Amercan Journal of Nursing

MAY 21, 2025

Fortunately, effective vaccination exists, and nurses play a critical role in raising awareness, educating patients, and promoting vaccine acceptance. and was discontinued in late 2020. However, since Zostavax was discontinued in 2020, the spacing of those vaccines should no longer be an issue.

Medicare

American Nurse

JUNE 3, 2024

According to a 2020 study by Dietz and colleagues, over 5.4 Educate nurses and all other healthcare providers to ensure they have a basic understanding of ASD, have familiarity with intervention options, and can provide family-centered and patient-centered care. See EBP recommendations.)

Communication

Relias

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Medicare and other payers also encourage home-based care when appropriate to keep the cost of care low compared with skilled nursing facilities and hospitals. The federal requirement for nurse aide certification education is 75 hours of training. Financial Drain From Employee Churn. “For Planning Your Certification Program.

Business

American Nurse

JUNE 5, 2023

DME = durable medical equipment, OT = occupational therapy, PT = physical therapy Between November 1, 2020, to May 31, 2021, 1,788 patients were discharged from the unit (1,552 discharged home and 236 discharged to a facility). It required continuing education and reinforcement with the staff. Confirm the patient’s pharmacy.

Medicare

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. HHS Examines Medicare Spending and COVID-19 Tests. Increased Telehealth Services. Get Certified.

Medicare

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

MARCH 8, 2024

Hospitals within a rural area with not more than 50 beds or that closed after December 27, 2020, can seek designation as a REH as long as they meet the conditions of participation to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. December 27, 2020). Rural Emergency Hospitals.

Medicaid

Relias

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Keeping an eye on your case mix is important with Medicare reimbursement shifting to value-based purchasing. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is planning to implement the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model nationwide in 2023. In 2020, PDGM changed reimbursement by focusing more on patient characteristics.

Medicare

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. HHS Examines Medicare Spending and COVID-19 Tests. Increased Telehealth Services. Get Certified.

Medicare

Nurse.com

MAY 9, 2022

In 2018, the Children’s Hospital Association announced findings from the CARE ( Coordinating All Resources Effectively (CARE) Award, a three-year, $23 million Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation project. For the project, 10 children’s hospitals in the U.S. There’s no doubt that families also need the support and benefit.

Care coordination

Relias

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Limited access to training and education. In 2020, our partners from ANCOR reported that average yearly turnover rates for DSPs had reached 42.8% 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).

Medicaid

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Another significant area that rehab nurses focus on is education, educating not only the patient but the caregiver or family member as well. Education can be formal or informal, depending on the complexity of the patient’s needs. The more education a patient and his support system receive, the better the patient’s outcome.

Medicaid

American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

They then provided telephonic education to those patients about polypharmacy, the benefits of a pharmacist-led medication review, and the AWC web application. Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. September 2020.

Telemedicine

Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

For example, less than 20% of Medicare spending is currently value-based. But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030. By 2020, the cumulative savings estimate had increased to $4.1

Medicare

Relias

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

With the successes reaped during the pilot of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to accelerate the results nationwide. You may focus on education, additional certifications, or more in-depth chart reviews. million decrease.

Medicare

Capitol Beat

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

State and federal waivers that have been active for almost three years have allowed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training. Readers of this blog know the importance of the PHE waivers for healthcare providers. Nurse Advocates stand with Rep.

APRN

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The oral care plan should meet oral care standards and educate about various methods, safety measures, and the use of assistive devices to facilitate self-care hygiene. This allows the dentist or dental hygienist to recommend and educate the patient on the importance of using fluoride toothpaste. Joseph et al. According to Choi et al.

Medicare

Relias

APRIL 28, 2022

Throughout the cycle, the possibility of errors looms if your staff isn’t up to speed on the complex coding demands and rules set by hospitals, insurers, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. of claims between 2016 and the third quarter of 2020. How Clinical Documentation Integrity Affects Revenue.

Medicaid

American Nurse

APRIL 2, 2024

Influential efforts such as the 2021 National Academy of Medicine report, Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, and the Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2030 initiative prioritized SDOH. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the effects of social determinants of health (SDOH).

Health Insurance

Relias

JULY 12, 2022

Education programs that help with retention can create significant cost savings. In 2020, the unique stressors created by the COVID-19 public health crisis led CalVet to deploy multiple classes to deal with coronavirus and the depression and anxiety related to the social isolation it brought. Create Reskilling and Upskilling Programs.

