By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly one in five Medicare patients discharged from a hospital—approximately 2.6 million seniors—is readmitted within 30 days, at a cost...
RN, MPH
Company:
GM Associates, Inc.
Loveland, CO
Glenda J. Motta
RN, BSN, MPH, ET
Ms. Glenda J. Motta, founder of GM Associates, Inc., graduated with her BS in nursing from the University of Maryland. Glenda continued her education at The Johns Hopkins University where she received her Masters in public health. She has also received a certificate in enterostomal therapy from Harrisburg Hospital.
From 1987-1989 she served as President of the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society (WOCN). Ms. Motta has also specialized as an ET nurse.
Ms. Motta is the owner and President of GM Associates, Inc. in Loveland, CO, a healthcare marketing and reimbursement consulting firm. The firm offers health care industry clients a specialized approach to developing state-of-the-art clinical education programs; solving coverage and reimbursement dilemmas; designing and conducting economic studies and market research; designing and producing effective marketing and sales aids; and creating and producing publications and newsletters.
She is a nationally renowned wound care expert with an extensive history of speaking and publishing. Ms. Motta has authored over 125 articles and books including Reimbursement: A Source Book for Health Care Professional, Defensive Wound Management, and Billing Guides for Specialty Services (Wound, Ostomy, Incontinence).
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May 30th, 2012
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
Anyone interested in keeping abreast of Medicare basics as well as payment policy should add the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to your list of resources. MedPAC, an independent...
March 27th, 2012
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
Say what you will about Obamacare, but the President has made eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in healthcare a top priority. The Attorney General and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary recently released a report on health care fraud prevention...
January 24th, 2012
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
Most individuals with chronic conditions would much prefer to remain at home in familiar surroundings than be relocated to a nursing care facility. Yet, the largest expenditures under state Medicaid programs...
December 20th, 2011
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
In 1978, I was hired to develop a comprehensive discharge planning program at an inner city hospital in Washington, D.C. Way before DRGs and any reimbursement...
November 23rd, 2011
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
Recently, I attended the WOCN Mid-Atlantic Regional conference. There, a nurse attorney discussed strategies to limit liability and improve patient care. The Maryland Patient Safety Law requires that hospitals report all Level I events to the state Office...
October 3rd, 2011
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
Medicare is now beginning round two of the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program. Congress mandated this through the...
August 10th, 2011
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just released regulations for acute and long-term care hospitals that include a new set of quality measures that will determine payment starting...
June 28th, 2011
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
Coverage and payment for new wound care technology is never automatic, and demands skillful assessment of what various payers require to accept a new treatment modality. Reimbursement is complex and involves...
May 17th, 2011
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
Identifying Areas for Improvement
March 25th, 2011
By Glenda Motta RN, MPH
The most commonly used wound dressings are classified as medical devices. Examples of these include (but are not limited to): absorptive dressings, alginates, collagens, composites, contact layers, foams, gauzes,...