American Nurse

JUNE 3, 2024

adults have received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Many clinical nurses don’t have the knowledge needed to customize patient-centered care to meet the individual needs of adults with ASD. Many organizations lack the resources to support clinical nurses in identifying adults with ASD and implementing appropriate care.

Communication

Relias

MAY 16, 2025

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.

Self-Care

American Nurse

JULY 2, 2024

Kim King Kim King, MSN, FNP-C, who consults on cannabis care through her business, Thrive to Care and Wellness Education Consulting, hopes to see cannabis education added to nursing program curricula in the next 5 years. We’ve got to educate all nurses, from LPNs to RNs to APRNs,” she said. It needs to go further,” she said.

Business

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

ANA-NY member delegate candidates submit self-nominations during the annual ANA-NY elections. You might want to consider this—it is a wonderful opportunity to enrich your understanding of national nursing and health care issues. Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) (H.R. Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) (H.R.

APRN

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It is caring for an individual with a disability, acute condition, or chronic illness and helping them reach their maximum potential and function or adapt to the new physical or neurological challenges they are facing. In 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implemented the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).

Medicaid

Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Every year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER). Long‐term acute care hospitals. Short-term acute care hospitals. We all love free tools that help our organizations perform better. Home health agencies. Critical access hospitals.

Medicare

Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

Virtual nurses may work from behind computer screens, but their impact is felt throughout healthcare as their expertise is increasingly integrated into patient care and nursing workflows. They now support clinical teams throughout the patient care continuum to help ease the overwhelming demands and address serious healthcare issues.

Chief Nursing Officer

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.” While this behavior may boost satisfaction ratings, it can also jeopardize quality of care.

Patient Satisfaction

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. Advance directives are legal documents that allow adults to record their wishes related to serious illness or end-of-life care.

Self-Care

American Nurse

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Early counseling and intervention in ambulatory care settings, via risk assessment screening for early detection, can help reduce modifiable ASCVD risks. An estimated 34 million Americans, age 18 years and older, have diabetes, most with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) as well as a high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). See Risk assessment tools.)

Health Literacy

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.

Self-Care

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

What is care coordination? Coordination of care is the process of organizing and integrating health care services for patients across care settings and providers. It is especially important for patients with complex or chronic conditions, multiple comorbidities, or transitions of care.

Care coordination

Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As a post-acute care provider, you need to prove that your organization meets the expected standard of care, safety, and other compliance and regulatory requirements. Quality of care and the environment of care that your organization provides are most important for surveyors. Quality care and optimal clinical outcomes.

Medicaid

Relias

MARCH 13, 2023

Regular compliance audits help organizations provide the most efficient, effective patient care. Formerly, hospitals did not disclose the price of individual services to patients before they received care. Even providers administering care sometimes didn’t know exactly how much a procedure or service would cost.

Medicare

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. Maternal mortality is closely linked to social and behavioral factors As documented extensively, higher U.S. Sadly, U.S.

Medicaid