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Private Duty Nurse Job Description [Updated for 2025]

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Patients may include elderly adults, children with complex needs, or individuals recovering from surgery or managing disabilities. Private duty nurses provide extended, shift-based care in contrast to home health nurses, who focus on brief, intermittent visits under Medicare guidelines.

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Beyond EHRs: What Is “Meaningful Use” and How Can It Help Your Facility?

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As part of this effort, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a program to incentivize healthcare professionals to adopt the latest technology – namely, electronic health records (EHRs). Providers can also reduce certain Medicare/Medicaid fees by participating in the program.

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Path to Penn Nursing with Barbara Doyle, RN, MSN

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Her roommate Krista Pinola (current Chair of Penn Nursing Board of Advisors) is still her best friend. Took a position as Assistant Nurse Manager. Requiring more marketing experience to hold her product management position, returned to Penn for a Marketing certificate from Wharton.

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CPD made easy – The experts’ guide to continuing professional development

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Lastly, nursing presents many leadership opportunities and is a key feature of our healthcare system. Roles like Nurse Manager, Clinical Nurse Educator and Nurse Practitioners, to name a few, are the go-to experts that offer support, advice and guidance, and these positions allow you to enhance your skills, education and further your career.

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5 Women Nursing You Need to Know About Today

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She is the only emergency medicine representative to the American Medical Association Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC), which makes recommendations to Medicare about evaluation of physician work influencing national physician payments.

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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

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One approach that hospital officials are using to manage the readmission risk and avoid Medicare penalties is establishing a preferred SNF network. Hospital and SNF providers and clinicians then work closely to manage post-acute care and improve patient outcomes after discharge.

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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

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If nurses bill for their services or are recognized for everything they bring, you can see that it’s worth investing in nursing to get a higher return. You’ll get better reimbursement from Medicare, the big blues, and everybody else in insurance. But we have to invest in our nurses.