Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

MARCH 8, 2024

CMS (2022) created rural emergency hospitals (REH) as a separate provider designation effective January 1, 2023. 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.

Medicaid

American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides federal oversight of care quality in all U.S. hospitals that receive Medi­care and Medicaid funding. Hospitals that accept patients with Medicare or Medicaid insurance (approximately 61.4 Why do I have to be accredited by an organization like The Joint Commission?

Medicaid

Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs. In sharing provider experiences, ANA made sure to promote nurse and patient wellbeing and safety issues in its comments.

APRN

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

Each bill reflects SCNA’s commitment to advancing the profession and promoting the well-being of both healthcare providers and the communities they serve. South Carolina is one of the few states that has not expanded Medicaid. This bill was signed into law in March 2023. Below is a brief synopsis of each bill.

Telemedicine

American Nurse

JULY 2, 2024

In September 2023, the American Nurses Association (ANA) announced the formal recognition of cannabis nursing as a specialty. Yes, it affirms that cannabis has medicinal value, but it doesn’t make it more affordable for Medicaid patients, for instance.” It needs to go further,” she said.

Business

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In The Future of Nursing 2020–2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity , the National Academy of Medicine promotes an interprofessional approach to education and training for nurses to help develop their leadership skills as well as their understanding of health equity, social determinants of health, and population health. 2023; 18(12).

Long Term Care

American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

Clinician use of the 2023 updated Beers Criteria ( guidelinecentral.com/guideline/340784 ), a list of medications to avoid or use with caution in older adults, further aids identification of potentially inappropriate drugs that lead to reduced quality of life. doi:10.1136/bmj.m865 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Telemedicine

Consult QD

DECEMBER 7, 2023

After launching Cleveland Clinic Hospital Care At Home (HCAH) in April 2023 to serve patients requiring acute care at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida, Cleveland Clinic expanded the pilot to Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital in December with rollout to its remaining three Florida hospitals scheduled for 2024.

Medicaid

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Decreases Spread of Infectious Diseases Telehealth has shown evidence of significantly reducing the spread of COVID-19 and has a direct impact on decreasing the infection rate, including monitoring symptoms and promoting physical distance. 11 What Does the Future of Virtual Healthcare Look Like?

Telemedicine

American Nurse

APRIL 2, 2024

More recently, in November 2023, the White House released a playbook for addressing SDOH. ANA considers these numbers a first step toward direct reimbursement for nursing services from Medicare and Medicaid. health.gov/healthypeople Promote access to care at ANA’s advocacy website: RNAction.org January 31, 2024.

Health Insurance

Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: This article appears in the July-September 2023 edition of HealthLeaders magazine. The only thing we request of community hospitals is promotion." of full-time NPs seeing Medicare patients and 82% seeing Medicaid patients. What will it take? The idea is to make sure care remains in the community.

Medicare

Amercan Journal of Nursing

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On Sep 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for their widely anticipated minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. In the past, this has come through mechanisms such as wage pass throughs and Medicaid Incentive Payment Programs. 2001, December 24).

Long Term Care

Consult QD

APRIL 6, 2023

In 2023, there should be no reason that we don’t have enough scientific evidence to guide decision-making in pediatric heart failure and heart transplant. Here are their findings in summary: Those in distressed communities were more likely to be Black and Hispanic, listed as Status 1A and have Medicaid insurance.

Medicaid

IntelyCare

MAY 1, 2024

Nearly eight months have passed since The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to set minimum staffing standards for nursing homes. Others were concerned that the minimal standards didn’t go far enough to promote safer care. The dust has settled — for now.

Long Term Care

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Missouri’s maternal mortality rates are double the national average, placing the state 38th in the United States (Nickelson, 2023). Additionally, rates of chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension continue to rise among women of childbearing age (Health in Rural Missouri Biennial Report, 2022-2023).

Medicaid

Every Nurse

JUNE 24, 2023

CLINICAL PRACTICE Preventing Patient Falls and Injuries: Safety Measures for CNAs Updated June 24, 2023 by EveryNurse Staff Writers Patient falls are a major concern in the healthcare field. Hospital readmissions due to falls can result in penalties under Medicare and Medicaid programs.

LPN

American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

Patient-centered care focused on self-sufficiency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the term “home health” to describe a federal health insurance program that provides intermittent short-term care to help patients recover from illness and become as self-sufficient as possible at home. November 5, 2023.

Self-Care

Consult QD

MAY 11, 2023

Additionally, hospitals are not reimbursed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for costs associated with sternal wound infections, so these infections can have a negative financial impact. The team’s report also gives guidance to help hospitals sustain their newly implemented processes and promote ongoing improvement.

Medicaid

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Social media has had a negative impact by comparing one person to another, allowing cyberbullying, promoting a lack of respect for others and the property of others, and shaming individuals because of their speech or altered coordination. Retrieved August 13, 2023, from [link] American Academy of Pediatrics. Topic: Chronic Conditions.

Mental Health

American Nurse

JULY 2, 2024

In a significant move toward achieving safe nurse staffing levels, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established minimum staffing standards for nurses in long-term care (LTC) facilities across the country. ANA’s efforts helped make this new rule a reality. This final rule closely follows the original proposal.

Long Term Care

American Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

In addition to having strong population health knowledge and skills, nurses must also demonstrate confidence working autono­mous­ly, collaboratively, and innovatively as they lead in promoting community and population health. Some in the nursing profession see this focus as new, but population health isn’t new to nursing. Nearly 840 U.S.

Medicare

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The association continues to engage with the Biden-Harris administration and key federal agencies on nursing priorities, including promoting and protecting the nursing workforce, removing practice barriers for advanced practice RNs (APRNs), and achieving payment parity for nurses.

APRN

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Introduction SOUTH CAROLINA is predominately a rural state that consistently demonstrates poor health rankings, due to the lack of Medicaid expansion, healthcare deserts, and a decreasing physician supply. 2023, January 18). Retrieved March 2023. 8 Coalition for Access to Healthcare. 9 Traczynski, J., & Udalova, V.

APRN

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Sexual intercourse also may promote migration of genitourinary and bowel flora into the bladder. Source: 2023 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) UTI Checklist cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/checklists/uti-checklist-508.pdf 2023; 18(12). January 2023. Name is fictitious. American Nurse Journal. Urinary tract infection.

Best Practices

American Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) worked with purchasers, physicians, healthcare organizations, and consumers to identify evidence-based process measures (core measures) to reduce morbidity, mortality, variability, and cost while improving quality outcomes. Several recent developments aim to address these issues.

Chief Nursing Officer

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. CMS will post data from participating hospitals on its Care Compare website annually each fall beginning in 2023. Sadly, U.S.

Medicaid

Capitol Beat

APRIL 30, 2024

That is why we are pleased about a recent regulatory win—the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule aimed at bolstering nurse staffing at long-term care (LTC) facilities. We will continue to seek opportunities to protect this rule and promote similar efforts.

Long Term Care