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Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act: Legislators Want to Hear from Nurses 

Daily Nurse

NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. The ICAN Act is improving care and access to nursing.

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Rural Emergency Hospitals Increase Access to Care in Rural Communities

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

To increase access to healthcare in rural areas and to respond to the hospital closures, in 2021 congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act ( Public Law 116-260 ). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS (2022) created rural emergency hospitals (REH) as a separate provider designation effective January 1, 2023.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. Nurse-led QI projects offer opportunities to improve patient care and promote the nursing profession. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association ; 2021. 2021; 16(5):e0252151.

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The Payoff of Wound Care Education: Get a Return on Your Investment

Relias

Promoting a culture of knowledge and awareness of current standards of wound care. Promote a Culture of Knowledge and Awareness. Medicare payment models in skilled nursing and home health provide incentives for clinicians to be well versed in specialty areas such as skin and wound care. Build Your Reputation as a Specialist.

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The Joint Commission: How to prepare and what to expect

American Nurse

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides federal oversight of care quality in all U.S. Hospitals that accept patients with Medicare or Medicaid insurance (approximately 61.4 million have Medicare, Parts A and B, and 75.8 Why do I have to be accredited by an organization like The Joint Commission?

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APRNs Can Provide Quality and Access to Care and Congress Needs to Let Them

Capitol Beat

The ICAN Act would remove unnecessary and outdated barriers to providing care for APRNs across the country so they can better care for their patients who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Nurse Advocates at the Capitol promoting the ICAN Act. Nurse Advocates stand with Rep. Names have been changed to protect privacy.

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Doctor Burnout Levels Increasing as a Result of the Pandemic

American Medical Compliance

The end of 2021 to early 2022, approximately 21 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, saw the addition of a second electronic survey that was exclusive to physicians. The AMA released a statement indicating that in 2021, the prevalence of burnout among U.S. This study would take place over three-year intervals. doctors was 62.8%.