August 2022 Release Notes
August was a busy month for the ACP Decisions Team. We released new video content and continued our work on our tech infrastructure. We've also published another blog post about billing for advance care planning discussions.
ACP Decisions’ technology infrastructure upgrades and work continue and we always welcome your feedback on how we can better meet your needs and the needs of your patients.
Here's more information on what we've been up to:
- Catching Up on Our Most Recent Blog Post
- What's New in the My ACP Decisions Video Library
- The Latest Technology Platform Fixes & Enhancements
Catching Up On Our Most Recent Blog Post
Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: 6 Things to Know (3 minute read)
Dual eligible beneficiaries are among the most vulnerable patient populations in the United States. While policymakers and health plans recognize the need to address the complex care needs of these individuals, it can be challenging to understand their unique situations and the variety of factors that elevate their risk.
7 Tips to Avoid Medicare Advance Care Planning Denials (3 minute read)
Medicare began reimbursing providers for advance care planning (ACP) in 2016 to promote better health outcomes. While the number of claims has grown each year, the prevalence of physicians having end-of-life care discussions with their Medicare patients has remained low.
What's New in the My ACP Decisions Video Library
In August we released over 20 videos for Italian speaking patients:
- Goals of Care Videos:
- General Overview 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Dementia 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Heart Failure 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Heart Disease 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Liver Disease 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Cancer 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Lung Disease 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Dementia 🇮🇹
- CPR Videos:
- General Overview 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Dementia 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Heart Failure 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Heart Disease 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Liver Disease 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Cancer 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Lung Disease 🇮🇹
- For Patients with Advanced Dementia 🇮🇹
- What is Palliative Care? 🇮🇹
- The Conversation 🇮🇹
- Advance Directives 🇮🇹
- Choosing a Health Care Agent 🇮🇹
- Choosing a Health Care Agent Before Surgery 🇮🇹
The Latest Technology Platform Fixes & Enhancement
👷🔨Ongoing Infrastructure Update🔨👷
In August, we released a critical security update to our backend databases. We will continue to release security updates to our infrastructure over the next couple of months. We also plan to release a Android mobile app update shortly as well.