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The Changing Face of Healthcare Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

The emergency decision by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 17, 2020 (and retroactively in effect beginning March 6, 2020) to pay for telehealth visits outside of rural areas has eased physician concern. Luckily, there are several companies, such as Teladoc, Doxy.me

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Full Practice Authority: APRN Readiness, Barriers to Practice and Access in South Carolina

American Nurse

Participants (n=181, 50%) also indicated that the requirement to ensure quality of care by conducting audits or meetings, presented logistical challenges during busy practice times and during the pandemic when face to face meetings were restricted. This is especially true for primary, prenatal, and mental health care. 2021, December).

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