therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief" nursing care - care by a skilled nurse irriga...
skilled nursing facilitynounˌskild- : a health-care institution that meets federal criteria for Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement for nursing care including especially the supervision of the care of every patient by a physician, the employment full-time of at least one registered nurse, the ...
skilled nursing, hospice, and home services. Medical coverage is provided under Part B and includes physician, laboratory, outpatient, preventive care, and other services. Medicare Part C, or Medicare Advantage, is a combination of parts A and B. Part D, which was signed in 2003 by...
skilled nursing facilitynounˌskild- : a health-care institution that meets federal criteria for Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement for nursing care including especially the supervision of the care of every patient by a physician, the employment full-time of at least one registered nurse, the ...
noun A person who has received the appropriate education and training in the discipline of nursing; a person specially trained to provide services essential to or helpful in the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health and well-being; a person skilled in nursing. ...
Policymakers at CMS and elsewhere are optimistic that, by defining episodes to include a very broad range of postdischarge services, this payment reform will accelerate coordination and optimization of medical and surgical care for Medicare beneficiaries undergoing joint replacement surgery. Although many ...
Brain drain was a significant consequence of the Puerto Rican debt crisis in 2019. It was particularly evident in the exodus of skilled medical professionals. This hit the island hard. Almost half of Puerto Rico's residents receiveMedicareor Medicaid but the island receives significantly fewer feder...
Home health servicesmeans part-time or intermittent skilled nursing services, other therapeutic services (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy), and home health aide services made available on a visiting basis in a place of residence used as the client's home. ...
Medicare's home health benefit provides skilled nursing and other services to beneficiaries who are homebound. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had a long-standing policy that beneficiaries who regularly attend adult day care were not considered homebound, particularly if the ...
PCP means Primary Care Provider. Non-Administrator Skilled Nursing Facility means a Skilled Nursing Facility which does not have an agreement with the Claim Administrator or another Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plan but has been certified in accordance with guidelines established by Medicare. Adult ...