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Invest in Wound Care Education To Avoid Legal Risks

Relias

Because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not reimburse healthcare organizations for costs associated with hospital- or facility-acquired pressure injuries, appropriate assessment at the time of admission is vital. Related Wound Care Liability Concerns.

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The Coming Exodus of RN’s

Empowered Nurses

million who will move on to other job opportunities or continue their education to become nurse practitioners. For the first time ever, centers for Medicare and Medicaid services have proposed new staffing regulations for long term care facilities. hours of direct care from a certified nursing assistant.

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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

Many older Americans receive care from aging services facilities across the United States. There are currently about 14 million people receiving some form of long-term care services. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That number is expected to double by 2050, according to the U.S.

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Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren’t getting it

American Nurse

Those who are receiving information more passively have no idea whether it’s important or harmful,” said Michael Barnett, a primary care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an associate professor at Harvard, who led the JAMA Network study. It won’t cost you anything!” There is still a heaven!” Hyatt replied.

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Project ECHO and the geriatric healthcare workforce

American Nurse

Using an “all teach, all learn” approach, Project ECHO offers interactive education, peer-to-peer learning, case co-management, and collaborative problem-solving. Project ECHO connects rural clinicians in primary care and long-term care settings with an interprofessional team of specialists via videoconferencing sessions.

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Wound Care Education Can Maximize PDPM Reimbursements

Relias

In April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a $320 million decrease in Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities for fiscal year 2023. Building wound care expertise and maximizing your organization’s reimbursements through the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is now more essential than ever.

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2023 Regulatory Advocacy Roundup

Capitol Beat

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). Also in 2023, CMS released a long-awaited proposal to establish minimum staffing requirements in nursing facilities.

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