Best Practices Long Term Care Medicaid 
American Nurse
JULY 8, 2025
In response to: Medicaid Matters Dear Editor, I write in strong support of Jennifer Mensik Kennedy’s column “Medicaid Matters” (July 1, 2025), which soundly called for nurses to advocate for those impacted by legislative cuts to Medicaid funding. In these turbulent times, nurse advocacy isn’t optional, it’s essential.
American Nurse
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Project ECHO connects rural clinicians in primary care and long-term care settings with an interprofessional team of specialists via videoconferencing sessions. A second ECHO line for long-term care facility teams (Nursing Home STRONG ECHO) began in 2020. Rural Texas counties.
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Relias
APRIL 10, 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Emergency Preparedness Rule to provide a national framework for healthcare organizations to improve their readiness for emergencies. This regulation established consistent emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers of all types.
Relias
MARCH 12, 2025
Whether its skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, or home health agencies, regulatory bodies require that healthcare providers demonstrate competency in delivering patient care. Additionally, accrediting bodies emphasize the importance of competency verification as part of their quality standards.
American Nurse
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Expiration: 12/1/26 Sandra Long*, a 72-year-old woman, is admitted to the emergency department from a long-term care facility for fever, poor oral intake, new-onset confusion, foul-smelling urine, and incontinence. Nurses contribute significantly to the evidence-based care of patients with UTI and in prevention efforts.
American Nurse
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
2530 would help examine best practices for nurse staffing and provide whistleblower protections for nurses who choose to advocate for the safety of their patients. ANA has called for HHS to convene a diverse set of stakeholders in a conversation to identify short- and long-term solutions to nurse staffing challenges.
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