Capitol Beat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

For our regulatory advocacy, ANAs Policy Team has crafted a priorities document to share with internal and external stakeholders and policymakers. Removing Practice Barriers for APRNs We believe that removing practice barriers for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) will promote quality care and help provide proper payment for nurses.

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APRN Medicare Medicaid Preceptors 45

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Takeaways: The 1990 Federal Patient Self Determination Act requires that Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare organizations follow state laws related to advance directives. Advance directives are legal documents that allow adults to record their wishes related to serious illness or end-of-life care. See Patient self-determination.

Self-Care 59

Self-Care Medicaid Medicare Nurse Practitioner 59

Relias

APRIL 18, 2022

Promoting a culture of knowledge and awareness of current standards of wound care. Providing consistent, evidence-based care and thorough documentation. Avoiding penalties and legal risks that go along with inaccurate assessments, incomplete documentation, and preventable pressure injuries. Build Your Reputation as a Specialist.

Education 52

Education Medicare Promotion Medicaid 52

Capitol Beat

JANUARY 4, 2024

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). ANA’s regulatory engagements, though sometimes overlooked, are an important part of our advocacy on behalf of more than 5 million nurses in the U.S.

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APRN Medicare Long Term Care Medicaid 73

Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs. In sharing provider experiences, ANA made sure to promote nurse and patient wellbeing and safety issues in its comments.

APRN 52

APRN Medicaid Medicare Licensing 52

Board Vitals - Nursing

AUGUST 30, 2016

Quick links are posted at the bottom of this document for your convenience. Teen pregnancy Increase access to contraceptive counseling by expanding the age and income eligibility levels for Medicaid coverage of family planning services to increase teens’ access to healthcare services, including contraception and other preventive services.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Promotion Licensing Health Outcomes 52

American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides federal oversight of care quality in all U.S. hospitals that receive Medi­care and Medicaid funding. Hospitals that accept patients with Medicare or Medicaid insurance (approximately 61.4 Why do I have to be accredited by an organization like The Joint Commission?

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Promotion Leadership 52

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In The Future of Nursing 2020–2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity , the National Academy of Medicine promotes an interprofessional approach to education and training for nurses to help develop their leadership skills as well as their understanding of health equity, social determinants of health, and population health.

Long Term Care 87

Long Term Care Leadership Nurse Practitioner Medicaid 87

Relias

DECEMBER 21, 2021

For Medicare claims, you already track care quality and report it to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Bear in mind that your rating depends on accurate documentation of your initial assessment of the patient and in your Medicare claims for the care provided.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Staff Training Home Healthcare 52

American Nurse

APRIL 2, 2024

Waite called on nurses to remember that social justice is a core tenet of ANA foundational documents, including the Code and Scope and Standards of Practice. ANA considers these numbers a first step toward direct reimbursement for nursing services from Medicare and Medicaid. Contemporary perspectives on poverty. January 31, 2024.

Health Insurance 52

Health Insurance Chief Nursing Officer Medicaid Medicare 52

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 13, 2025

Medicare and Medicaid Participants : Entities receiving payments through these federal programs. Development and Implementation of Policies and Procedures (By July 5, 2025) Covered entities must establish comprehensive policies and procedures that promote compliance with Section 1557.

Medicare 59

Medicare Health Insurance Medicaid Patient Satisfaction 59

Amercan Journal of Nursing

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On Sep 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for their widely anticipated minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. In the past, this has come through mechanisms such as wage pass throughs and Medicaid Incentive Payment Programs. 2001, December 24).

Long Term Care 96

Long Term Care LPN Medicaid Licensing 96

American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

The CMs documented all referrals as a problem, goal, and intervention (PGI) in the EHR and offered to assist with scheduling appointments. CM adherence The documentation of referrals in the EHR allowed the project manager to track nurse CM adherence with the referral process and determine the need for process changes.

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Health Insurance Health Literacy Promotion 98

IntelyCare

MAY 1, 2024

Nearly eight months have passed since The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to set minimum staffing standards for nursing homes. Others were concerned that the minimal standards didn’t go far enough to promote safer care. Providing documentation of its financial commitment to staffing.

Long Term Care 101

Long Term Care Licensing Medicaid Medicare 101

Scrubs

JUNE 21, 2023

22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags full of shredded documents tossed into a garbage truck. Original Reporting by: Arthur Allen On Nov. Sardella and others have proposed government subsidies to get U.S. generics plants running full time.

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Pharmaceutical Medicaid Medicare Business 74

American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

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.

Self-Care 40

Self-Care Health Literacy Medicare Home Healthcare 40

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. Maternal mortality is closely linked to social and behavioral factors As documented extensively, higher U.S. Sadly, U.S.

Medicaid 40

Medicaid Mental Health Health Insurance Medicare 40