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Risk stratification of CVD in type 2 diabetes

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Early counseling and intervention in ambulatory care settings, via risk assessment screening for early detection, can help reduce modifiable ASCVD risks. As a tool for clinic or mobile use, the ACC Foundation Risk Estimator Plus app can be downloaded to the computer (left) or as a tablet or smartphone Android or Apple app (right).

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Understanding the PEPPER Can Reduce Home Health and Skilled Nursing Audit Risks

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Every year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER). Long‐term acute care hospitals. Short-term acute care hospitals. Although the report is free and accessible easily online, provider download rates tend to be low.

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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.