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Why Nurse Practitioners are a Solution to Rural Healthcare Challenges

Health Leaders | Nursing

Editor’s note: This article appeared in the July-September 2023 edition of HealthLeaders magazine. 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.

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2023 Regulatory Advocacy Roundup

Capitol Beat

Not surprisingly, the main focus of advocacy is the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its subagency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS is strengthening the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) , which ANA supports.

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AHA Exec: 'Workforce Is the Number One Concern for Hospitals Across the Country'

Health Leaders | Nursing

The hospital association says it is focusing advocacy on workplace violence, Medicare residency slots, the nursing shortage, and workforce diversity. Strengthening the healthcare workforce is one of the top priorities of the American Hospital Association's advocacy agenda for 2023.

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Healthcare Policy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Healthcare policy examples relating to protecting and promoting employee health include rules around the consumption of alcohol and tobacco in the workplace, wearing masks and gloves to minimize the risk of exposure to illnesses and chemicals and wellness guidelines such as time off and healthy eating. Miller AE, Nicolas S.,

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Healthcare Providers’ Role in Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse 

American Medical Compliance

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated that improper payments in the Medicare and Medicaid programs exceeded $100 billion from 2016 to 2023. This involves promoting ethical behavior, encouraging open communication, and having a zero-tolerance policy towards FWA.

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2 New Federal Bipartisan Bills Would Grant Nurse Practitioners More Practice Authority

Health Leaders | Nursing

Under the Medicare program, NPs are authorized to be reimbursed for the treatment of patients with diabetes, yet they are not authorized to certify their patients’ need for diabetic shoes. The Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act would authorize NPs to certify their patients’ need for diabetic shoes. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

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Rural Emergency Hospitals Increase Access to Care in Rural Communities

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

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.