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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Maintain files that can be helpful for your character, such as letters of recommendation, performance evaluations, and continuing education certificates. There are currently about 14 million people receiving some form of long-term care services.

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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. Through accurate documentation, ethical billing practices, continuous education, and robust internal controls, providers can significantly lessen FWA risks.

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Anti-Kickback Statute and Physician Self-Referral Law Healthcare Compliance Training

American Medical Compliance

American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Languages: American English Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

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Comprehensive ACA and ADA Compliance Training

American Medical Compliance

American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Expand the Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138% of the FPL. Not all states have expanded their Medicaid programs.

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Indian Health Service Funding: Grants and Financial Opportunities for Tribal Healthcare

Relias

Key sources of IHS funding The IHS is primarily funded by federal appropriations, along with grants, Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, and third-party billing. Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements Tribal health programs can enroll as Medicaid and Medicare providers to receive reimbursements for eligible services.

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Enhancing Patient Advocacy and Care through Medicare Fluency

American Nurse

Here are several strategies for Texas nurses to enhance their Medicare knowledge: Leverage Resources: Utilize resources from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and state-specific information from the Nebraska Department of Human Services.

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Discharge planning assessment tool

American Nurse

It required continuing education and reinforcement with the staff. doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4760-3 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In addition, patient experience scores on the HCAHPS discharge process questions improved by 16.4 See Steady improvement.) The change and improvement didn’t happen quickly. 2019;19(1):935.