Capitol Beat

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) that was declared in March 2020 is set to end on May 11, 2023, as the President has announced there will be no more extensions to the PHE. The end of the PHE will also have an effect on the Medicaid program. That means that this will end on December 31 of this year. Anesthesia Services.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 11, 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%

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 9, 2023

In November 2020, during the surge of COVID-19 in rural America, AANA joined several other healthcare organizations to bring equitable access to care in rural America and bridge the rural divide. CRNAs have practiced without this regulation for nearly three years under healthcare flexibilities issued during the public health emergency.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implemented the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). Prescription Opiates [link] Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (n.d) [link] Li, C. History of Rehabilitation Nursing [link] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.) Karmarkar, A.,

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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. This is due to the large amounts of COVID-19 tests that were administered in 2020.

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Symplr

APRIL 28, 2022

As hospital staff were stretched thin and supply chains were disrupted—and still are in many places—the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) even temporarily suspended quality reporting requirements for Medicare quality programs in 2020. We provide six tips to succeed at a reset.

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American Medical Compliance

DECEMBER 26, 2023

On December 27, 2020, the United States Congress adopted the No Surprises Act (NSA) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which has various provisions to assist in protecting customers against unexpected costs beginning January 1, 2022. The following course highlights the NSA and how it impacts healthcare.

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Consult QD

JANUARY 19, 2024

She and her colleagues analyzed locations of neurologist practices from the 2022 Care Compare database of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and locations of MS centers as defined by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. Their objective was to compute spatial access to these locations for all U.S.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

APRIL 25, 2022

Prior to the pandemic a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pilot study yielded positive results with respect to hospital readmission rates and follow-up emergency department visits. What was previously a trickle of interest turned into a wave of necessity as the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals and the health care system in 2020.

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Nurse.com

MAY 9, 2022

These children account for one-third of total healthcare spending and 40% of Medicaid’s total spending on kids,” according to a Children’s Hospital Association news release. reduction to Medicaid spending in the first full year of operation, according to a news release. “A This accounted for a 2.6%

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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. This is due to the large amounts of COVID-19 tests that were administered in 2020.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

APRIL 1, 2020

The emergency decision by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 17, 2020 (and retroactively in effect beginning March 6, 2020) to pay for telehealth visits outside of rural areas has eased physician concern.

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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).

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Okpala, 2020). Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. 2020; 13(S1): 199–205. Stress, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, and lack of exercise can create cognitive changes that cause a lack of appreciation of risky decisions that direct care nurses can make. References. Published December 10, 2018.

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Relias

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In 2020, our partners from ANCOR reported that average yearly turnover rates for DSPs had reached 42.8% The State of Medicaid Programs and the Need for Grassroots Advocacy. Commercial insurance and private pay revenue sources rarely cover services for people with IDD, leaving Medicaid as essentially the sole payer for these services.

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Consult QD

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As of January 2020, there were 580,466 people across the U.S. experiencing homelessness , with more than 50 percent of individuals lacking any shelter at all. People facing these circumstances are more likely to pass away from cancer compared to those with stable housing.

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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.

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American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services won’t reimburse hospitals for the care of this condition and may apply a value-based penalty fee. Frequent turning, placing the patient on their side at 30 degrees using foam wedges, and applying skin barriers, such as foam dressings, can help prevent DTI.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 24, 2023

According to the Administration on Aging, in 2020, the population of 65 and older numbered 55.7 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. One of the realities of life is that our medical needs increase as we age. And the number of older Americans is steadily growing. It is projected to grow to more than 80 million by 2040.

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Nurse.com

JUNE 3, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that home care expenditures are expected to reach $201B by 2028, a 73% increase from 2020. Rather than leaving the profession altogether, nurses should consider the benefits of home health care positions compared to working in the hospital environment.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Based on evidence that proves early counseling and interventions help reduce modifiable cardiovascular risks associated with HTN, heart attack, and stroke, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, along with Healthy People 2020, also strongly suggest consistent ambulatory cardiovascular risk screenings in adults with T2DM.

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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.

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Capitol Beat

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The ICAN Act would remove unnecessary and outdated barriers to providing care for APRNs across the country so they can better care for their patients who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Nurse Advocates stand with Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard to announce the ICAN Act in September.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

The United States Government Accountability Office reported a 15-fold increase over the prepandemic level in telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries. million from March 2020 to February 2021. Numbers skyrocketed from 2.1 million in the year before the pandemic to 32.5 Teresa Rincon, PhD, RN, FCCM, is a pioneer in virtual nursing.

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American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

September 2020. 2020; 86(1):29-38. doi:10.1136/bmj.m865 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 2020; 28(8):3557-69. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039543 Lexow M, Wernecke K, Sultzer R, Bertsche T, Schiek S. 2020; 13:1347-61. American Nurse Journal. 2024; 19(3). Br J Clin Pharmacol. doi:10.1111/bcp.14164

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Relias

AUGUST 15, 2022

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes a decrease in Medicare reimbursement for home health agencies by 4.2% The act mandates a six-year monitoring period for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model ( PDGM), the home health payment model implemented for Medicare in 2020. All-Payer Policy for Home Health Quality Reporting.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MAY 17, 2023

One study of cosmetic surgery data found that body procedures like tummy tucks, buttock augmentation, and liposuction increased by 63 percent from 2020 to 2021. [1] Cosmetic surgeries are on the rise. 1] Facelifts were up 54 percent. [2] 2] And breast procedures were up 48 percent. [3] 3] According to that study, Americans spent over $14.6

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Consult QD

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Developed in the United States in the mid-1990s, the care model gained traction when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Acute Hospital Care at Home program in November 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Consult QD

APRIL 6, 2023

In 2020, the society launched the Healthcare Disparities Taskforce to better understand the role of social injustice within the discipline, promote cultural competency, provide education to clinicians and facilitate research into social determinants and outcomes.

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Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

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 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began piloting value-based care programs that linked payment to quality measures.

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American Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

By 2020, progress had been made, but original goals hadn’t been fully achieved. On May 11, 2021, The Future of Nursing 2020–2030, Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity extended the vision of the previous report and offered new pathways for the nursing profession. These programs increased access to sorely needed medical care.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

of citizens identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native relied on Medicaid or other public health insurance, and 14.9% on Medicaid or public health insurance and only 6.3% Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) reported that 42.1% had no coverage at all. with 34.3% population.

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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). A noticeable decrease in discharge times occurred from November 1, 2020, to May 31, 2021. 2019;19(1):935.

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Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The challenges of the pandemic and the introduction of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) in 2020 strained home health agencies’ capacity to initiate the start of care in the timely manner required.

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Relias

MARCH 1, 2023

Jenn Leitch, MN, RN, CCM, CGS, who served as a nurse manager in the department of care management at Oregon Health & Science University, told Relias Media that the hospital “saved 2,382 hospital days over the fiscal year of July 2019 to June 2020 because we transitioned these patients to skilled nursing facilities sooner.”

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Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 5, 2023

Care models had not wavered much since hospitals became medicalized in the early 20 th century, and particularly since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) were created in 1965, says Jason Gilbert, PhD MBA RN NEA-BC , executive vice president and chief nurse executive, Indiana University Health.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 14, 2022

In support of these goals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), acting under the direction of the Department of Health and Human Services, issued a proposed rule in the federal register in April titled Fiscal Year 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule).

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