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CNO
    What Does the Nursing Shortage Look Like Worldwide? 
    
    The global state of nursing is complex and CNOs must understand it to make the most informed decisions. 
CNO
    Infographic: Stay On the Pulse of 2025 Nurse Legislation 
    
    CNOs and other nurse leaders should be aware of these two pieces of legislation. 
CMO
    Why Are Care Teams Essential to Your Health System or Hospital?
    
    Team-based care has many benefits for patients and healthcare providers. 
CMO
    American College of Physicians, Physician-in-Chief Support Doctor-Led Care Teams
    
    Nonphysician healthcare providers such as nurse practitioners should not be allowed to practice medicine independently, they say. 
CNO
    Part 2: 6 Ways CNOs are Improving Teamwork for 2024
    
    In the second of a two-part series, CNOs talk about their plans for collaboration in the coming year 
Innovation
    Should a Pharmacist Be Allowed to Deliver Primary Care Services?
    
    A HIMSS 2023 panel debated whether pharmacists could help beleaguered primary care doctors by taking on some non-acute care services. 
CNO
    The Exec: Advanced Practice Providers Key to Managing Physician Shortages
    
    Including advanced practice providers in a practice redesign benefits physicians and patients, nurse leader says. 
CNO
    Nurse Anesthetists Campaign for the Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act
    
    Legislation to bolster rural hospitals includes provision to give CRNAs autonomy. 
Technology
    CMS Improves Medicaid Reimbursement for Digital Health Consults
    
    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued guidance changing Medicaid and CHIP coverage for eConsults, or provider-to-provider specialty... 
CNO
    Pro-Nursing Bills Advance in Lame Duck Congress
    
    One bill would remove federal practice barriers for NPs. The other bill would restore collective bargaining rights for VA clinicians. 
CNO
    ANA Write-In Campaign Pushes Congress to Address Nursing Workforce Issues
    
    Nurse leaders are also pushing to extend the relaxed care access policies issued during the COVID-19 PHE through at least... 
CNO
    AANP Commends New York Governor's Plan to Grant Full Practice Authority to Nurse Practitioners
    
    Requiring NPs to have a written practice agreement with a physician is 'an obstacle' to providing care to New Yorkers,...