Relias

MAY 6, 2022

The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide. PEPPER provides each hospice organization’s paid Medicare claims for the last three fiscal years. Jurisdictional or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). PEPPER Target Areas. Set a reminder.

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Nurse.com

JULY 18, 2022

Another clear barrier to care is economic — many physicians are unable to accept Medicaid, while many Americans on Medicare struggle to find primary care physicians and specialists accepting new patients. It is no surprise, then, that NPs are in particular demand in rural America and, over 80% of NPs accept Medicare and Medicaid patients.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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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Nurse Practitioner Medicaid Medicare Leadership 116

Scrubs

MAY 5, 2023

These five nurses exemplify the meaning of leadership. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in executive nursing leadership and an MBA degree at Johns Hopkins University. There are countless nurses making a difference in healthcare today. Every time you help a patient you are changing their life for the better.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 5, 2023

A shared leadership/professional governance mindset is key to a successful practice redesign, CNE says. Letting go of that traditional paternalistic command-and-control models of leadership and getting into that shared leadership/professional governance mindset is the key to the future with this.

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Retirement Nurse Shortage Leadership Medicaid 116

Relias

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Individual states determine provider rates and must include these rates in their state’s Medicaid Plan, which is ultimately reviewed by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). CNA) (37%), and the third most popular choice was a professional ladder to a leadership position in the company (36%). In our 2021 survey, 65.8%

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Medicaid Leadership Health Insurance Medicare 105

American Medical Compliance

JUNE 21, 2024

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. Fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) in healthcare present significant challenges, causing substantial financial losses, eroding public trust, and compromising the quality of patient care.

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Consult QD

JULY 18, 2023

Origins and COVID-19 impact The program arose from Cleveland Clinic’s desire to leverage technology to make emergency care more accessible and from the healthcare system’s initial experience with a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payment model called Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3).

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 29, 2024

For payers, Woods said, change would likely begin at the federal level with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Nursing is the single largest workforce in any hospital, according to Jackson, and so nurses must be included in leadership and decision-making processes. This would provide a model for other payers. "If

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 17, 2023

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a Proposed Rule that, if finalized, would extend the application of the “36-Month Rule” from home health agencies (“HHAs”) to also include hospice agencies as well. The 36-Month Rule, found at 42 C.F.R.

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Capitol Beat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

We detailed these priorities and positions in a letter to Congress , sent to both Senate and House leadership. Additionally, ANA is ready and willing to engage with Congress on future efforts or roundtables to reform parts of the Medicare payment system.

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American Nurse

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A universal healthcare plan similar to Medicare could provide basic, free healthcare to all U.S. Medicare has been successful in controlling hospital and physician reimbursement rates and, according to a film produced by Unfinished Business, the U.S. citizens with an option for supplementary insurance.

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Relias

MAY 1, 2022

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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Education Communication Long Term Care Medicaid 98

Amercan Journal of Nursing

AUGUST 19, 2024

Some current examples of issues that nurse advocates are working on through federal legislative change are workplace violence, mandatory overtime, faculty shortages, workforce development, and modernizing Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payment systems for nursing care. Support from these smaller groups is essential.

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Capitol Beat

JULY 24, 2024

Improving Access to APRNs ANA recently sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee that highlights ways that Congress can ensure Medicare patients’ access to nursing care through Medicare Part B Payment Reform. The final rule was issued by CMS in April.

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American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides federal oversight of care quality in all U.S. Hospitals that accept patients with Medicare or Medicaid insurance (approximately 61.4 million have Medicare, Parts A and B, and 75.8 Rather, it falls under the leadership standard (LD.04.01.01), See Get prepared.)

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Relias

DECEMBER 21, 2021

For Medicare claims, you already track care quality and report it to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Those quality ratings appear on Medicare’s Care Compare website and inform prospective clients how well you’re achieving positive outcomes. Improve Your Quality Ratings.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In light of the new Guidance, healthcare entities—and nonhealthcare entities that are entering the health space—should ensure that their approach to compliance: Is fully embraced by leadership and suffused throughout the organization’s culture. For example, it emphasizes the need to: Ensure leadership commitment.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

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.

