Health Leaders | Nursing

MAY 13, 2025

It's communication to older adults that sounds like baby talk," said Clarissa Shaw, a dementia care researcher at the University of Iowa College of Nursing and a co-author of a recent article that helps researchers document its use. "He wouldn't normally get too frosty with people," Smith said. Cultural differences also come into play.

Long Term Care

American Medical Compliance

JUNE 16, 2025

According to a study by the University at Albany, State University of New York , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued thousands of citations to nursing homes that did not follow mandated infection control protocols during targeted inspections.

Legal Issues

Post University

JULY 16, 2025

By the mid-1990s, Medicare also approved reimbursement for NP-provided services. Beginning in the early 1990s, other states started adopting full practice authority ; Alaska, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, and Oregon were among the earliest to follow Idaho’s lead.

Nurse Practitioner

Relias

JULY 23, 2025

Accurate and timely medical record documentation: Facilitates diagnosis and treatment Communicates pertinent information to other caregivers to ensure patient safety Supports optimal care delivery and patient outcomes Common deficiencies in medical records documentation include incompleteness, inaccuracy, and inconsistency.

Best Practices

The Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The suspension of key publications and the halt in collaboration with international health organizations are examples of how the agency’s communication and research capabilities have already been compromised, which could hinder the response to ongoing outbreaks.

Medicaid

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

What You Will Learn: Specific duties of case managers Stages of the case management process Ethical issues that arise in case management Communication skills essential for case management Using interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance case management outcomes Details: Course length: 2 hours and 15 minutes; CME: 2.25

Medicaid

Nurse Practitioners in Business

JULY 24, 2025

Without proper verification of the recipient. Always confirm the identity and proper authority of the person requesting the information. Mental Health And Communicable Disease Information When it comes to highly sensitive information like mental health and communicable diseases, HIPAA imposes stricter rules.

HIPAA

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 21, 2025

The Effective Communication with Patients and Families Training equips healthcare providers with essential skills to enhance patient care through clear, compassionate, and age-appropriate communication. The course also teaches how to adapt communication based on a patients age and how to use verbal communication effectively.

Communication

Nursing Review

APRIL 28, 2025

Earlier this month, the federal government announced a $10 million commitment to make Medicare more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ Australians. At a basic level, this involves respectful communication using a patients correct pronouns and chosen name, and avoiding assumptions about their body, relationships or identity.

Mental Health

American Nurse

JUNE 11, 2025

years for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries compared to 76 years for those without the condition (Joao et al., Communicating and understanding pain: Limitations of pain scales for patients with sickle cell disorder and other painful conditions. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 28 (5), 1133-1147. Collins, P.

Medicaid

Nurses Advocates

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

’ Another challenge we learned is that Medicare requires a three-day stay to pay for the Rehab admission. This would not work in Nancy’s case, as she was alone, but there was little we could do before the surgery. Nancy made some tentative arrangements ‘just in case.’

Care coordination

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 13, 2025

Medicare and Medicaid Participants : Entities receiving payments through these federal programs. It’s noteworthy that the 2024 Final Rule expanded the definition of covered entities to include providers receiving Medicare Part B payments, marking a significant shift from previous interpretations.

Medicare

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

APRIL 22, 2025

Having protocols can help prevent human error and poor communication around medical decisions. Healthcare Coverage In 2023, 92 percent of Americans had some form of healthcare coveragewhether employer-provided coverage, Medicare or Medicaid or private health insurance.

HIPAA

Nurse Practitioners in Business

JULY 13, 2023

For example, a practice might be able to respond quicker to new Medicare rules since potential threats were identified earlier through the business planning process. Communication: a business plan is a tool for better communication. Finances: business planning is critical for budgeting and financial management.

Business

Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2021

OTs working in home health can initiate the start of care in more situations beginning in 2022 under changes to the Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs). Under previous rules, an OT was not authorized by Medicare to conduct an initial assessment in home health. OTs Can Conduct Medicare Initial Assessment.

Medicare

Nursing Review

MARCH 31, 2023

Nursing Review spoke with professor Ahmed about how ChatGPT could improve nurse-to-patient relationships through better communication. When a healthcare worker might be struggling to communicate with a patient because of a language barrier, you could ask ChatGPT to translate medical information into various languages.

Communication

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 29, 2024

Participants will learn about best practices in caregiving, communication strategies, and techniques to ensure safety, dignity, and improved quality of life for seniors and individuals with disabilities. It can lead to communication difficulties, social isolation, and decreased cognitive function if left unaddressed.

Medicaid

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 7, 2024

Additionally, using secure communication channels for transmitting patient information ensures that data is protected during exchanges. CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) These regulations provide essential guidelines for healthcare providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.

