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To Reimburse or Not to Reimburse: Demonstrating the Value of Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

In terms of nursing, Woods argued that the lack of reimbursement communicates the lack of value for the work nurses do. Boston-Leary explained how in her experience as a chief nursing officer, she found that nursing was seen as an expense, which means it’s a liability and a cost that needs to be reduced.

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Behind the Screen But Not Behind the Scenes: Virtual Nurses Provide Clinical Support, Additional Expertise

Minority Nurse

The United States Government Accountability Office reported a 15-fold increase over the prepandemic level in telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries. Teresa Rincon, PhD, RN, FCCM, is a pioneer in virtual nursing. Lisa-Mae Williams, PhD, RN, CCRN, is the chief nursing officer at Intercept Telehealth, Weston, Florida. “

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What Does Nursing Practice Redesign Look Like at Your Organization?

Health Leaders | Nursing

As we move toward value-based care, we have to take care of lots of people, especially as Medicaid is expanded throughout our country. For example, in dermatology, APPs might do general dermatology and the physicians might do the surgical subspecialty part of that. It’s worked. I don't think that you can lead this way.