A special project is underway at gmcf to examine one-day hospital stays for this condition. Read more >> |
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| This material was prepared by gmcf, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Georgia, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. Publication No.8SOW-GA-QIO-06-13 | ||||