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Reduce missed visits and improve client outcomes by leveraging technology 

AlayaCare

The number one challenge that all home and community care providers face is care worker shortage. Providers need solutions to allow them to deliver more care in the community with their existing resources by increasing utilization and efficiency.

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Storytelling in Medicine: A Podcast with Liz Salmi, Anne Kelly, and Preeti Malani

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Two weeks ago on the GeriPal podcast we talked about why and how to write for the general public. This week we’ve invited three guests to share their stories about storytelling that’s written for healthcare providers. The first guest is Liz Salmi.

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

Hospice News

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In November of 2022, Ava Kofman published a piece in the New Yorker titled “How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle.” Some viewed this piece as an affront to the amazing work hospice does for those approaching the end of their lives by cherry picking stories of a few bad actors to paint hospice is a bad light.

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The Ultimate Guide to Improving Caregiver Engagement & Retention

Want to learn how to retain your caregivers & improve caregiver retention X3? Get expert advice from Smartcare Software — a complete home care EMR company leading the industry in caregiver hiring and retention tools — and download The Ultimate Guide to Improve Caregiver Engagement & Retention for FREE.

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Checklist: What to look for in a hospice provider

HopeHealth

Choosing a hospice provider can feel like an overwhelming decision. Here’s a list of what to ask about, based on recommendations from Consumer Reports and caregiver experience surveys from not-for-profit status to 24/7 crisis response.

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Critical Nursing Shortage Jeopardizes the Health of our Communities, Pending NYS Bill Can Help

Daily Nurse

The demand for qualified nursing personnel has rarely, if ever, been as high as it is today. Report after report shows clear evidence that hospitals and healthcare facilities are facing critical staffing shortages that jeopardize the health and well-being of our communities.

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Facility-Bound Hospice Patients Less Likely to Get SIA Visits

Hospice News

Hospice providers in facility-based settings may be underutilizing Medicare’s service intensity add-on (SIA). Compared to routine home care, patients receiving the general inpatient level of care (GIP) were 22.8% less likely to have a SIA-applicable visit, according to an analysis by Abt Associates.

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What palliative care means for COPD and other lung diseases

HopeHealth

For people living with a lung disease like COPD, palliative care means extra support for symptoms, and crucial information for the road ahead. The post What palliative care means for COPD and other lung diseases appeared first on HopeHealth. HopeHealth Blog Palliative Care

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A Day in the Life: Vascular Access Nurse

Daily Nurse

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work as a vascular access nurse and what this job offers? Here are the basics that you need to know. Rebecca Myers , MSN, RN, VA-BC, NPD-BC, is a Vascular Access Nurse (aka PICC nurse).

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5 more ways of reducing repetitive tasks through home care software solutions 

AlayaCare

As Adrian Shauer, CEO of AlayaCare, expressed in episode 35 of the HomeHealth360 podcast “Home care agencies now have the tools to finally win the war on repetitive tasks.”

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Advance Care Planning Billing Rules Impede Equitable Access

Hospice News

Current advance care planning reimbursement structures are limiting utilization and access of these services, particularly among communities of color. The payment barriers blocking more equitable advance care planning are two-fold, existing on both the health care provider and patient sides.

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The Roles of Medical Professionals in Hospice Care

Shining Light Hospice

The Roles of Medical Professionals in Hospice Care Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on providing comfort and support to patients and families during the end-of-life process.

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My Beloved Sons

Elaine Mansfield

The two of you sent a photo from David’s home in North Carolina last week. You’re 52 and 49 now, but the photo reminds me of a 1974 photo of curly headed four-year-old David holding six-month-old smiling Anthony with tender love.

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Kim Ellis, the Diabetes NP, on Diabetes Awareness

Minority Nurse

Diabetes Alert Day was introduced in 1988 and for decades has helped raise awareness about diabetes this significant medical condition.

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Racism and Other Forms of Bias are a Threat to Safe Patient Care

Daily Nurse

Many people, including nurses, carry some bias, whether it is recognized by the individual or not. One study in the March issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing sought to explore that more in-depth.

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Why CMS Extended VBID, MA Hospice Carve-In

Hospice News

Three main factors drove the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to extend the value-based insurance design (VBID) model through 2030: patients’ social needs, health equity and improved care coordination.

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I think therefore I am? – Live Q+A

Palliverse

Photo by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash After presenting my first lecture the other morning I fielded some live questions from the audience. The last question asked what had happened to hospice. You started off well, were highly active and looked after patients well.

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Science Slam is back!

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

Learning meets laughter, facts meet fun and education meets entertainment. Science Slam is a competition that combines scientific presentations with the entertainment value of stand-up comedy.

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Nurse Hero or Nurse Warrior?

