American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. HHS Examines Medicare Spending and COVID-19 Tests. Increased Telehealth Services.

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Medicare Medicaid Federal healthcare Education 52

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. HHS Examines Medicare Spending and COVID-19 Tests. Increased Telehealth Services.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Federal healthcare Education 52

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 13, 2023

Many of these individuals targeted elderly patients who receive Medicare benefits. Others controlled telemarketing schemes in order to target elderly Medicare patients to consent to tests by misleading and deceiving them. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services investigates these cases and prioritizes protecting patients.

Medicare 52

Medicare Telemedicine Medicaid Promotion 52

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In April of 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that nurse practitioners with more than 3600 hours of clinical experience have full practice authority and are no longer mandated to have any contract with physicians to practice. There are many outdated laws or policies, particularly Medicare and Medicaid.

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Nurse Practitioner Medicaid Medicare Leadership 116

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

MARCH 8, 2024

CMS (2022) created rural emergency hospitals (REH) as a separate provider designation effective January 1, 2023. Hospitals within a rural area with not more than 50 beds or that closed after December 27, 2020, can seek designation as a REH as long as they meet the conditions of participation to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Emergency Care Promotion 52

Capitol Beat

AUGUST 24, 2022

3173) : This legislation would protect patients from unnecessary delays in care by streamlining and standardizing prior authorization under the Medicare Advantage program. The MFP fellows educated lawmakers about APRNS and the value of nursing. This shows that ANA and its members are being noticed for our advocacy efforts.

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APRN Medicare Communication Education 52

Relias

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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. You may focus on education, additional certifications, or more in-depth chart reviews. “Any million decrease. Preparing for the change.

Medicare 52

Medicare Self-Care Medicaid Communication 52

IntelyCare

DECEMBER 27, 2022

To inform future proposals, the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) is conducting a mixed methods study that will include CNAs, LPNs/LVNs, and RNs. In the midst of a shortage and increasing healthcare costs, significant government intervention would be needed to support providers.

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Leadership Medicare Travel Nursing Education 52

Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs. These recommendations also support ANA’s legislative advocacy as we encourage lawmakers to support H.R.

APRN 52

APRN Medicaid Medicare Licensing 52

American Nurse

JANUARY 2, 2024

A hospital in New York addressed its high HAPI rate by evaluating nurse knowledge and implementing an educational plan. The existing HAPI prevention education included lengthy modules assigned to each nurse. Medicare estimates that each pressure injury adds $43,180 to a hospital stay.

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Education Leadership Licensing Medicare 52

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 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. This allows the dentist or dental hygienist to recommend and educate the patient on the importance of using fluoride toothpaste. Joseph et al.

Medicare 52

Medicare Self-Care Promotion Communication 52

American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

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 Doi: 10.51256/ANJ072339 Reference Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Promotion Leadership 52

American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

After 3 years of relaxed practice restrictions during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), which ended in May 2023, some waivers that allowed APRNs to practice to the full extent of their training and education have expired. She encouraged APRNs to advocate for themselves and to educate administrators about the correct information.

APRN 52

APRN Medicare Nurse Practitioner Licensing 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

You can get claims paid with smart use of technology and education — but there is a sense of urgency since it’s already happening. “It Primary care practices have a median of 24% of their accounts receivable (A/R) over 120 days old, according to MGMA’s 2022 Cost and Revenue Survey. Denied claims quickly become uncollectible.

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Physician Office Medicare Retirement Education 10

Capitol Beat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

On July 12, 2022, ANA announced a Racial Reckoning statement acknowledging our harmful past actions and outlining a plan to rectify our history and make changes for the future. Our work in the last few months is an illustration, with ANA’s policy team submitting comment letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicaid Health Outcomes Promotion 40

Capitol Beat

MARCH 15, 2022

The bill, which also includes Ukraine emergency spending attached, was signed into law on March 15, 2022. RN Shortage – The bill includes $4.750 million within the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention to address the shortage of RNs. Below is ANA’s legislative breakdown of the nursing provisions included in the $1.5

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Medicare Mental Health APRN Telemedicine 40

IntelyCare

JANUARY 10, 2023

The RAI process is also a federal requirement from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as outlined in section §483. It is important to invest in quality RAI education for the team, not just for the resident assessment coordinator, but also for each assessor on the interdisciplinary team.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Mental Health Licensing 52

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Alternatively, telehealth describes other related remote services, such as administration, ongoing medical education and training for healthcare providers. 1 Individuals covered by Medicaid (28.3%) and Medicare (26.8%), those who are Black (26.1%) and those earning less than $25,000 (26.4%) have the highest rates of telehealth visits.

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Telemedicine Communication Medicaid Medicare 52

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Non-compliance results in hefty fines of up to $1 million per violation, as enforced by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)​ ( Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services )​​. Consequently, we’ve seen widespread adoption of these patient portals that most of us now regularly use.

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Care coordination Health Outcomes Communication Medicaid 52

American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

They then provided telephonic education to those patients about polypharmacy, the benefits of a pharmacist-led medication review, and the AWC web application. Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. Backhouse A, Ogunlayi F.

