From the MCN Family to you and yours Wishing you a holiday season of joy and peace  Gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart....
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its updated version of the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON). The MOON is a standardized notice to inform beneficiaries (including Medicare...
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has added a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for Long Term Care organizations, effective January 1, 2017. NPSG.07.06.01 requires Long Term Care (LTC) organizations, accredited...
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Holiday Decorating - Keep Safety in Mind and Keep Your Healthcare Facility Compliant It is an annual tradition in many healthcare organizations – decorating patient units and common areas for the...
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On September 16, 2016, the final rule on Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers was published (Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 180). This rule affects...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued its Work Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2017. The Work Plan summarizes new and ongoing...
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Wishing You a Wonderful Thanksgiving and Joyous Time with Friends and Family MCN Healthcare                 MCN Learning                                     ...
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In my experiences as a nurse, I have learned invaluable lessons about myself through caring for others. This has been especially true in my experience as a hospice nurse working...
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I started working in healthcare 40 years ago; it was 1976, the year of the Bicentennial celebration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. In October of 1982, I...
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Does writing policies and procedures send you in a frenzy? Does it send you running from the building? Or for the hills? Developing policies and procedures is time consuming. Research must...
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