Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

McCaffrey is a retired clinical social worker, who most recently served patients at Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). We can still have that personal touch and that extra added level of support that focuses on quality.” The post Hospices Ramping Up Caregiver Support appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 24, 2022

To develop an engaged board that adds value to an organization, hospices are taking governance activity beyond the standard, periodic meetings and fundraising events. It’s more forward facing than looking backwards,” Bill Musik, CEO of Integri3D, told Hospice News. “A Heath, who has served as chair for the past four years.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We take care of folks who are seriously ill, sometimes at the end of life… and the way I see it is we enter into their stories, we help bring peace and presence in a time of suffering,” David Wu, the program’s director, told Palliative Care News.

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2022

This can prevent or delay hospice care for individuals who chose to receive it. . The courts for a long time were not receptive to these claims, because they couldn’t conceptually grasp how the patient was harmed if we literally saved their life. “The “We would find such conduct troubling in any case. .

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Clinicians face relatively high rates of burnout “due to the secondary trauma and emotional exhaustion that develops from working with death and dying daily,” Aprille Waldrop, social services manager for Florida-based Hospice of Health First told Palliative Care News. Nursing is not the same kind of work it used to be.

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Hospice News

MARCH 31, 2023

Looking at hiring a new executive director is probably one of the most important functions that a board does, and so we did some research on how to set up a policy that would guide the governing board if the executive director was absent and we weren’t sure when they were coming back,” Hunt told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Volunteers can help clinicians with the right patient reporting system and processes in place,” Benton told Hospice News. We calculated out $76,514 around volunteer cost savings last year,” Conway told Hospice News. We served multiple patients over the past year so that nobody has to die alone,” Fulcher told Hospice News. “We

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Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2023

“Once again leading by example, [the Carter family] is showing us how to embrace a stage of life that people don’t want to think about — that people don’t want to talk about,” NHPCO COO and interim CEO Ben Marcantonio said at the Times Square event. We put patients and their goals at the center of the plan of care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

I think that’s one message that hasn’t really been conveyed to lawmakers,” Morrow told Hospice News. So how can we start to reduce the cost within the government itself, but also help hospices maintain their business while providing the best care for patients?” told Hospice News. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Bailey Woodhams, business development manager for consulting firm Maxwell Healthcare Associates, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 8, 2022

“For the first time we’re able to offer equitable access to?specialty?palliative?care patients who?need need and want them in this rural setting,” VandeKieft told local news. We are not physically entering their private space, not requiring them or staff to drive. We have to blast through these biases.

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Hospice News

MAY 9, 2022

You have to approach legislators, even though some are going to run in the other direction and are not going to get it,” Morhaim told Hospice News. “If Most people in a medical crisis who are not on hospice will head for a hospital emergency department. This is by nature an unplanned event. That’s hard to do.

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2023

We go beyond the norm of palliative, hospice or caregiving support programs, so we don’t really have a box to define and label ourselves,” Dolan told Hospice News. “We We try to fill a lot of buckets. Hospice News photo.) The post Mettle Health Stepping Up Clinical Education appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The company’s platform is designed as a benefit that companies can offer their employees who have lost a loved one, a pregnancy, or a pet, including access to care coordinators, death care experts, products, and counseling services. “There’s so much grief that happens before the event.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

“Your election statement should hold up against audits and other types of regulatory scrutiny,” Brenton told Hospice News. “We Next year, the OIG is planning a nationwide audit of hospice eligibility that will focus on patients who did not have a hospitalization or emergency department visit prior.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Given life’s uncertainties, the availability and utilization of advance care planning should extend beyond the senior population, Shega told Hospice News. An advance care plan provides peace of mind and takes the burden off loved ones who might otherwise have to make difficult decisions during an emotional time. NYSE: CHEM).

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Issues of fraud in the hospice industry echo events that previously affected the home health space, and providers can learn from that prior experience. This is according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), who spoke Thursday in a Relias webinar. An individual owner of a hospice dies.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I’m the first person to say that none of these [Medicare Advantage] entities are perfect,” Jain told Hospice News. This included reports that some consumers were enrolled without having any contact with a health plan or who received misleading information about coverage, out-of-pocket costs or provider networks.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

A spate of news reports have indicated that Alive Hospice may be up for sale to a publicly traded for-profit entity. The Alive board is committed to acting only in the best interest of the organization we love and its future,” Alive Hospice executives told Hospice News in an email. “We