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Telemedicine Health Insurance Health Literacy Promotion 98

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Finally, deliberately falsifying documentation (such as submitting false claim to Medicare) can subject nurses to sanctions under the federal False Claims Act. This include providing education (both verbal and written): If a patient suffers harm as a direct result of not following instructions, this information can protect you.

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Licensing Legal Issues Medicare Promotion 52

The Nursing Site

MARCH 18, 2024

The guest speaker was RaDonda Vaught, the former Tennessee nurse who was convicted in 2022 of criminally negligent homicide after injecting the patient with the wrong medication. I recently had the privilege to attend a Zoom session hosted by Lorie A. Brown RM, MN, JD of Empowered Nurses. Protocols were ignored.

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Medicare Licensing Nurse Educator Education 246

American Nurse

MAY 8, 2023

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. Medicare, the largest payer of medical expenses in the United States, provides primary health insurance for more than 60 million beneficiaries.

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Medicare Medicaid Patient Experience Home Healthcare 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

With nearly 90% of nurse practitioners educated and trained in primary care, “We're focused on healthier lives for everyone everywhere,” Kapu says. schools of nursing in the past 10 years, producing more than 13,000 new providers, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Enrollment and Graduation Reports 2012-2022.

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Nurse Practitioner Mental Health Medicare APRN 140

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Institute for Safe Medical Practices, 2022). Rodziewicz, Houseman, and Hipskind, 2022). By participating in local and state governments, nurses can educate elected officials who may need help understanding the healthcare environment and expect perfection in care. Accessed July 29, 2022 [link]. Published April 7, 2022.

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Self-Care Promotion Medicaid Medicare 105

Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 22, 2022

While nurses across the country continued to provide valuable care to their patients, the Policy and Government Affairs team at American Nurses Association focused 2022 on highlighting the value of the nurse in our health care delivery system. So, what do we mean when we talk about the value of the nurse? Read more about the #ICAN Act here.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare APRN Chief Nursing Officer 52

Minority Nurse

JANUARY 27, 2023

In April 2022, New York and Kansas granted FPA to NPs. Defining FPA “Full practice authority is essentially that the nurse practitioner can practice to the full extent of their education and training,” says April N. We are educated and trained to do these things,” says Kapu.

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Nurse Practitioner APRN Medicaid Medicare 103

Consult QD

MAY 8, 2023

3 Who to enroll in a lung cancer screening program : Guidance from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has contributed to policy from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other payors for who should be screened. link] Published November 2022. 2021;4(4):e218559. Lung-RADS® v2022.

Best Practices 87

Best Practices Medicaid Medicare Communication 87

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In April 2022, New York and Kansas granted FPA to NPs. Full practice authority is essentially that the nurse practitioner can practice to the full extent of their education and training,” says April N. We are educated and trained to do these things,” says Kapu. territories have full, direct healthcare access from NPs.

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Nurse Practitioner APRN Medicaid Medicare 98

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

One way to reframe and reclaim the purpose and value of nursing is to address and elevate the intellectual, clinical, ethical, and relationship aspects of our discipline (Wolf, 2022). Gassas and Salem (2022) conducted a comprehensive integrative review to identify factors affecting the development of professional values.

Health Outcomes 52

Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicare Nurse Educator 52

Amercan Journal of Nursing

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On Sep 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for their widely anticipated minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. The most recent 2022 Nursing Home Staffing Study found that a total nurse (RN, LPN, NA) staffing level between 3.8 HPRD, inclusive of RNs, LPNs, NAs.

Long Term Care 96

Long Term Care LPN Medicaid Licensing 96

American Nurse

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The tool also is recommended by the American Diabetes Association in partnership with the AHA for the Know Diabetes by Heart™ program, which guides nursing and provider collaboration for patient education, improved self-management, and early treatment recommendations. See Risk assessment tools.) ©Duke University 2023.

Health Literacy 98

Health Literacy Self-Care Education Medicaid 98

The Nurse Break

AUGUST 24, 2022

The last 2 years have been hard for so many of our front line clinicians, many expressed their frustrations, anger and distress for a number of the decisions or potential lack of decisions made around a number of policies, pay, working conditions and medicare review outcomes. This could become a KPI if its not already for leaders.

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Leadership Business Medicare Promotion 98

Relias

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Lack of access to care is a leading factor in maternal mortality, according to a March of Dimes 2022 report, which found that 2.2 Providing avenues to educate and train more CNMs in these counties would save lives. In the U.S., maternal mortality continues to increase despite the availability of world-class healthcare resources.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Education Licensing 52

Relias

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Fact and Figures report, this population is projected to grow from 58 million in 2021 to 88 million by 2050. Families often struggle to understand nutrition and eating issues related to dementia and should receive ongoing education,” said Heinzerling.

Medicare 52

Medicare Communication Education 52

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Takeaways: The 1990 Federal Patient Self Determination Act requires that Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare organizations follow state laws related to advance directives. The act requires that Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare organizations, such as hospitals and nursing homes, follow state laws related to advance directives.

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Self-Care Medicaid Medicare Nurse Practitioner 59

American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

Patient-centered care focused on self-sufficiency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the term “home health” to describe a federal health insurance program that provides intermittent short-term care to help patients recover from illness and become as self-sufficient as possible at home. See Home care framework.)

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Self-Care Health Literacy Medicare Home Healthcare 40