Minority Nurse

Nurses have been called many things over the years, and saint, hero, angel, and savior are just several ways they’ve been described. In a misguided sense, nurses have even been unceremoniously sexualized in the form of the tired cliché of the sexy nurse Halloween costume.

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Night Shift Nurse Christy Fliss Recognized for Kindness

Daily Nurse

Long-term care nurse Christy Fliss is a night owl serving residents in Canby, Minnesota, after dark. “It’s It’s fulfilling being that person to light them up. Make them feel good,” says Fliss, who’s coming up on nine years at Sanford Health Sylvan Court.

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VITAS Opens New, Permanent Inpatient Unit at Florida Hospital

Hospice News

VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHEM), has expanded one of its inpatient hospice units in Florida. VITAS’ new hospice facility at Broward Health Coral Springs features 12 patient beds, a kitchen and a family room.

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Palace of Care – It’s hard enough just breathing

Palliverse

Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash “The last thing I remember was waking up early to watch the Rugby Sevens, after that I woke up in hospital,” was what he wrote using a green erasable marker pen. In between sentences he would wipe his mouth with tissue paper.

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“It was just the healing time together we needed” – Making memories with Center Parcs

Together for Short Lives

For families caring for a seriously ill child, life can be incredibly hard. They know that all too soon, they’ll have to say goodbye to their precious child. It’s so important that they have the chance to fill every moment with joy, and make memories together that they can treasure forever.

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5 Helpful Tips for Dealing with Difficult Patients

Diversity Nursing

Patients become difficult for many different reasons. They sometimes become challenging due to diseases that affect their reasoning, like dementia or Alzheimer’s. Other times, patients can become verbally or physically abusive due to high-stress situations or unmet wants or needs.

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Checklist Prompters Support ICU Rounds

Daily Nurse

Rounding checklists can help hospital care teams improve patient outcomes. New research points to the potential for patient-specific checklists as a valid way to effectively translate the latest evidence into clinical practice.

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Suncoast Hospice of Hillsborough Unveils New Inpatient Unit

Hospice News

Florida-based Suncoast Hospice of Hillsborough, an Empath Health affiliate, has opened a new inpatient unit within Tampa’s St. Joseph’s Hospital.

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EAPC Webinar: The Case for Public Health Palliative Care

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

Our Reference Group on Public Health and Palliative Care are presenting this webinar on 31 May 2023. The webinar will start at 2pm (CEST). The Case for Public Health Palliative Care’ will feature presentations from Julian Abel (UK), Julia Verne (UK) and Phil Larkin (Switzerland).

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Esther Conteh

Minority Nurse

Esther Conteh has enjoyed an extraordinary and varied healthcare and nursing career for over 25 years. She emigrated to New York City from Sierra Leone as a teenager and was inspired by her mother’s work as a midwife back home and decided to pursue a career in healthcare.

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Josh Christianson Joins Hospice of the Red River Valley as Senior Philanthropy Officer

Hospice Red River Valley

Hospice of the Red River Valley welcomes Josh Christianson as Senior Philanthropy Officer. Josh serves the development team by helping lead philanthropy efforts by working with current and potential donors for Hospice of the Red River Valley gifts and campaigns.

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Nurses and the Promise of Entrepreneurship

Daily Nurse

Ask any passerby on the street to describe nurses. You’ll likely hear a description of a woman in scrubs with a stethoscope around her neck, caring for patients in a hospital.

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Hospice Providers Weigh Labor Gains Against Rising Costs

Hospice News

When it comes to labor, hospice providers are walking a balance beam between the need to increase capacity and the long-term sustainability of offering bonuses, tech investments and larger benefits packages.

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WHO policy brief on integrating rehabilitation into palliative care services

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

The World Health Organisation have published a Policy brief on integrating rehabilitation into palliative care services. Click here to access the document. The post WHO policy brief on integrating rehabilitation into palliative care services appeared first on EAPC. News-update

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NHPCO Launches New Program: The Quality and Innovation Network

NHPCO

For Immediate Release March 29, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has created a new Quality and Innovation Network as a community for providers who share a commitment to establishing a culture of quality within their hospice and palliative care organizations.

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Palace of Care – Goosebumps

Palliverse

Photo by michael schaffler on Unsplash What’s in the bowl on the table? That’s sand and a shell from his favourite beach. Really? Yeah, and in the bottle is seawater from the beach. He spent a lot of time on that beach and in that water during his life.

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RN’s Mental Health Called Into Question By Nursing Board

Nurse.com

In past blogs I’ve written about the power and authority of each state’s board of nursing (BON) to discipline nurses. The board has this power as long as an individual possesses a license to practice.

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Hospices Get Creative to Succeed in VBID

Hospice News

Hospices will need to leverage creativity to thrive in a Medicare Advantage reimbursement environment. Often called the Medicare Advantage carve-in, the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model is now in its third year. Recently, the U.S.

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