Carrots and sticks
The Stick—penalties for excess readmissions Is your hospital on the list? Starting this month, over 2,200 hospitals are forfeiting up to 1% of their…
Legal & Ethics
FDA marks 50 years of Kefauver-Harris amendment
This year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is marking the anniversary of the Kefauver-Harris amendment, passed 50 years ago. The legislation gave…
The ethical will: A loving legacy
An ethical will serves as a vehicle for distilling a lifetime of wisdom and relaying messages of hope and love.
Headlines from the Hill Dollars and…sense?
As Congress nears the "fiscal cliff" and the so-called sequester with its across-the-board spending cuts, ANA will continue to advocate for funding of programs…
CMS awards funding for APRN training
On July 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the participants for a new initiative that provides funds to support clinical…
Study: Medicaid expansion may reduce mortality
Expansion of Medicaid coverage may reduce mortality among adults, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more.
How to comment on government regulations
You can get directly involved in developing public health policy by submitting your comments on proposed government regulations to federal departments and agencies.
Restraints, patient rights, and the confused patient
Author Leah Curtin analyzes the ethics of a case of confusion and restraints.
CMS broadens ‘medical staff’ concept to include APRNs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has broadened the concept of “medical staff” so that hospitals can include other practitioners such as…
Carrots and sticks
The Stick—penalties for excess readmissions Is your hospital on the list? Starting this month, over 2,200 hospitals are forfeiting up to 1%…
FDA marks 50 years of Kefauver-Harris amendment
This year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is marking the anniversary of the Kefauver-Harris amendment, passed 50 years ago. The…
The ethical will: A loving legacy
An ethical will serves as a vehicle for distilling a lifetime of wisdom and relaying messages of hope and love.
Headlines from the Hill Dollars and…sense?
As Congress nears the "fiscal cliff" and the so-called sequester with its across-the-board spending cuts, ANA will continue to advocate for funding…
CMS awards funding for APRN training
On July 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the participants for a new initiative that provides funds to…
Study: Medicaid expansion may reduce mortality
Expansion of Medicaid coverage may reduce mortality among adults, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read…
How to comment on government regulations
You can get directly involved in developing public health policy by submitting your comments on proposed government regulations to federal departments and…
Restraints, patient rights, and the confused patient
Author Leah Curtin analyzes the ethics of a case of confusion and restraints.
CMS broadens ‘medical staff’ concept to include APRNs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has broadened the concept of “medical staff” so that hospitals can include other practitioners…
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