American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurers require the use of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) which is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). NPIs are unique identifiers used by providers to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services they provide. Why should I obtain an NPI?

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American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurers require the use of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) which is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). NPIs are unique identifiers used by providers to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services they provide. Why should I obtain an NPI?

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Medicare Medicaid APRN Nurse Shortage 52

Board Vitals - Nursing

AUGUST 30, 2016

Knowing the leading public health concerns in your state will provide context for you as a provider and information important to your daily practice. The CDC acknowledges this and has created Prevention Status Reports “to increase the use of evidence-based public health practices and improve health outcomes in each state”.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

According to Ross, the 21st Century Cures Act , enacted by Congress in 2016, impacts many aspects of American healthcare, including mandating that patients access electronic health information (EHI). “This compliance enhances trust and supports better health outcomes by ensuring that critical health information is readily available.”

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Scrubs

MAY 18, 2024

Most healthcare facilities have protocols in place to assist uninsured patients in applying for emergency Medicaid or charity care programs, which can significantly reduce or even cover the cost of treatment. This education can also cover topics like nutrition, exercise, and the importance of regular health screenings.

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American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

They then provided telephonic education to those patients about polypharmacy, the benefits of a pharmacist-led medication review, and the AWC web application. Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. 2020;368:m865.doi:10.1136/bmj.m865

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Capitol Beat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

While not a new issue, we are seeing renewed focus on identifying and overcoming barriers that are leading to health inequities—especially with the COVID-19 pandemic magnifying underlying and persisting inequities. Educating nurses on how to reduce health disparities resulting from the pandemic was an area of focus for ANA.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Organizations adopt care coordination to improve health outcomes and reduce the financial cost of treatments by streamlining care delivery and reducing or eliminating redundancies in care. Provide patient education, improve engagement, and ensure appropriate hand-offs during transitions of care. What is care coordination?

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Relias

APRIL 18, 2025

Its a crucial component of patient satisfaction and can significantly influence health outcomes. Don Berwick, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services This quote encapsulates the essence of patient-centered care. Quality in a service or product is not what you put into it.

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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.” Does patient satisfaction equal better health outcomes?

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Capitol Beat

MARCH 15, 2022

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program – The bill includes $13 million, an increase of $4 million within the total for Advanced Education Nursing to expand training and certification of RNs, APRNs, and Forensic Nurses to practice as sexual assault nurse examiners. Agencies Health and Human Services : $108.3 billion, an increase of $1.4

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 21, 2025

American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians. Effective communication is critical to patient safety and has been shown to improve health outcomes and increase patient trust and engagement.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

of full-time NPs seeing Medicare patients and 82% seeing Medicaid patients. NPs are well positioned for primary care roles because of their education and training, says Reisinger, who has helped obtain an advanced educational nursing workforce grant centered on educating nurse practitioners for rural practice.

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Amercan Journal of Nursing

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On Sep 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for their widely anticipated minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. In the past, this has come through mechanisms such as wage pass throughs and Medicaid Incentive Payment Programs.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

However, the results also suggested that most respondents also said they could use more education. My colleagues and I work to help improve maternal health outcomes by providing the best education and competency evaluation solutions for the healthcare workforce. on referrals for behavioral health care.

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Mental Health Medicaid Health Outcomes Medicare 98

American Nurse

MAY 8, 2023

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. The NAM reports classify healthcare quality measures as structural, process, outcome, cost of care, or patient experience of care.

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American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

These were: Individual determinants Education Experience Nurses’ value Impact of role models Factors influencing individual determinants were age, gender, religion, satisfaction with the nursing major, personal values, and use of coping strategies. The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education. link] Dall, T.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Kansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KPQC) consists of healthcare leaders and professionals as well as leaders in Kansas public health. The University of Kansas held educational webinars on Maternal Health in Rural Kansas during June 2024 reaching providers throughout the state.

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Mental Health Medicaid Health Outcomes Education 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), care coordination is “the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants (including the patient) involved in a patient’s care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services.”

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Relias

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, was originally the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics — which explains its unusual name. Medicaid covers 43% of all deliveries but only provides 60 days of postpartum coverage. For example, in the U.S.,

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Relias

MARCH 29, 2024

Many of these causes are worsened by social determinants of health such as poverty, lack of access to quality health care, racism, and discrimination. Title V funding can play a vital role for states and territories in addressing maternal mortality and improving maternal health outcomes. Maternal mortality in the U.S.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Frailty frequently is defined as an aging-related syndrome of physiological decline, characterized by marked vulnerabilities to adverse health outcomes. As we age, our bodies become more subject to frailty, illness, weakness, and morbidity.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Introduction SOUTH CAROLINA is predominately a rural state that consistently demonstrates poor health rankings, due to the lack of Medicaid expansion, healthcare deserts, and a decreasing physician supply. Health rankings demonstrate SC has the 4th highest rate of preterm births among all 50 U.S. Journal of Health Economics.

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Relias

JULY 14, 2022

She focuses on organizational culture, process, and structure to improve health outcomes. But she also educates about social determinants of health — which include race, bias, discrimination, access to resources, and other social factors.

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Mental Health Telemedicine Medicaid Health Outcomes 52

Relias

JULY 14, 2023

In some cases, mothers living just a few miles away from each other can have vastly different health outcomes due to variables such as income, education, race, and access to care. and nearly every other country has increased substantially since the WHO began tracking data on maternal health outcomes.

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Mental Health Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicare 52

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ensuring that nurses deliver equitable care is more than satisfying a mandatory education requirement. Rather, it requires understanding and connecting with patients, whose backgrounds, families, environments, and experiences play a role in their medical histories and in their health and wellbeing when they return home.

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Medicaid Self-Care Health Outcomes Education 105

Capitol Beat

APRIL 15, 2025

What is Medicaid? Medicaid provides health care coverage for millions of Americans, with nearly 72 million enrolled in 2024. Every state can choose to offer Medicaid coverage to other populations beyond the federal requirements. Why is Medicaid under threat now ? Why should nurses care about Medicaid cuts?

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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. Both clinical and behavioral factors contribute to maternal health outcomes. Sadly, U.S.

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Medicaid Mental Health Health Insurance Medicare 40

The Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 8, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded key guidance on March 4, 2025, affecting Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for services addressing health-related social needs (HRSNs).

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The Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 2, 2025

President Donald Trumps executive orders during the first months of his second term have inflicted widespread harm on children across the United States, jeopardizing their access to education, healthcare, and basic needs. Department of Education (DOE) is to oversee these services and ensure equitable access to education for all students.

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The Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 21, 2025

Department of Education (USDOE). The disturbing visual was dystopian: children were used as props to announce a policy that would profoundly undermine their education and well-being. Public education is more than just a system of schools; it is the embodiment of our civic values and ideals. ” before signing the order.

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