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Does private health insurance cut public hospital waiting lists? We found it barely makes a dent

Nursing Review

Yuting Zhang , The University of Melbourne ; Jongsay Yong , The University of Melbourne , and Ou Yang , The University of Melbourne The more people take up private health insurance, the less pressure on the public hospital system, including shorter waiting lists for surgery. Governments encourage us to buy private hospital cover.

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What Does Medicare Cover?

American Nurse

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance to retired individuals, regardless of their medical condition, and some younger people with disabilities or certain health conditions. Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C) are offered by private, Medicare-approved insurance companies.

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The Changing Face of Healthcare Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

The emergency decision by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 17, 2020 (and retroactively in effect beginning March 6, 2020) to pay for telehealth visits outside of rural areas has eased physician concern. CPT codes for billing purposes are available.

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Navigating the No Surprises Act Training for Healthcare Providers

American Medical Compliance

On December 27, 2020, the United States Congress adopted the No Surprises Act (NSA) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which has various provisions to assist in protecting customers against unexpected costs beginning January 1, 2022. The following course highlights the NSA and how it impacts healthcare.

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Behind the Poor Pay and High Turnover Rates of Direct Support Professionals

Relias

Direct support professionals (DSPs) typically receive low wages and have limited access to health insurance and other benefits. In 2020, our partners from ANCOR reported that average yearly turnover rates for DSPs had reached 42.8% The result is a turnover rate which exceeds that of most other careers.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The EHR combined all pharmacy use by all patients in the complex care management department and calculated pharmacy costs on a per patient per month basis, which is the health insurance industry standard for capturing population health data. September 2020. 2020; 86(1):29-38. 2020; 28(8):3557-69.

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Addressing social determinants of health

American Nurse

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the effects of social determinants of health (SDOH). Influential efforts such as the 2021 National Academy of Medicine report, Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, and the Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2030 initiative prioritized SDOH.