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Medicaid Medicare Promotion Leadership 52

Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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. These recommendations also support ANA’s legislative advocacy as we encourage lawmakers to support H.R. This blog was guest-authored by Samantha Karp.

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Capitol Beat

JANUARY 2, 2023

Opioids ANA Chief Nursing Officer, Debbie Hatmaker, sent a letter to Congressional Leadership highlighting the need for certain bills and/or provisions to be included in this omnibus package. Annual Medicare Payment Changes Medicare providers were faced with 8.5% We are pleased to report that H.R.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Takeaways: The 1990 Federal Patient Self Determination Act requires that Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare organizations follow state laws related to advance directives. The act requires that Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare organizations, such as hospitals and nursing homes, follow state laws related to advance directives.

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American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

During the pandemic, about 230,000 APRNs treated Medicare patients, and approximately 40% of Medicare beneficiaries received care from APRNs. Certain other restrictions also were lifted. ANA members also receive discounts on American Nurses Credentialing Center initial certification and renewals.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

You’ll get better reimbursement from Medicare, the big blues, and everybody else in insurance. If leadership is listening and provides the staff with the right resources, like information tools, that type of thing they can use in their practice. You’ll get better patient outcomes. But we have to invest in our nurses.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 29, 2023

After working as a home health aide at VNS Health, she became an RN with the organization and moved quickly through the ranks, leading to her current leadership role, where she oversees a large and diverse team. Working with our MLTC (Managed Long Term Care) and Medicare members requires skill, empathy, and patience. And she was right.

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American Nurse

JANUARY 2, 2024

Medicare estimates that each pressure injury adds $43,180 to a hospital stay. The wound care nurse disseminated the study findings to the nursing leadership team, which renewed its goal to reduce HAPI as part of the 2022 nursing strategic plan. worldwide. •

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Education Leadership Licensing Medicare 52

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

This will mitigate burnout, improve retention, and create a culture where nursing knowledge and leadership is encouraged and valued. Use of NPIs allows advanced practice nurses to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services provided to patients. Our professional values influence our perception of the value of nursing. “The

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Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicare Nurse Educator 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 12, 2025

The I CAN Act The Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act is another bipartisan bill that would remove the federal barriers in Medicare and Medicaid programs that stop APRNs from practicing to the full extent of their clinical education and training, according to another press release.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

NPs are taking on leadership roles in research and the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses. AANP emboldens its members to take on leadership roles by offering ongoing courses in developing leadership skills. So, we encourage NPs to take leadership positions, certainly on boards, in health policy, and health systems management.

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American Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

This emphasis will require nurses to take on important operational and leadership roles in programs established to improve the health of the nation. A brief history of Medicare in America. medicareresources.org/basic-medicare-information/brief-history-of-medicare Blumenthal D, Collins SR, Fowler EJ. New Engl J Med.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Acute Hospital Care at Home program, supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), took off during the pandemic and is now in place in more than 300 health systems across the country. More and more care will be in the home.

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American Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) worked with purchasers, physicians, healthcare organizations, and consumers to identify evidence-based process measures (core measures) to reduce morbidity, mortality, variability, and cost while improving quality outcomes. Several recent developments aim to address these issues.

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Chief Nursing Officer Medicare Medicaid Best Practices 52

American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

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. Home health care.

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Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

This estimate is based on a survey of physicians who primarily serve Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage patients and represents up to a fourfold increase in the cost of care delivered at home today. The report also found trends in the kinds of services Medicare beneficiaries receive via telehealth.

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Capitol Beat

APRIL 16, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from finalizing its proposed long-term care safe staffing regulation. ANA sent a letter to House Leadership expressing its concerns about the bill’s adverse impact on the nursing workforce and the importance of ensuring safe staffing in long-term care facilities.

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The Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Dr. Oz: Snake Oil Salesman in Chief Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV quack extraordinaire, has been tapped to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This nomination shows a complete disregard for the importance of education and the need for experienced leadership in this crucial field.

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The Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In her first 3 terms (before redistricting), she has been a voice for our profession and has risen to the leadership of the Democratic Caucus. Lauren Underwood at an upcoming event either in person or via Zoom on Thursday, September 28th. We need to help her get re-elected.

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