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Engage with patients eye to eye

American Nurse

QI project The national, standardized survey Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Pro­vide­rs and Systems (HCAHPS), endorsed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, measures patients’ views on their hospital experiences. March 10, 2021. BMC Health Serv Res.

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Dual Threats from Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers

Health Leaders | Nursing

The long-term health care industry is facing a double whammy from President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants and the GOP's proposals to reduce Medicaid spending. Care for 6 in 10 residents is paid for by Medicaid , the state-federal health program for poor or disabled Americans. "We

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association ; 2021. doi:10.1136/bmj.m865 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 2021; 16(5):e0252151. August 24, 2021.

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ANA’s Summary of $1.5 trillion Omnibus Includes Several Nursing Priorities

Capitol Beat

Nursing Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs received $280.472 million, which is a $16 million increase over Fiscal Year 2021. The survey found that these shortages exacerbated longstanding challenges in health care delivery, access to care, and health outcomes. Agencies Health and Human Services : $108.3

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Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Health Providers

Health Leaders | Nursing

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. Financial stability in rural health According to the Cecil G. Medicare is about 46% and Medicaid is about 14%.

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The Value of Nursing

American Nurse

Thirty-five qualitative and quantitative articles published between the years of 2015 and 2021 were included in the review. Value-based health care (VBHC) is a term used to describe the framework for restructuring healthcare systems with the overarching goal of value for patients, with value defined as health outcomes per unit of cost.

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Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measures

American Nurse

Takeaways: To help patients and their families make informed decisions about choosing health care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly reports quality performance measures. CMS defines “value” as improvement in health outcomes for the cost of achieving that improvement. December 1, 2021.