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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. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023;23(1):886.

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What is Medicaid, and why does it matter to nurses? 

Capitol Beat

Medicaid provides health care coverage for millions of Americans, with nearly 72 million enrolled in 2024. Finally, Medicaid cuts would impact patient access and health outcomes. What is Medicaid? The Trump Administrations agenda includes reducing federal spending, which is being echoed by the new Congress.

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

Health Leaders | Nursing

Care for 6 in 10 residents is paid for by Medicaid , the state-federal health program for poor or disabled Americans. "We Medicare rates Goodwin House Alexandria as one of the best-staffed nursing homes in the country. It also operates a retirement community in Washington, D.C.

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A link between nurse work environment quality and COVID-19 mortality disparities

Health Leaders | Nursing

A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing links the quality of the nurse work environment and COVID-19 mortality rates among socially vulnerable Medicare patients. The study examines data from 238 acute care hospitals across New York and Illinois.

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What the Proposed CMS Staffing Mandate May Mean for Your Facility

IntelyCare

With the end of this fiscal year approaching, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided to set off its New Year’s fireworks a little early. These actions could include the termination of the provider agreement, denial of payments under Medicare and Medicaid, and other civil penalties.

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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. 2024; 19(3). www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool2b.html Alshehri AA, Jalal Z, Cheema E, Haque MS, Jenkins D, Yahyouche A. American Nurse Journal.

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Nursing and Voting

American Nurse

Health policy includes the decision made to promote the health care of individual citizens. Examples include Medicare and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Politics is about influencing, which implies some capacity to make a difference in the outcome of a decision. 2024, January 22).