Nurse.com

APRIL 14, 2022

In August 2021, Delaware Governor John Carney signed legislation that grants the state’s nurse practitioners full practice authority (FPA) , making Delaware the 24th state to adopt FPA legislation — and not a moment too soon. “This is a major milestone in health care for Kansas and for our nation,” said Kapu in a news release.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

APRIL 25, 2022

Prior to the pandemic a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pilot study yielded positive results with respect to hospital readmission rates and follow-up emergency department visits. A survey in September 2021 showed that patients who received ACHAH care were highly satisfied (88%) and were likely to recommend it to friends and family (85%).

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Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

For example, less than 20% of Medicare spending is currently value-based. But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030. Here’s what you need to know about value-based payments.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 25, 2022

The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 for healthcare and healthcare support service workers (OSHA Healthcare ETS) was originally published on June 21, 2021. Potential changes in the OSHA Healthcare ETS. OSHA is not considering mandating vaccines for employees.

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Relias

JUNE 19, 2023

According to a 2021 report from the United States Government Accountability Office, Medicare spending on stays for severe wound care declined about 2% from $2.06 Building a wound care specialty can bring new clients to your business. billion in fiscal year 2016 to $2.01 billion in fiscal year 2018. million people in the U.S.

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Relias

APRIL 18, 2022

Your business model revolves around competent clinicians, care quality, and reimbursements. When you invest in educating clinicians as wound care specialists, you can put your organization in a stronger business position by: Developing a team with clinical expertise in wound and ostomy care. Build Your Reputation as a Specialist.

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Celayix

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This can also lead to decreased business and reduced revenue. This is a huge issue for both patients, and business owners in home healthcare. billion in health care fraud settlements and judgments in 2021. There is also the patient family, and the patient insurance provider, or the government in the case of Medicare or Medicaid.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Participants (n=181, 50%) also indicated that the requirement to ensure quality of care by conducting audits or meetings, presented logistical challenges during busy practice times and during the pandemic when face to face meetings were restricted. 2021, December). References 1 South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce.

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The Nurse Break

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The following article was written March 28, 2021. In Australia, more than 30 million Medicare eligible telehealth consultations have occurred since March 2020, and patients overwhelmingly want the format to continue. Kate Renzenbrink | Director of Nursing & Midwifery Informatics (CNMIO).

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Nursing Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

billion (in premium rebates) in 2021–22. Medicare also subsidised fees for medical services delivered for private patients in private and public hospitals to the tune of $3.81 Anthony Scott , Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University and Terence C.

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Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

It’s an unfair business practice.” Another case alleged that a health system defrauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of $1 billion because doctors were pressured to add diagnosis codes to medical records that were nonexistent or unrelated to the visit. Revenue cycle leaders are pushing back against this practice.

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Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

It’s an unfair business practice.” Another case alleged that a health system defrauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of $1 billion because doctors were pressured to add diagnosis codes to medical records that were nonexistent or unrelated to the visit. Revenue cycle leaders are pushing back against this practice.

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Relias

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Salesforce , one of the foremost technology companies in the world: “Digital transformation is the process of using digital technologies to create new — or modify existing — business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements. some providers?were?weary marginalized?communities

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

According to Chaffee (2021), the evidence connects cannabis use to poor oral health. Missouri skilled nursing facility residents (N=253) reported that 49% of residents rely on staff to clean their mouth, many have no Medicare dental coverage, and Medicaid covers a limited number of dental services (The Oral Health of Adults, 2022).

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American Nurse

APRIL 2, 2024

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. School and business closures exacerbated food insecurity and income inequality.

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Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This year was a busy and turbulent time for all of us as we continued to navigate life under the COVID-19 pandemic—and nobody knows this more than nurses and healthcare workers. This is $16 million more than these programs received in 2021. Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs received $280.472 million dollars.

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Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

New requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in November 2021 and a new time-limited enforcement effort by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced in March call for focused inspections and put a higher level of scrutiny on nursing home compliance and the quality of care provided.

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Scrubs

JULY 16, 2024

It’s a really tough business right now,” said Mark Parkinson, president and chief executive of one trade group, the American Health Care Association. During inspections since 2021, state regulators cited a third of California homes — more than 400 of them — for inadequate staffing. Dora Hughes, acting chief medical officer for the U.S.

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American Nurse

JULY 29, 2024

It’s a really tough business right now,” said Mark Parkinson, president and chief executive of one trade group, the American Health Care Association. During inspections since 2021, state regulators cited a third of California homes — more than 400 of them — for inadequate staffing. Dora Hughes, acting chief medical officer for the U.S.

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