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Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care

Nursing Review

It has mostly involved adding more items to the Medicare schedule, with each professional practising separately. These stymie health professionals and limit their ability to use their full skills and knowledge to manage their patients’ care. Over recent decades, health professionals’ education has improved.

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Navigating Medicare: A Guide for Kansas Nurses

American Nurse

MEDICARE IS A CRITICAL PILLAR in the vast healthcare landscape, supporting millions of Americans, including a substantial segment of Kansas’s population. For nurses across the state, understanding Medicare’s intricacies is beneficial and essential for providing comprehensive care.

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Home Health CoPs Update: New Opportunities for OTs

Relias

OTs working in home health can initiate the start of care in more situations beginning in 2022 under changes to the Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs). Under previous rules, an OT was not authorized by Medicare to conduct an initial assessment in home health. OTs Can Conduct Medicare Initial Assessment.

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Foot Care Nurses: Saving Limbs, One Foot at a Time

Diversity Nursing

Foot Care Nurses play a vital role in preventive care, including foot hygiene, skin assessment, toenail management, and education on proper footwear to prevent diabetic foot ulcers. Nurses, trained to provide holistic care, focus not just on treating diseases but on addressing the overall well-being of their patients.