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Mental Health Nursing Fast-Growing Field With Diverse Possibilities

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You can choose from a surprising array of care settings: inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, emergency departments, schools, long-term care centers, or even correctional facilities. In 2019, PMHNPs provided nearly one-third of mental health prescriber visits of Medicare patients, found a recent study.

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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

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When I was working at Duke, I would be in touch with the home health agencies, the durable medical equipment company, pharmacies, the outpatient clinics,” she said. “It’s a way to put all the puzzle pieces together so the patient doesn’t fall through the cracks and gets the care that they need, the services they need.

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Another case alleged that a health system defrauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of $1 billion because doctors were pressured to add diagnosis codes to medical records that were nonexistent or unrelated to the visit. Your staff must have expertise in coding as well as a solid foundation in ethics, process, and protocol.

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Another case alleged that a health system defrauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of $1 billion because doctors were pressured to add diagnosis codes to medical records that were nonexistent or unrelated to the visit. Your staff must have expertise in coding as well as a solid foundation in ethics, process, and protocol.

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Foot Care Nurses: Saving Limbs, One Foot at a Time

Diversity Nursing

Foot Care Nurses are employed in various settings, including long-term care facilities, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and home health services, and may hold certifications in wound care. Foot Care Nursing is a specialized area within the Nursing profession that remains relatively unknown to many practicing Nurses.