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The Growing Role of Nurse Case Managers

Diversity Nursing

The Case Manager's (CM) role is centered around working with patients and their families to make sure they are provided with appropriate health care providers, resources, and services so they receive the proper care they need. Acting as a liaison between patients, health care providers, and health insurers.

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Top Nursing Jobs Outside the Hospital

Every Nurse

The exact nature of the care and your responsibilities depend on the health of the individual and the reasons he or she needs a nurse. percent of nurses work in home-healthcare services, reports the U.S. Roughly 12.8 The minimum qualifications are an associate’s degree and a nursing license.

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Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measures

American Nurse

With understanding of these reported measures, nurses can lead improvements in healthcare with evidence-based practice that improves patient outcomes and reduces healthcare costs. Medicare, the largest payer of medical expenses in the United States, provides primary health insurance for more than 60 million beneficiaries.

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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.