American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurers require the use of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) which is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). NPIs are unique identifiers used by providers to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services they provide. Why should I obtain an NPI?

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid APRN Nurse Shortage 52

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

According to Ross, the 21st Century Cures Act , enacted by Congress in 2016, impacts many aspects of American healthcare, including mandating that patients access electronic health information (EHI). “This compliance enhances trust and supports better health outcomes by ensuring that critical health information is readily available.”

Care coordination 52

Care coordination Health Outcomes Communication Medicaid 52

Capitol Beat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

While not a new issue, we are seeing renewed focus on identifying and overcoming barriers that are leading to health inequities—especially with the COVID-19 pandemic magnifying underlying and persisting inequities. Educating nurses on how to reduce health disparities resulting from the pandemic was an area of focus for ANA.

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicaid Health Outcomes Promotion 40

Relias

JANUARY 30, 2024

Healthcare organizations receive scores from the HCAHPS survey , which according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is “the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients’ perspectives of hospital care.” Does patient satisfaction equal better health outcomes?

Patient Satisfaction 52

Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Medicare Self-Care 52

Capitol Beat

MARCH 15, 2022

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program – The bill includes $13 million, an increase of $4 million within the total for Advanced Education Nursing to expand training and certification of RNs, APRNs, and Forensic Nurses to practice as sexual assault nurse examiners. Agencies Health and Human Services : $108.3 billion, an increase of $1.4

Medicare 40

Medicare Mental Health APRN Telemedicine 40

American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

They then provided telephonic education to those patients about polypharmacy, the benefits of a pharmacist-led medication review, and the AWC web application. Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. 2020;368:m865.doi:10.1136/bmj.m865

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Health Insurance Health Literacy Promotion 98

The Nurse Break

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Kate’s advocacy for nursing and midwifery as well as consumers has been crafted through roles which include her current position as the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Informatics Officer at Western Health and as a Clinical Reference Lead at the Australian Digital Health Agency.

Pharmaceutical 52

Pharmaceutical Medicare Health Outcomes Business 52

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 21, 2025

American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians. Effective communication is critical to patient safety and has been shown to improve health outcomes and increase patient trust and engagement.

Communication 52

Communication HIPAA Medicaid Medicare 52

American Nurse

MAY 8, 2023

Takeaways: To help patients and their families make informed decisions about choosing health care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly reports quality performance measures. In addition to informing patients, public reporting can drive providers to improve performance.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Patient Experience Home Healthcare 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

of full-time NPs seeing Medicare patients and 82% seeing Medicaid patients. NPs are well positioned for primary care roles because of their education and training, says Reisinger, who has helped obtain an advanced educational nursing workforce grant centered on educating nurse practitioners for rural practice.

Medicare 116

Medicare Medicaid Telemedicine Nurse Practitioner 116

Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

However, the results also suggested that most respondents also said they could use more education. My colleagues and I work to help improve maternal health outcomes by providing the best education and competency evaluation solutions for the healthcare workforce. on referrals for behavioral health care.

Mental Health 98

Mental Health Medicaid Health Outcomes Medicare 98

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

These were: Individual determinants Education Experience Nurses’ value Impact of role models Factors influencing individual determinants were age, gender, religion, satisfaction with the nursing major, personal values, and use of coping strategies. The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education. link] Dall, T.

Health Outcomes 52

Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicare Nurse Educator 52

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. Jasmine Travers The pandemic shone a troubling spotlight on the unnecessary suffering resulting from substandard conditions in nursing homes.

Long Term Care 96

Long Term Care LPN Medicaid Licensing 96

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), care coordination is “the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants (including the patient) involved in a patient’s care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services.”

Care coordination 52

Care coordination Patient Satisfaction Self-Care Emergency Care 52

American Nurse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Frailty frequently is defined as an aging-related syndrome of physiological decline, characterized by marked vulnerabilities to adverse health outcomes. As we age, our bodies become more subject to frailty, illness, weakness, and morbidity.

Long Term Care 105

Long Term Care Malpractice Nurse Practitioner Medicaid 105

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Health rankings demonstrate SC has the 4th highest rate of preterm births among all 50 U.S. 1,5 To date, 27 states, Washington DC and the Veterans Administration have full practice authority for APRNs which authorizes NPs, CNMs and CNSs to practice “to the fullest extent of their education” as recommended by the Institute of Medicine.

APRN 52

APRN Nurse Practitioner Clinical Nurse Specialist Medicare 52

Relias

JULY 14, 2023

In some cases, mothers living just a few miles away from each other can have vastly different health outcomes due to variables such as income, education, race, and access to care. and nearly every other country has increased substantially since the WHO began tracking data on maternal health outcomes.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicare 52

Diversity Nursing

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Additionally, they take detailed health histories to identify factors that may impact the lower extremities, such as diabetes, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), or vascular conditions. Individuals with diabetes mellitus face a 30-fold increased lifetime risk of amputation, with a 34% lifetime risk of developing a foot ulcer.

Outpatient Clinic 40

Outpatient Clinic Medicare Holistic Care Long Term Care 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. Both clinical and behavioral factors contribute to maternal health outcomes. Sadly, U.S.

Medicaid 40

Medicaid Mental Health Health Insurance Medicare 40

The Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 8, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded key guidance on March 4, 2025, affecting Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for services addressing health-related social needs (HRSNs). However, it fails to consider the well-documented links between social factors and health outcomes.

Medicaid 41

Medicaid Health Outcomes Health Insurance Mental Health 41