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Hospice News recently sat down with Swig to discuss how hospices can bridge communication and connection gaps among caregivers through collaborations with in-home acute and urgent care providers. We assess symptoms that patients are experiencing in their home and help address those trauma needs as they happen.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hospice News spoke with a group of industry leaders — from publicly traded companies, private firms and nonprofit organizations — about the major trends and most pressing concerns on their radar as the new year approaches. One of the things that we’re really seeing is that as more of the value-based care is happening. “One

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

based Niagara Hospice will soon have a new president and CEO with the upcoming retirement of John Lomeo, who has led the organization since 2000. To my board members, thank you for supporting me and our vision to improve health care throughout [western New York]. Together we answered the call of duty.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Hospice News spoke with Dr. Benjamin Kornitzer, agilon’s chief medical officer and a co-author of the study about the workings of their palliative care model, the results it achieved and the company’s plans to grow the program in 2024. We bring technology. We bring insights. We can bring powerful data and care pathways.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In backing it, Collins and Warner also pressed payers to widen the scope of staff who can bill for these services, citing limited billing parameters that hinder patient access. We hope greater access to these conversations will improve end-of-life and help providers meet unique patient needs.”. “We

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Hospice News

JANUARY 5, 2023

When these billing codes were created, CMS made them very vague and open-ended, leaving room for flexible timing, frequency and settings around these conversations,” Grant told Hospice News. It also presents difficult and “tricky” parameters for clinicians who “aren’t sitting at the bedside with stopwatch,” Grant said.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary We’ve talked about Falls a couple of times on this podcast, most recently with Tom Gill about the STRIDE study and before that with Sarah Szanton about the CAPABLE study. They were stunned by the number of calls for lift assistance for older adults who had fallen. Word of mouth spread rapidly.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 11, 2024

I am still in awe of the posts, shares and stories I hear about how the skilled nursing facilities embraced the day and found ways to allow those residing in their communities to experience this event. Regardless of age, physical ability or cognitive status, we all came together to provide a positive united event for our patients.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This year, World COPD Day will be marked by an inaugural global event involving a virtual baton pass. 2023 has seen a publication of new clinical statement on PR from the British Thoracic Society 4 and PR clinical practice guideline from the American Thoracic Society 5. and have fun at the same time!

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AlayaCare

JUNE 17, 2022

What’s the best way to pay those who deliver home care services? According to a survey on Value-based pay by Home Health Care News (HHCN) and AlayaCare, 54% of home care providers say that currently very little of their revenue comes from value-based contracts. The issue remains elusive when it comes to firm answers. While the U.S.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MARCH 14, 2024

How many times have we all heard those words? Who noticed the change? We know in the realm of skilled nursing facilities, therapists play a crucial role in evaluating and treating residents to optimize their functional abilities and quality of life. No specific medical event reported by nursing.”

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AlayaCare

JUNE 16, 2022

What’s the best way to pay those who deliver home care services? According to a survey on Value-based pay by Home Health Care News (HHCN) and AlayaCare, 54% of home care providers say that currently very little of their revenue comes from value-based contracts. The issue remains elusive when it comes to firm answers. While the U.S.

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Hospice News

MAY 15, 2023

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Ben Clarke, CEO, BetterRX, to learn about the current pharmacy challenges facing hospice providers, and the steps they can take to overcome them. Hospice News: What career experiences do you most draw from in your role today? This article is sponsored by BetterRX.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s the end of the world as we know it. Today we find inspiration for my kids: there are adults who care deeply about this issue, particularly for older adults who are much more vulnerable to health effects of climate change. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today? This is Eric Widera.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sinai Health System, said at the event. We train our health coaches, who are very similar to community health workers. They are working within our organization and working in these communities every day, but we train them provide the training for many evidence-based programs,” Vesley said at the conference. “We

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The former trauma nurse was transported to her days at the bedside when she faced unexpected tragedies: patients who had been involved in serious accidents, violent attacks, or other events. When I experience a triggering event, it feels like the shootings are happening around me at that moment,” said Cornell.

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AJN Off the Charts

MAY 11, 2022

The hands-on workshop was a primer on blogging and included an assignment that the participants needed to submit a blog post about their conference experience before the end of the event. When I frame the request as a way to educate people about our role, there is more acceptance and acknowledgment that we do need to tell our own stories.

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Hospice News

MAY 5, 2022

I am honored to help Amedisys fulfill its vision and extremely excited about all of the opportunities we have in front of us.”. New CFO Takes the Reins at Bristol Hospice. Utah-based Bristol Hospice has named Jerry Copeland as its new CFO. He] was a perfect match given his experience, track record and desire to succeed.

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