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Healthcare Providers’ Role in Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse 

American Medical Compliance

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated that improper payments in the Medicare and Medicaid programs exceeded $100 billion from 2016 to 2023. This involves promoting ethical behavior, encouraging open communication, and having a zero-tolerance policy towards FWA.

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Meet the New President of the AANP: Stephen A. Ferrara

Minority Nurse

He’s an actively practicing NP in New York and a member of the senior leadership team at Columbia University’s School of Nursing, serving as the associate dean of clinical affairs and assistant professor responsible for overseeing the NP primary care faculty practice located in New York City and teaches health policy in the DNP program.

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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. With proactive steps, you can use your leadership power to heal the gaps in wound care education.

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ANA Makes Nurses’ Voices Heard on Equity and Efficiency

Capitol Beat

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs. In sharing provider experiences, ANA made sure to promote nurse and patient wellbeing and safety issues in its comments.

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The Joint Commission: How to prepare and what to expect

American Nurse

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides federal oversight of care quality in all U.S. hospitals that receive Medi­care and Medicaid funding. Hospitals that accept patients with Medicare or Medicaid insurance (approximately 61.4 Rather, it falls under the leadership standard (LD.04.01.01),

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New Year, New Congress and Administration, Same Mission.

Capitol Beat

We detailed these priorities and positions in a letter to Congress , sent to both Senate and House leadership. Additionally, we are currently working with allies in the health care community to defend Medicaid to ensure that our most vulnerable patient populations have access to health care providers, such as trusted nurses.

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MNA Editorial | September 2024

American Nurse

Dear readers, I am extremely excited to be embarking on this very important role and wish to express my gratitude to the leadership of the Maryland Nurses Association (MNA) for selecting me as the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. It is an honor to collaborate with the exceptional members of the Editorial Board and the publisher team.