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In 2017 Medicare established a new benefit for Medicare Beneficiaries – BHI for primary care. This benefit allows primary care providers the opportunity to receive payment for managing the behavioral health care of their patients.
In the 2015 report Policy Agenda for Nurse-Led Care Coordination, published jointly by the American Academy of Nursing and the American Nurses Association, it was noted that “Nurses have been and continue to be pivotal in the development and delivery of innovative care coordination practice models.”
Achieving a Lean Belt designation is not just a resume builder, it is a designation that communicates your level of expertise. Lean Practitioners with a Black Belt designation are highly sought-after individuals for various leadership and quality management positions.
In 1990, the Patient Self-Determination Act was passed which provided patients with the right to make choices in their care regarding end of life medical decisions. Unfortunately, in healthcare, this law boiled down to a question on admit: “Do you have an advance directive or living will?”
In 2011, Medicare established a new benefit for Medicare Beneficiaries – The Annual Wellness Visit. The Annual Wellness Visit was implemented to focus on health promotion, disease detection, and fostering the coordination of the screening and preventive services for the Medicare Beneficiaries.