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Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Home Health Agency Over PPP Loans

Healthcare Law Insights blog

This FCA action is a notable reminder to healthcare providers that they must be careful in representations they make to the government. Two years later, in 2022, the defendant was charged with and pled guilty to Medicaid fraud. That is a catastrophic consequence for a Medicaid-related crime that netted $146,000.

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Caring for adults with autism spectrum disorder

American Nurse

adults have received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Many clinical nurses don’t have the knowledge needed to customize patient-centered care to meet the individual needs of adults with ASD. Many organizations lack the resources to support clinical nurses in identifying adults with ASD and implementing appropriate care.

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Connecting the dots with cannabis care

American Nurse

Kim King Kim King, MSN, FNP-C, who consults on cannabis care through her business, Thrive to Care and Wellness Education Consulting, hopes to see cannabis education added to nursing program curricula in the next 5 years. We’ve got to educate all nurses, from LPNs to RNs to APRNs,” she said. It needs to go further,” she said.

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Rehabilitation Nursing and How it has Evolved Over the Years

American Nurse

It is caring for an individual with a disability, acute condition, or chronic illness and helping them reach their maximum potential and function or adapt to the new physical or neurological challenges they are facing. In 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implemented the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).

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Home Health Agencies Face Growing Competition as Value-Based Purchasing Expands Nationally

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With the successes reaped during the pilot of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to accelerate the results nationwide. This measure also includes two aggregate measures, which are called total normalized composite (TNC) self-care and TNC mobility.

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Behind the Screen But Not Behind the Scenes: Virtual Nurses Provide Clinical Support, Additional Expertise

Minority Nurse

Virtual nurses may work from behind computer screens, but their impact is felt throughout healthcare as their expertise is increasingly integrated into patient care and nursing workflows. They now support clinical teams throughout the patient care continuum to help ease the overwhelming demands and address serious healthcare issues.

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The Lived Experience of Providing Preventative Caries Care in Missouri Post COVID-19 and Cannabis Legalization

American Nurse

NURSES IN MISSOURI must be able to assess a client’s ability to perform activities of daily living including preventative oral care (Registered Nursing.Org, 2024 ). The oral care plan should meet oral care standards and educate about various methods, safety measures, and the use of assistive devices to facilitate self-care hygiene.