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Medicaid Long-Term Care Workforce Training Intervention and Value-Based Payment Metrics

Journal Article Training & Advanced Roles
April 1, 2022

This article describes how a workforce training intervention impacted home healthcare clients’ flu vaccination rates, level of pain, and shortness of breath. To view the original source, click here.

Key Takeaways

High-need home healthcare clients can benfit from a workforce training intervention through the mechanisms of an increased likelihood to get vaccinated for the flu, better pain control, and improved shortness of breath.
Home health aides who serve high-needs clients should be prioritized for workforce intervention and additional training.
Training for home health aides would be a helpful inclusion in value-based health care models.
 

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