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CMS finalizes rule narrowing observation status
After three years of advocacy by nursing groups, CMS will require hospitals to admit certain Medicare patients within 24 hours.
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After three years of advocacy by nursing groups, CMS will require hospitals to admit certain Medicare patients within 24 hours.

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Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have each used Medicaid waivers to fund hub-and-spoke obstetric networks.

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The bill would require staffing agencies to disclose their fee structure on every contract over $10,000.

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The new rule, effective July 1, applies to all SNFs and assisted-living facilities with more than 50 beds.
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CMS data show enrollment has been flat for three straight quarters in counties without fixed wireless.
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Bills in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana would remove physician-collaboration requirements.
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A $42M HRSA grant funds tele-psychiatry, tele-addiction medicine, and tele-OB capability in jails across 11 states.
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A $30M city program will subsidize transitional housing for nurses and aides recovering from workplace assault.
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The PA professional society is making a coordinated state-by-state push to align prescribing rules with NPs.
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The change, posted Friday afternoon, will affect the published rates at virtually every academic medical center.
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A district court ruled the state lacked authority to enforce the rule against facilities receiving federal funds.
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