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The Relentless School Nurse: When Policy Harms Children – A School Nurse’s Call to Action

The Relentless School Nurse

Now more than ever, we are bearing witness to a dangerous unraveling of public health and education infrastructure, driven by policy decisions at the highest levels of government. At CMS , alterations to Medicaid are being implemented behind closed doors. Department of Education. Medicaid is not just a budget itemits a lifeline.

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Private Duty Nurse Job Description [Updated for 2025]

Registered Nursing

A private duty nurse offers individualized medical care to patients outside of traditional healthcare facilities. They are typically hired through private agencies, Medicaid waiver programs, or directly by families. Apply to private duty agencies or network with care coordinators and families.

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What Care Coordination Is and How To Implement It

Relias

Integrated care focuses on the whole person by coordinating physical and behavioral health care along with substance use treatment. There are different models for how integrated care is delivered, but care coordination makes all the difference. What is care coordination?

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

A well-designed care coordination process benefits patients, providers, and payer organizations. Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. Care coordination under HHVBP.

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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

These children account for one-third of total healthcare spending and 40% of Medicaid’s total spending on kids,” according to a Children’s Hospital Association news release. Another nurse and I were the daytime care coordinators,” Whitfield said. Children’s hospitals in the U.S. This accounted for a 2.6%

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Comprehensive Care for Seniors & People with Disabilities Training for Healthcare Personnel

American Medical Compliance

MSSP provides a range of support, including care coordination, health education, and access to essential services like transportation, meal delivery, and personal care assistance.

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How CMS’ TEAM Initiative Helps Prevent Surgical Readmissions With Better Wound Care

Relias

Patients unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge drive up costs, disrupt recovery, and reflect gaps in care. Under HRRP, hospitals received financial penalties if their readmission rates exceeded the national average a move that drove greater attention to discharge protocols and transitional care.