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Understanding FWA Compliance in Healthcare

American Medical Compliance

It requires careful structuring of financial relationships between physicians and healthcare entities. HIPAA Finally, HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a federal law that sets standards for the protection of sensitive patient health information.

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Looking for a New Career: Ex-Nurses Talk About What They Did Next

Scrubs

Switching Careers If you’re no longer in love with nursing, here’s what ex-nurses had to say: I used to work for one of the huge health insurance companies in my state. If you don’t want to have to do additional schooling to switch careers, I highly recommend looking at health insurance companies for your next gig.

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Telephone triage nursing: When patients call

American Nurse

Some triage nurses work with patients, families, and populations to promote wellness, manage acute illness, assist in managing chronic illness or disability, support families in end-of-life care, provide care coordination, or evaluate care outcomes. Document call events and provide a summary for the healthcare provider.

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Home health nursing

American Nurse

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.

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The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic Hospitals Across America

Health Leaders | Nursing

Reporters analyzed American Hospital Association data as of August and used Catholic Health Association directories, news reports, government documents, and hospital websites and other materials to determine which hospitals are Catholic or part of Catholic systems, and gathered birth data from state health departments and hospital associations.