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Why Nurses on Your Board Matter
In this conversation, Ellen Brzytwa, R.N., trustee at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses her mission of bringing more nurses into board positions.
AHA shares regulatory relief priorities with CMS
AHA participated today in a stakeholder listening session hosted by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to formally launch the agency’s regulatory relief effort.
Case Study: Recruiting and Retaining an International Health Care Workforce
Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, Ohio, addressed its nursing workforce gap by recruiting international nurses and working to create a welcoming and supportive environment where nurses choose to remain for many years to come.
CMS finalizes disclosure requirements for SNFs; definitions affecting hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 15 finalized public reporting requirements for skilled nursing facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, including disclosure of private equity company and other investor relationships.
Leadership Dialogue Series: At the Intersection of Technology and Nursing With Advocate Health
As the nursing profession continues to evolve, it is embracing new technologies and practices that allow nurses to focus on what matters most — their patients.
AHA shares perspective on long-term care staffing proposal with lawmakers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to implement mandatory nurse staffing levels “would have serious, negative, unintended consequences not only for nursing home patients and facilities, but the entire health care continuum,” AHA told the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in a statement submitted to a hearing yesterday afternoon on the issue.
How UVA Health is Helping to Build a Nursing Workforce
Building and retaining a nursing workforce is one of the many challenges facing health care today.
CMS releases proposed rule on minimum staffing in nursing homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday released a proposed rule that would impose minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, that participate in Medicare and Medicaid.
AHA Statement on Proposed Rule on Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes
The AHA strongly believes that a skilled, caring workforce is integral to delivery of high quality, safe care. At the same time, safe staffing is about much more than a number. We are concerned that in proposing a one-size-fits-all numerical staffing threshold, CMS would remove the role of clinical judgment in staffing facilities, and inadvertently create patient access challenges across the health care system.
CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept. 1 issued a proposed rule regarding staffing requirements for nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS estimates that about 75% of nursing homes would have to increase staffing in their facilities under the proposed standards, which exceed those existing in nearly all states.