Tag Archives: nurses

ACO’s Creates New Opportunities for Nurses

Posted on November 11, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Cathryn Domrose, Nurse.com Released last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services‘ new guidelines for accountable care organizations were a victory for many healthcare professionals dismayed by the original version released in April. Nursing organizations were concerned the … Continue reading →

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Medicare Will Expand Coverage for Telehealth

Posted on July 11, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Ken Terry,  Information Week – Healthcare The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed changing how it defines telehealth services that may be eligible for Medicare coverage. But it’s unclear how far the agency will go in expanding such … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Offers New Ways to Improve Care, Lower Cost for Medicaid

Posted on July 11, 2011 by susiecookhc

July 8, 2011   US Department of Health & Human Services Initiatives focus on people receiving Medicare and Medicaid benefits The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced three new initiatives to help states improve the quality … Continue reading →

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New Study: Medicaid Makes a “Big Difference” in Lives

Posted on July 8, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Julie Rovner,  for NPR   The study, being published as a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research, has a distinctly bipartisan flavor. Among its authors are Katherine Baicker of Harvard, who was an economic adviser to … Continue reading →

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Proposed Bill to Set Nurse Staffing Levels

Posted on July 8, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Karen M. Cheung, Fierce Healthcare Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) last week introduced legislation that would establish a federal minimum of nurse-to-patient ratios at all hospitals, according to a press release. Aimed at decreasing mortality rates and preventing medical errors, … Continue reading →

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VA Hospitals to go Mobile in October

Posted on July 8, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT   7/30/2011 The Veterans Affairs Department expects on Oct. 1 to let clinicians in its hospitals and other employees use mobile devices, likely Apple’s iPhone among others, once they are verified as secure and … Continue reading →

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Red Hot Accountable Care! What Will This Mean for Healthcare?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Kate Goonan, MD   Advance Laboratory Eye on Quality Accountable care organization (ACO) is the latest buzz phrase to hit the healthcare executive lexicon. The concept is so hot yet so poorly understood that a cartoon mocking our ignorance … Continue reading →

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HHS Urges Medicare Patients to Make Use of Free ‘Health Care Reform’ Benefits

Posted on June 22, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Daniel J. DeNoon, WebMD Health News June 20, 2011 — Only one in six Medicare beneficiaries have so far received any of the preventive care services now free to them due to health care reform. To save lives — and money … Continue reading →

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10 Benefits of an EMR System Listed by Medi-Smart

Posted on June 15, 2011 by susiecookhc

Medi-Smart Nursing Articles Electronic Medical Record An Electronic Medical Record is a secured electronic file of patient history, medical transcription notes, billing information, and all other information necessary to have a complete patient profile. It is true that the electronic … Continue reading →

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ANA Launches Website to Help Preserve Medicaid

Posted on June 13, 2011 by susiecookhc

medicalnewstoday.com   6/10/2011 The American Nurses Association (ANA) is working on several fronts to counter attack on Medicaid funding and keep nurses informed about the efforts on Capitol Hill that impact this program which provides essential health care coverage for an estimated … Continue reading →

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