American Nurse

MAY 5, 2023

As part of Professional Development Week, 
the National Nurses Month toolkit suggests registering for a National Provider Identifier (NPI), a unique number used to identify individual providers and associate them with the care they 
deliver (nursingworld.org/ana-enterprise/nurses-month). Visit the site and log in/register to read.

Medicaid

American Medical Compliance

APRIL 24, 2024

Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve healthcare outcomes. American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Medicaid

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. These programs provide targeted financial assistance for specific health initiatives, including disease prevention, behavioral health, and workforce development.

Medicaid

American Nurse

JUNE 3, 2024

Bonamer, is a nursing professional development and research specialist, Chris Donnelly is a nursing professional development specialist, David Stone is clinical supervisor of the behavioral health intervention team, and Corinne Brown is the Magnet® program director. 3W3aHFM Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Communication

American Medical Compliance

APRIL 17, 2024

Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve healthcare outcomes. Expand the Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138% of the FPL. Not all states have expanded their Medicaid programs.

Medicaid

Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

An unintended, but positive offshoot of the pandemic is that the crisis highlighted home health’s “very quick and successful adjustments” and “versatility” to serve COVID-19 patients and millions of others served under Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, and other services. Professional Development and Education.

Professional Development

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Prior to joining MDH, I held roles including Principal Analyst at the Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission, various senior and management level roles for the state of Maryland and worked as a policy analyst for the Maryland Department of Legislative Services.

Health Insurance

Relias

JANUARY 8, 2024

The relationship between patient satisfaction scores, reimbursement, and health outcomes The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scoring helps hospitals and governing bodies evaluate patient satisfaction through quantitative measurements.

Patient Satisfaction

Relias

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is planning to implement the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model nationwide in 2023. And professional development, such as specialization training, can open up new career paths for them. Employees value employers who invest in them.

Medicare

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

Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will expand its enforcement actions against poorly-performing facilities. Professional development. Poorly performing nursing homes are held accountable for improper and unsafe care and must improve their services immediately, or risk losing federal funding.

Medicare