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Hospitals may eventually receive some relief from the burdens of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Auditor (RA) program (previously called the Recovery Audit Contractor [RAC]) program but dont think the RAs are going away.
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Safe patient handling should be standard practice, not best practice. That is the message behind new, draft standards issued by the American Nurses Association (ANA).
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Do your homework before making request
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Its used for evaluations, to justify more staff
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services New Interpretive Guidelines for the Conditions of Participation for Discharge Planning Part 1
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Make the case for fewer tasks, more staff
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Hospital system increases staff satisfaction.
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One size just wont fit all
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