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Interview: Nathanael Ayala, Compliance Officer, Hospital San Carlos Borromeo, Puerto Rico

HIPAA Journal

I started by graduating as a graduated nurse from El Colegio (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus). My first position was as an Emergency Room per diem nurse. 3 months after my first position, I started working full-time as a telephone triage nurse with a health plan health advice service line.

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HHS Announces New Funding to Boost Behavioral Health Services

Healthcare Compliance Blog

The program is funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and will establish a Center of Excellence for Building Capacity in Nursing Facilities to Care for Residents with Behavioral Health Conditions (Center for Excellence).

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PE Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But Care Issues Continue

HIT Consultant

According to the report, despite exhibiting signs of overdose, there is no indication the man was physically evaluated, and a psychiatric nurse practitioner did not evaluate him until a week after the high dosage of medication. Nurses reported working shifts alone, despite requirements that Wellpath have six nurses in the jail per day shift.

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023: What Providers Need to Know

Hall Render

CMS finalized most of the changes in coding and documentation approved by the AMA CPT Editorial Panel for “Other E/M Visits” (which include hospital inpatient, hospital observation, emergency department, nursing facility, home or residence services and cognitive impairment assessment).

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Drug Diversion is Complicated: 5 Data-Related Challenges to Overcome

HIT Consultant

One group that doesn’t fit the stereotypical substance abuse profile is health care workers, about 10% of whom are abusing drugs, according to figures from both the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the American Nurses Association (ANA). At work, of course.

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Key Healthcare Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Healthcare Law Blog

Prior to the PHE, a “practitioner” only included a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse-midwife, clinical social worker, clinical psychologist, and registered dietitian or nutrition professional. [3]. RHC and FQHC Telehealth Services.