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Engage with patients eye to eye

American Nurse

Take a bundled approach to improve the patient experience. Takeaways: The bundle approach to implementing the commit-to-sit initiative positively impacts patient experience scores. This cluster randomized crossover trial didn’t find improvement in patient satisfaction scores. Its reliability ranges from 0.66

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Dozens of Defendants Charged with Healthcare Fraud

American Medical Compliance

Many of these individuals targeted elderly patients who receive Medicare benefits. One of the illegal actions investigated was the bribing of laboratories in exchange for patient referrals. Often these tests would bear no useful results to the patient. Reference United States Department of Justice (20 July 2022).

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Advanced Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring for Healthcare Professionals Training

American Medical Compliance

Limitations of Traditional Glucose Control Measures Traditional measures of glucose control, such as hemoglobin A1c (A1C), are widely used to assess long-term blood glucose levels, but they offer limited insight into the day-to-day fluctuations that patients experience.

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Does Size Matter? Not for Aquablation Therapy

Consult QD

Symptomatic patients experience voiding dysfunction that can progress without treatment to urinary tract infections, bladder stones, hematuria and kidney damage. This includes some Medicare Administrative Contractors, though efforts are underway in various states to broaden access. The prevalence climbs to nearly 90% by age 85.

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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. In addition to informing patients, public reporting can drive providers to improve performance.

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The Value of Nursing

American Nurse

One way to reframe and reclaim the purpose and value of nursing is to address and elevate the intellectual, clinical, ethical, and relationship aspects of our discipline (Wolf, 2022). Nurse leaders can support and participate in organizational structures to improve nursing and patient outcomes.

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Employment Considerations for Long Term Care Facilities under the Biden-Harris Administration

Healthcare Law Insights blog

During the March 1, 2022 State of the Union address, President Biden reaffirmed the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protecting residents and staff of nursing homes. The comment period for the Proposed Rule closed on June 10, 2022. More than 6,800 public comments were submitted. Conclusion.