American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

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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Medicare Health Insurance Holistic Care Medicaid 52

Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2021

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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Medicare Holistic Care Medicaid Communication 97

Nursing Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It has mostly involved adding more items to the Medicare schedule, with each professional practising separately. To the disappointment of most allied health professions, the review does not recommend more Medicare payments for them to practise independently. Any change has been incremental and disjointed.

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Medicare Nursing Strikes Holistic Care Licensing 52

Diversity Nursing

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Nurses, trained to provide holistic care, focus not just on treating diseases but on addressing the overall well-being of their patients. These determinants include the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, as well as the broader societal forces shaping these conditions.

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Medicare Outpatient Clinic Holistic Care Long Term Care 40