HIPAA

American Nurse

JUNE 3, 2024

Potential barriers to quality care for patients with ASD include a patient’s inability to effectively communicate their needs to providers, sensory issues worsened by the overstimulating hospital environment, and a lack of specialized ASD training among healthcare providers. See EBP recommendations.) ASD order set.

Communication

Scrubs

AUGUST 6, 2023

As part of this effort, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a program to incentivize healthcare professionals to adopt the latest technology – namely, electronic health records (EHRs). Providers can also reduce certain Medicare/Medicaid fees by participating in the program.

Medicaid

Nurse.com

JULY 18, 2022

For Perion, “advocacy, collaboration, and communication” are the three key things she learned as a bedside nurse, and these are also the goals she brings into her NP practice each day. It is no surprise, then, that NPs are in particular demand in rural America and, over 80% of NPs accept Medicare and Medicaid patients.

Nurse Practitioner

Daily Nurse

APRIL 24, 2023

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Document your patient care assessments, observations, communications, and actions in an objective, timely, accurate, complete, and appropriate manner. Many older Americans receive care from aging services facilities across the United States.

Malpractice

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

APRIL 1, 2020

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. CPT codes for billing purposes are available.

Telemedicine

Consult QD

JULY 18, 2023

Origins and COVID-19 impact The program arose from Cleveland Clinic’s desire to leverage technology to make emergency care more accessible and from the healthcare system’s initial experience with a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payment model called Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3).

Medicare

Daily Nurse

AUGUST 7, 2023

“For example, an analysis by McKinsey & Co found that telehealth accounted for less than 1% of Medicare services before the onset of the pandemic, but by July of 2021, telehealth services accounted for about 13-17% of claims submitted to Medicare.

APRN

American Nurse

JUNE 5, 2023

Safe, effective, and timely discharge requires good communication among the healthcare team, the patient, and the family. According to a study by Meo and colleagues, effective healthcare team member communication during daily rounds can help reduce length of stay by 21%. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19(1):935. December 1, 2021.

Medicare

American Medical Compliance

JUNE 21, 2024

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated that improper payments in the Medicare and Medicaid programs exceeded $100 billion from 2016 to 2023. This involves promoting ethical behavior, encouraging open communication, and having a zero-tolerance policy towards FWA.

Medicaid

American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 9, 2024

When someone uses your personal information, such as your name, Social Security number, or Medicare number, to make false claims to Medicare and other health insurers without your consent, it is known as medical identity theft. This wastes taxpayer money and interferes with your medical care. trillion in 2015.

Medicare

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The impact of these losses and risks magnifies as Medicare continues to serve a growing number of beneficiaries. Even organized crime groups infiltrate the Medicare Program and operate as Medicare providers and suppliers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require FWA training.

Medicare

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The impact of these losses and risks magnifies as Medicare continues to serve a growing number of beneficiaries. Even organized crime groups infiltrate the Medicare Program and operate as Medicare providers and suppliers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require FWA training.

Medicare

Relias

APRIL 10, 2025

From natural disasters to pandemics and cyberattacks, healthcare organizations must be ready to protect their patients, staff, and communities under any circumstance. This regulation established consistent emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers of all types.

Medicaid

Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 5, 2023

Care models had not wavered much since hospitals became medicalized in the early 20 th century, and particularly since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) were created in 1965, says Jason Gilbert, PhD MBA RN NEA-BC , executive vice president and chief nurse executive, Indiana University Health.

Retirement

Healthcare Law Insights blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency declarations, legislation, and regulatory waivers across government agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), allowed for flexibility in the delivery of care to patients, including the expanded use of telehealth. Medicare 1. Reimbursement A.

HIPAA

Amercan Journal of Nursing

AUGUST 19, 2024

Some current examples of issues that nurse advocates are working on through federal legislative change are workplace violence, mandatory overtime, faculty shortages, workforce development, and modernizing Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payment systems for nursing care.

APRN

Relias

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Because CMS is a federal agency, community providers cannot simply raise their prices or shift costs to create higher DSP wages. Individual states determine provider rates and must include these rates in their state’s Medicaid Plan, which is ultimately reviewed by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS).

Medicaid

Amercan Journal of Nursing

MAY 21, 2025

Nurses should: Explain the pathophysiology of shingles in lay language Emphasize the unpredictability and potential severity of the disease Use storytelling or patient examples to make the consequences real Communicating the Value of Vaccination One of the biggest barriers to vaccine uptake is misunderstanding its benefits.

Medicare

Consult QD

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

At Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Sydlowski and colleagues are committed to communicating this message broadly. If nothing else, Dr. Sydlowski hopes this research motivates health care providers to make sure their patients get a hearing test, which is covered by nearly all insurances, including Medicare. “It

Medicare