Relias

APRIL 10, 2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Emergency Preparedness Rule to provide a national framework for healthcare organizations to improve their readiness for emergencies. This regulation established consistent emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers of all types.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Long Term Care Communication 52

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Project ECHO connects rural clinicians in primary care and long-term care settings with an interprofessional team of specialists via videoconferencing sessions. A second ECHO line for long-term care facility teams (Nursing Home STRONG ECHO) began in 2020. Rural Texas counties.

Long Term Care 87

Long Term Care Leadership Nurse Practitioner Medicaid 87

Relias

MARCH 12, 2025

Whether its skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, or home health agencies, regulatory bodies require that healthcare providers demonstrate competency in delivering patient care. Additionally, accrediting bodies emphasize the importance of competency verification as part of their quality standards.

Long Term Care 40

Long Term Care Medicaid Medicare Patient Satisfaction 40

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Expiration: 12/1/26 Sandra Long*, a 72-year-old woman, is admitted to the emergency department from a long-term care facility for fever, poor oral intake, new-onset confusion, foul-smelling urine, and incontinence. Nurses contribute significantly to the evidence-based care of patients with UTI and in prevention efforts.

Best Practices 82

Best Practices Self-Care Long Term Care Medicaid 82

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2530 would help examine best practices for nurse staffing and provide whistleblower protections for nurses who choose to advocate for the safety of their patients. ANA has called for HHS to convene a diverse set of stakeholders in a conversation to identify short- and long-term solutions to nurse staffing challenges.

APRN 52

APRN Medicare Long Term Care Medicaid 52