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Survey Readiness Starts with Respecting Resident Rights 

American Medical Compliance

In assisted living and long-term care settings, survey readiness is a major concern for administrators and staff. A poor audit can lead to penalties, loss of reputation, or even closure. Train Early and Often Make resident rights a core part of your onboarding process to build a foundation for survey readiness.

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Foot care nursing

American Nurse

Legal and professional considerations CFCNs who want to start their own clinic or business should evaluate which setting and reimbursement platform to pursue. Although nurses should check their state nurse practice act prior to developing their business structure, foot care remains one of the few areas that allows RN self-employment.

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2023 Regulatory Advocacy Roundup

Capitol Beat

Not surprisingly, the main focus of advocacy is the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its subagency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS is strengthening the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) , which ANA supports.

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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. Almost two weeks ago, it announced a proposed rule that would establish national minimum staffing standards for long-term care (LTC) facilities.

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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

Daily Nurse

We need to understand most nurses in acute care and long-term care settings now are novice nurses or nurses who have only been in the profession for a few years. Healthcare is a business, and every business has to show a return on investment. What is their output? You’re not aligned.

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Top Healthcare Career Resources Blogs of 2021

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Working for an agency as a nurse could see you working in rehab centers, inpatient psych units, group homes, long-term care facilities, and more. RVUs or Relative Value Units are part of the formula Medicare uses to quantify the complexity of work and expense a practice generates seeing patients.

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Future-Proof Your Workforce: Post-Acute Care Reskilling and Upskilling

Relias

Upskilling is about learning things that will make employees better at their current jobs and prepare them for advancement while ensuring that the organization is ready to meet future business requirements. We recommend a well-designed training program for post-acute care education and skills development. Custom Training Program.