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Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Health Providers

Health Leaders | Nursing

of full-time NPs seeing Medicare patients and 82% seeing Medicaid patients. Senate in April and would allow NPs, physician assistants, and other APRNs to provide particular services under Medicare and Medicaid. Financial stability in rural health According to the Cecil G. Medicare is about 46% and Medicaid is about 14%.

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The Value of Nursing

American Nurse

Thirty-five qualitative and quantitative articles published between the years of 2015 and 2021 were included in the review. Value-based health care (VBHC) is a term used to describe the framework for restructuring healthcare systems with the overarching goal of value for patients, with value defined as health outcomes per unit of cost.

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Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measures

American Nurse

Takeaways: To help patients and their families make informed decisions about choosing health care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly reports quality performance measures. CMS defines “value” as improvement in health outcomes for the cost of achieving that improvement. December 1, 2021.

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Skin failure: A historical perspective

American Nurse

Frailty frequently is defined as an aging-related syndrome of physiological decline, characterized by marked vulnerabilities to adverse health outcomes. December 17, 2021. Lecture presented at the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel Annual Conference ; March 10-12, 2021; Washington, DC. mg/dL (P =.07), doi:10.1097/01.ASW.0000818572.31307.7b

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Kansas: The Place for Growing Families?

American Nurse

According to the National Center for Health Statistics from 2019 to 2021 the infant mortality rates in Kansas were 5.2 A concerning issue is that the 2022 rate in Kansas was higher than the 2021 rate of 9.8 Maternal and infant care and outcomes are complex with many, many more contributing factors than are discussed here.

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Full Practice Authority: APRN Readiness, Barriers to Practice and Access in South Carolina

American Nurse

Introduction SOUTH CAROLINA is predominately a rural state that consistently demonstrates poor health rankings, due to the lack of Medicaid expansion, healthcare deserts, and a decreasing physician supply. Health rankings demonstrate SC has the 4th highest rate of preterm births among all 50 U.S. 2021, December).

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Title V and Maternal Mortality: Federal Funding to Save Lives

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Title V funding to address maternal mortality Maternal mortality, defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or within one year after the end of a pregnancy, is a serious public health problem in the U.S. was nearly 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021, higher than in any other developed country.