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Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measures

American Nurse

Takeaways: To help patients and their families make informed decisions about choosing health care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly reports quality performance measures. Timeliness: Treatment is available without long delays.

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8 Smart Tips for Managing Debt and Retirement for Travel Nurses

The Gypsy Nurse

If you’re eligible for health insurance options, apply and enroll immediately. If you’re eligible, it would benefit many people to apply for Medicare as soon as possible. It would help if you looked for other plans to cover the gaps that Medicare might not complete. Understanding tax benefits and deductions.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The project included use of the organization’s telemedicine AnyWhere Care (AWC) web application, which patients can download to their smartphones. The application then feeds data to the patient’s electronic health record (EHR). doi:10.1136/bmj.m865 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Backhouse A, Ogunlayi F.