The Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

As trusted healthcare professionals, Mills and Powell assert nurses’ moral obligation to speak out against leadership that threatens the core values of healthcare and public service. We, like millions of healthcare providers across the country are sounding the alarm on RFK Jr.

Leadership

Penn Nursing

OCTOBER 14, 2021

So Do Their Patients Leadership Health Care and Social Justice: Perfect Together The Vaccinators: Nurses and Needles on the Pandemic Front Lines As the Page Turns Dean’s Letter Integrated Innovation Download Fall 2021 issue Menu Button Feature Roads, Bridges, and … Caregivers? Media Spotlight Nurses Deserve Better.

Nurse Practitioner

Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 12, 2025

The I CAN Act The Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act is another bipartisan bill that would remove the federal barriers in Medicare and Medicaid programs that stop APRNs from practicing to the full extent of their clinical education and training, according to another press release.

Preceptors

Health Leaders | Nursing

JUNE 16, 2025

Providence Swedish cited rising costs, insurance delays, inflation in the medical and pharmaceutical world, and looming federal government funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare as reasons for the decision. In total, 600 full-time jobs are being eliminated across seven states Providence Swedish operates in.

Pharmaceutical

The Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Dr. Oz: Snake Oil Salesman in Chief Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV quack extraordinaire, has been tapped to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This nomination shows a complete disregard for the importance of education and the need for experienced leadership in this crucial field.

Health Insurance

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

APRIL 22, 2025

Healthcare Coverage In 2023, 92 percent of Americans had some form of healthcare coveragewhether employer-provided coverage, Medicare or Medicaid or private health insurance. Some policymakers are pushing for higher participation in employer-provided coverage, while others are advocating for Medicare for all.

HIPAA

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 7, 2024

CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) These regulations provide essential guidelines for healthcare providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Encourage a proactive approach by ensuring that leadership demonstrates a strong commitment to compliance and sets a positive example.

HIPAA

Nurse.com

JULY 18, 2022

Another clear barrier to care is economic — many physicians are unable to accept Medicaid, while many Americans on Medicare struggle to find primary care physicians and specialists accepting new patients. DNPs play advanced roles in nurse leadership as well as research and teaching. Education to Become a Nurse Practitioner.

Nurse Practitioner

Relias

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The State of Medicaid Programs and the Need for Grassroots Advocacy. Commercial insurance and private pay revenue sources rarely cover services for people with IDD, leaving Medicaid as essentially the sole payer for these services. Third, train your supervisors in leadership and management. DSP retention and career advancement.

Medicaid

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

He’s an actively practicing NP in New York and a member of the senior leadership team at Columbia University’s School of Nursing, serving as the associate dean of clinical affairs and assistant professor responsible for overseeing the NP primary care faculty practice located in New York City and teaches health policy in the DNP program.

Nurse Practitioner

Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 5, 2023

A shared leadership/professional governance mindset is key to a successful practice redesign, CNE says. Letting go of that traditional paternalistic command-and-control models of leadership and getting into that shared leadership/professional governance mindset is the key to the future with this.

Retirement

Relias

APRIL 10, 2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Emergency Preparedness Rule to provide a national framework for healthcare organizations to improve their readiness for emergencies. This regulation established consistent emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers of all types.

Medicaid

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. Support from these smaller groups is essential.

APRN

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. Moreover, as frontline defenders of the healthcare system, healthcare providers play a crucial role in preventing these issues.

Medicaid

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

American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides federal oversight of care quality in all U.S. hospitals that receive Medi­care and Medicaid funding. Hospitals that accept patients with Medicare or Medicaid insurance (approximately 61.4 million have Medicare, Parts A and B, and 75.8 March 2023.

Medicaid

Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 29, 2024

For payers, Woods said, change would likely begin at the federal level with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Nursing is the single largest workforce in any hospital, according to Jackson, and so nurses must be included in leadership and decision-making processes. This ensures accountability and support."

Chief Nursing Officer

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Dear readers, I am extremely excited to be embarking on this very important role and wish to express my gratitude to the leadership of the Maryland Nurses Association (MNA) for selecting me as the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. It is an honor to collaborate with the exceptional members of the Editorial Board and the publisher team.

