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Don’t Let Tax Season Sneak Up: Use This Checklist

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Ensure Payroll Tax Compliance: If you have employees, make sure payroll taxes (Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment taxes) are withheld and remitted. 2 Make Sure All Income is Accounted For Take extra care to ensure all revenue sources are appropriately accounted for. If you come across errors, correct them without delay.

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Understanding FWA Compliance in Healthcare

American Medical Compliance

Consequently, these will lead to financial losses and poor patient care. Furthermore, it prohibits knowingly submitting false or false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, or other federally funded healthcare programs. Compliance with physician self-referral law requires strict adherence to its provisions.

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Can a Nurse or Nurse Practitioner Be a 1099 Employee?

Empowered Nurses

Understanding 1099 Employment for Nurses A 1099 employee, also known as an independent contractor, is not considered a traditional employee but rather a self-employed individual providing services to a business. However, this comes with increased responsibilities, including: Paying self-employment taxes. Locum tenens positions.

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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.

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Reducing Maternal Mortality: Will the ‘Birthing-Friendly’ Hospital Designation Help?

Relias

­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. Ensuring that behavioral health and medical documentation are in the same system can help integrate and improve care.