Capitol Beat

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is constantly working to transform health care payment and delivery to foster a system that supports and advances the nursing profession, which is vital to patient-centered care and health outcomes. An NPI is required to bill Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurers.

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Medicaid Medicare APRN Health Outcomes 86

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Studies consistently demonstrate that racial and ethnic minorities experience poorer health outcomes, higher rates of chronic disease, and reduced access to quality healthcare compared to their White counterparts. When I was 21 years old, pregnant, and on Medicaid, I arrived at the hospital in labor.

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Medicaid Self-Care Health Outcomes Education 105

Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

of full-time NPs seeing Medicare patients and 82% seeing Medicaid patients. Senate in April and would allow NPs, physician assistants, and other APRNs to provide particular services under Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare is about 46% and Medicaid is about 14%. Nearly 90% of NPs are certified in an area of primary care and 70.3%

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Medicare Medicaid Telemedicine Nurse Practitioner 116

Consult QD

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Breaking down myths about homelessness One crucial step to improving health outcomes is to break down common misconceptions and stigmas about people who are experiencing homelessness. The researchers are seeking to better understand how best to support patients with cancer who are also struggling with a lack of housing.

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Medicaid Mental Health Health Outcomes Education 114

Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

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. The post New Peripartum Depression Study Shows Gap Between Screening and Outcomes appeared first on Relias.

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Mental Health Medicaid Health Outcomes Medicare 98

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 9, 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

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

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Ferrara is passionate about health information technology and integrating evidence-based practice into daily nursing practice. His doctoral work examined the impact of group medical visits for patients with Type 2 diabetes and whether this intervention led to better health outcomes.

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Nurse Practitioner Medicaid Medicare Leadership 116

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. CMS defines “value” as improvement in health outcomes for the cost of achieving that improvement. March 8, 2023.

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Medicare Medicaid Patient Experience Home Healthcare 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.”

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Care coordination Health Outcomes Communication Medicaid 52

Board Vitals - Nursing

AUGUST 30, 2016

Knowing the leading public health concerns in your state will provide context for you as a provider and information important to your daily practice. The CDC acknowledges this and has created Prevention Status Reports “to increase the use of evidence-based public health practices and improve health outcomes in each state”.

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Medicaid Promotion Licensing Health Outcomes 52

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

Value-based health care (VBHC) is a term used to describe the framework for restructuring healthcare systems with the overarching goal of value for patients, with value defined as health outcomes per unit of cost. Use of NPIs allows advanced practice nurses to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services provided to patients.

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Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicare Nurse Educator 52

IntelyCare

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With the end of this fiscal year approaching, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided to set off its New Year’s fireworks a little early. These actions could include the termination of the provider agreement, denial of payments under Medicare and Medicaid, and other civil penalties.

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Long Term Care Medicaid Medicare LPN 52

Scrubs

MAY 18, 2024

Most healthcare facilities have protocols in place to assist uninsured patients in applying for emergency Medicaid or charity care programs, which can significantly reduce or even cover the cost of treatment. Nurses can be crucial navigators by providing information on hospital financial assistance programs and flexible payment plans.

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Telemedicine Medicaid Patient Advocacy Education 52

Relias

JANUARY 8, 2024

The relationship between patient satisfaction scores, reimbursement, and health outcomes The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scoring helps hospitals and governing bodies evaluate patient satisfaction through quantitative measurements.

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Patient Satisfaction Medicare Patient Experience Professional Development 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. Nurses in direct care are acutely aware of these barriers, given their roles in caring for patients in various care settings.

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Medicare Medicaid Health Outcomes Promotion 40

Relias

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Organizations adopt care coordination to improve health outcomes and reduce the financial cost of treatments by streamlining care delivery and reducing or eliminating redundancies in care. What is care coordination? Care coordination is the alignment of the various specialists responsible for a client’s care.

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Care coordination Mental Health Medicaid Communication 52

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Kansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KPQC) consists of healthcare leaders and professionals as well as leaders in Kansas public health. The University of Kansas held educational webinars on Maternal Health in Rural Kansas during June 2024 reaching providers throughout the state.

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Mental Health Medicaid Health Outcomes Education 52

Relias

MARCH 29, 2024

Many of these causes are worsened by social determinants of health such as poverty, lack of access to quality health care, racism, and discrimination. Title V funding can play a vital role for states and territories in addressing maternal mortality and improving maternal health outcomes.

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Medicaid Care coordination Mental Health Education 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

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.”

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Care coordination Patient Satisfaction Self-Care Emergency Care 52

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?

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Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Medicare Self-Care 52

Capitol Beat

MARCH 15, 2022

Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Shortages – The Committee notes that in a March 2021 survey conducted by the HHS Office of the Inspector General, hospitals reported that nursing shortages during the COVID–19 pandemic significantly strained health care delivery and were a significant obstacle to addressing the public health emergency.

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Medicare Mental Health APRN Telemedicine 40

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. In the past, this has come through mechanisms such as wage pass throughs and Medicaid Incentive Payment Programs.

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Long Term Care LPN Medicaid Licensing 96

Relias

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Hyre explained that efforts to encourage mothers to deliver in a health facility, presumably a safer environment than delivering at home, have not led to improved health outcomes due to the quality and conditions of facilities available. Medicaid covers 43% of all deliveries but only provides 60 days of postpartum coverage.

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Self-Care Medicaid Education Health Outcomes 52

American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. doi:10.1136/bmj.m865 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. An over­view of prevalence, determinants and health outcomes of poly­pharmacy. 2020;368:m865.doi:10.1136/bmj.m865

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Telemedicine Health Insurance Health Literacy Promotion 98

Relias

JULY 14, 2022

She focuses on organizational culture, process, and structure to improve health outcomes. But she also educates about social determinants of health — which include race, bias, discrimination, access to resources, and other social factors. In places where resources may be scarce, providers may need to use innovative approaches.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Telemedicine Medicaid Health Outcomes 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. Even though many U.S.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicare 52

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Introduction SOUTH CAROLINA is predominately a rural state that consistently demonstrates poor health rankings, due to the lack of Medicaid expansion, healthcare deserts, and a decreasing physician supply. Health rankings demonstrate SC has the 4th highest rate of preterm births among all 50 U.S. Journal of Health Economics.

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APRN Nurse Practitioner Clinical Nurse Specialist Medicare 52

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

Diversity Nursing

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A critical component of their role involves addressing the impact of social determinants of health, defined by the World Health Organization as non-medical factors influencing health outcomes.

Outpatient Clinic 40

Outpatient Clinic Medicare Holistic Care Long Term Care 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).

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Medicaid Health Outcomes Health Insurance Mental Health 41

The Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 21, 2025

Over 50% of school nurse funding comes from federal programs such as Medicaid reimbursements and IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). Disruptions in funding for school health programs would leave many schools without school nursing services. Without federal oversight, these resources could be fragmented or reduced.

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Education Medicaid Health Outcomes 96