Daily Nurse

APRIL 24, 2023

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Maintain files that can be helpful for your character, such as letters of recommendation, performance evaluations, and continuing education certificates. Many older Americans receive care from aging services facilities across the United States.

Malpractice

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. Through accurate documentation, ethical billing practices, continuous education, and robust internal controls, providers can significantly lessen FWA risks.

Medicaid

American Nurse

JUNE 5, 2023

It required continuing education and reinforcement with the staff. doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4760-3 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/HospitalHCAHPS Family Caregiver Alliance. See Steady improvement.) BMC Health Serv Res.

Medicare

American Medical Compliance

APRIL 24, 2024

American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Languages: American English Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

Medicaid

Relias

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Keeping an eye on your case mix is important with Medicare reimbursement shifting to value-based purchasing. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is planning to implement the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model nationwide in 2023. In 2020, PDGM changed reimbursement by focusing more on patient characteristics.

Medicare

Relias

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Key sources of IHS funding The IHS is primarily funded by federal appropriations, along with grants, Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, and third-party billing. Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements Tribal health programs can enroll as Medicaid and Medicare providers to receive reimbursements for eligible services.

Medicaid

American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

While the PHE was in effect, physician supervision of APRNs in rural health clinics was waived and certain APRNs in critical access hospitals could practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training. Certain other restrictions also were lifted. Katherine O’Brien is a writer focused on nursing, aging, and health.

APRN

Capitol Beat

JANUARY 2, 2023

A compromise was reached to give five years prescribing authority for Certified Nurse-Midwives, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Nurse Anesthetists who take additional continuing education in the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. Annual Medicare Payment Changes Medicare providers were faced with 8.5%

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Relias

JANUARY 30, 2024

Healthcare organizations receive scores from the HCAHPS survey , which according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is “the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients’ perspectives of hospital care.” The data is then tabulated to create the HCAHPS score.

Patient Satisfaction

Relias

JULY 12, 2022

These skills can provide a higher level of specialized care for patients, expand the variety of conditions an agency can serve, capture higher Medicare reimbursement, and increase agency profitability. We recommend a well-designed training program for post-acute care education and skills development.

Self-Care

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Takeaways: The 1990 Federal Patient Self Determination Act requires that Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare organizations follow state laws related to advance directives. The act requires that Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare organizations, such as hospitals and nursing homes, follow state laws related to advance directives.

Self-Care

American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

Patient-centered care focused on self-sufficiency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the term “home health” to describe a federal health insurance program that provides intermittent short-term care to help patients recover from illness and become as self-sufficient as possible at home. Home health care.

Self-Care