Self-Care

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

found that failure to document or falsifying documentation increased in frequency and severity in 2020, compared to 2015 and 2021. The average total incurred professional liability claims by documentation allegations rose from $139,920 in 2015 to $210,513 in 2020. The NSO/CNA Nurse Liability Claim Report (4th Ed.) Be accurate.

Licensing

Relias

AUGUST 11, 2022

Avoid the most common reasons for denials and invest in quality education for your team. Tips to improve this step: Invest in staff education. As highlighted in a 2020 Medicare CERT Report , 49% of improper payments were due to missing documentation or coding errors, which equates to revenue loss for the organization as a whole.

Medicare

The Nurse Break

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Kate’s clinical background covers regional health, specialist clinics, aged care, women’s health/cancer care, clinical education and cardiothoracic nursing. In Australia, more than 30 million Medicare eligible telehealth consultations have occurred since March 2020, and patients overwhelmingly want the format to continue.

Pharmaceutical

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Non-compliance results in hefty fines of up to $1 million per violation, as enforced by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)​ ( Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services )​​. Consequently, we’ve seen widespread adoption of these patient portals that most of us now regularly use.

Care coordination

The Nursing Site

MARCH 18, 2024

This was after the Tennessee BON cleared her in 2020 and told her they “ had bigger fish to fry. ” The hospital, Vanderbilt University Hospital, neglected to report the Sentinel Event (death) to Medicare and consequently filed no Plan of Correction which led to a renewed focus on the event as possible Medicare fraud.

Medicare

Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

during that same time period, according to a 2020 study. 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. The percentage of rural physicians has declined—12.8%

Medicare

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The sudden and unexpected emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic presented many new challenges for healthcare delivery in 2020. Consumer empowerment: Educate patients about telehealth and how to use the technology to access healthcare services. References Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. March 17, 2020.

Medicare

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

With nearly 90% of nurse practitioners educated and trained in primary care, “We're focused on healthier lives for everyone everywhere,” Kapu says. Primary care shortages are more severe in rural areas, where more than 130 hospitals have closed in the past decade, with nearly 20 in 2020 alone, according to AANP.

Nurse Practitioner

American Nurse

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The tool also is recommended by the American Diabetes Association in partnership with the AHA for the Know Diabetes by Heart™ program, which guides nursing and provider collaboration for patient education, improved self-management, and early treatment recommendations. See Risk assessment tools.) ©Duke University 2023.

Health Literacy

Consult QD

MAY 8, 2023

3 Who to enroll in a lung cancer screening program : Guidance from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has contributed to policy from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other payors for who should be screened. 2020; 382:503-513 3. N Engl J Med. 2011; 365:395-409 2. N Engl J Med. 2021;4(4):e218559.

Best Practices

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Okpala, 2020). By participating in local and state governments, nurses can educate elected officials who may need help understanding the healthcare environment and expect perfection in care. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. 2020; 13(S1): 199–205. References. Updated May 1, 2022.

Self-Care

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

These were: Individual determinants Education Experience Nurses’ value Impact of role models Factors influencing individual determinants were age, gender, religion, satisfaction with the nursing major, personal values, and use of coping strategies. The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education. link] Dall, T.

Health Outcomes

Nurse.com

APRIL 22, 2023

The pandemic erased that complacency and enhanced education for nurses and infection control in unique ways. The renewed focus on how infection control in nursing is presented to healthcare professionals is among the major lessons learned since 2020. Perhaps one of the most impacted was nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

Long Term Care

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The CDC (2020) reported that adults with disabilities experience frequent mental distress five times more than adults without disabilities. Children who are “different” are more likely to be bullied and ostracized by their peers (Stopbullying.gov, 2020). 2020, August 4). Society is often unkind to those with disabilities.

Mental Health

Relias

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Providing avenues to educate and train more CNMs in these counties would save lives. In its report Improving Access to Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported that less than half of U.S. With maternity care deserts making up 36% of all U.S. Advocating for the profession.

Medicaid

American Nurse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

2020: COVID-19 skin manifestations The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) advises wound care providers to consider whether purpuric skin changes are forms of deep tissue injury or skin failure. We must advocate for policies consistent with evidence-based care as well as adequate reimbursements and coding. An NPIAP White Paper.

Long Term Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and a brutal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza season in late 2022, remote triage has become increasingly necessary and integral to the patient care experience (Farzandipour et al.,

Medicaid

American Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

This report urged strengthening the capacity, education, and roles of the nursing workforce in the United States to meet emergent needs generated by healthcare reform and to lead change. By 2020, progress had been made, but original goals hadn’t been fully achieved. A brief history of Medicare in America. Public Health Nurs.

Medicare