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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Rama Walker

Minority Nurse

Rama Walker is an important nursing leader , and we’re pleased to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2023. I was fascinated with the interdisciplinary team. Meet Rama Walker, CNO and COO of Nurseify, Inc. I then went on to outpatient care and progressed there in my leadership journey.

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Understanding the PEPPER Can Reduce Home Health and Skilled Nursing Audit Risks

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This free resource is accessible online and can play an essential part in your internal compliance program in 2023, a year of increased oversight by CMS. ” Richardson suggests engaging a broader interdisciplinary team, including Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinators, to offer differing viewpoints when analyzing the report.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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Under the first performance year of VBP in 2023, home health agencies will be scored in part on the patient’s perception of their communication and team discussion.” Involve all members of the care team. Back in the day, we used to have interdisciplinary team meetings, and that was always where the magic happened,” Wilson said.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Derek Flores

Minority Nurse

Flores is an important nursing leader , and we’re pleased to profile him as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2023. As a hospice nurse case manager, I lead my interdisciplinary team by being responsive and communicative. Meet Derek Flores, RN, CHPN, BS, and hospice nurse in Colorado.

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