Medicaid

Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs. These recommendations also support ANA’s legislative advocacy as we encourage lawmakers to support H.R.

APRN

Relias

DECEMBER 21, 2021

For Medicare claims, you already track care quality and report it to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Those quality ratings appear on Medicare’s Care Compare website and inform prospective clients how well you’re achieving positive outcomes. Improve Your Quality Ratings.

Medicare

Capitol Beat

JULY 24, 2024

Improving Access to APRNs ANA recently sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee that highlights ways that Congress can ensure Medicare patients’ access to nursing care through Medicare Part B Payment Reform. The final rule was issued by CMS in April.

Medicare

Minority Nurse

MARCH 29, 2023

After working as a home health aide at VNS Health, she became an RN with the organization and moved quickly through the ranks, leading to her current leadership role, where she oversees a large and diverse team. Working with our MLTC (Managed Long Term Care) and Medicare members requires skill, empathy, and patience. And she was right.

Long Term Care

Capitol Beat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Starting each Spring, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) begins its annual rulemaking process to determine payment for Medicare services by provider type. Comments on the last proposed rule of the 2025 Medicare payment rulemaking cycle were submitted to CMS in early September.

Medicare

Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 17, 2023

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a Proposed Rule that, if finalized, would extend the application of the “36-Month Rule” from home health agencies (“HHAs”) to also include hospice agencies as well. The 36-Month Rule, found at 42 C.F.R.

Medicare

Relias

MAY 1, 2022

Because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not reimburse healthcare organizations for costs associated with hospital- or facility-acquired pressure injuries, appropriate assessment at the time of admission is vital. With proactive steps, you can use your leadership power to heal the gaps in wound care education.

Education

Capitol Beat

APRIL 16, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from finalizing its proposed long-term care safe staffing regulation. ANA sent a letter to House Leadership expressing its concerns about the bill’s adverse impact on the nursing workforce and the importance of ensuring safe staffing in long-term care facilities.

Long Term 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. Facilitate difficult conversations and support patient decision making. See Patient self-determination.

Self-Care

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

This will mitigate burnout, improve retention, and create a culture where nursing knowledge and leadership is encouraged and valued. Use of NPIs allows advanced practice nurses to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services provided to patients. Our professional values influence our perception of the value of nursing. “The

Health Outcomes

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

Capitol Beat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

We detailed these priorities and positions in a letter to Congress , sent to both Senate and House leadership. Additionally, we are currently working with allies in the health care community to defend Medicaid to ensure that our most vulnerable patient populations have access to health care providers, such as trusted nurses.

APRN

American Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

This emphasis will require nurses to take on important operational and leadership roles in programs established to improve the health of the nation. A brief history of Medicare in America. medicareresources.org/basic-medicare-information/brief-history-of-medicare Blumenthal D, Collins SR, Fowler EJ. New Engl J Med.

Medicare

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Acute Hospital Care at Home program, supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), took off during the pandemic and is now in place in more than 300 health systems across the country. More and more care will be in the home.

Telemedicine

Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

This estimate is based on a survey of physicians who primarily serve Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage patients and represents up to a fourfold increase in the cost of care delivered at home today. The report also found trends in the kinds of services Medicare beneficiaries receive via telehealth.

Medicare

American Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) worked with purchasers, physicians, healthcare organizations, and consumers to identify evidence-based process measures (core measures) to reduce morbidity, mortality, variability, and cost while improving quality outcomes. Several recent developments aim to address these issues.

Chief Nursing Officer

The Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In her first 3 terms (before redistricting), she has been a voice for our profession and has risen to the leadership of the Democratic Caucus. Lauren Underwood at an upcoming event either in person or via Zoom on Thursday, September 28th. We need to help her get re-elected.

Medicaid

Minority Nurse

MAY 14, 2024

Her passion for public policy was heightened while serving as a health policy advisor in the Office of the Secretary at the Health and Human Services in Washington, DC initially under the leadership of Secretary Kathleen Sebelius followed by the leadership of Secretary Sylvia Burwell. Are you still there? That’s like the question!

Medicaid