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Third Season Episode 32: A conversation with Nancy Mellon on the healing art of storytelling

Hospice Chaplaincy

Author of Storytelling with Children, and Storytelling and the Art of Imagination, her book, Body Eloquence, won the 2008 […]. In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Nancy Mellon on the power of storytelling as a healing art. Teacher, artist, storyteller and psychotherapist, Nancy has specialized in healing through the arts for 30 years, teaching widely in the US and abroad.

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Traditions Health of Plainview Awarded Hospice Accreditation from The Joint Commission

Traditions Health

Traditions Health opened its first agency in Bryan, Texas in 2008.

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Traditions Health of Round Rock Awarded Hospice Accreditation from The Joint Commission

Traditions Health

Traditions Health opened its first agency in Bryan, Texas in 2008.

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Hospice Regulations May Be Adversely Affecting Dementia Patients

Hospice News

Researchers from George Washington University and the University of Chicago examined data from more than 11 million unique hospice care episodes that occurred between 2008 and 2019.

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Traditions Health of Waxahachie awarded Home Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission

Traditions Health

Traditions Health opened its first agency in Bryan, Texas in 2008.

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CommCare Expands with Notre Dame Hospice, Home Health Acquisitions

Hospice News

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Louisiana hovered at 50% in 2008, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Louisiana-based CommCare Corporation recently acquired Notre Dame Hospice and Notre Dame Home Health for an undisclosed sum.

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Are You Ready for National Healthcare Decisions Day?, Heartbeat Special Episode April 16, 2022

The Heart of Hospice

National Healthcare Decisions Day was started in 2008 by attorney Nathan Kottkamp to encourage people to complete their advance care planning. In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day 2022, we’re talking about advance care planning. What’s your plan for your healthcare and who have you told it to? Every year on April 16 (the day … Continue reading "Are You Ready for National Healthcare Decisions Day?, Heartbeat Special Episode April 16, 2022".

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Residential Hospice Acquires Two Providers in Missouri and Ohio

Hospice News

in 2008, according to the U.S. Michigan-headquartered Residential Hospice has acquired Comfort Hospice in Missouri and Grace Hospice in Ohio for undisclosed amounts.

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Rising Interest Rates Unlikely to Slow Hospice M&A; Largest Deals May Take the Brunt

Hospice News

The latest increase marks the sixth consecutive raise made by the Federal Reserve this year, and pushes rates to a “new highs” that haven’t been seen since 2008, according to a report from Trading Economics.

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CHRISTUS, Texas Palliative Care Team Up to Deliver Serious Illness Care

Hospice News

Texas Palliative Care was established in 2008 when The Hospice of East Texas expanded with these services. Texas Palliative Care and CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health recently formed a partnership to expand access to serious illness care for patients and families in growing need.

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St. Croix Hospice Continues Missouri Expansion

Hospice News

in 2008, according to the U.S. Croix Hospice has expanded in Missouri with a Jefferson City de novo in the central region of the state. This is the company’s seventh Missouri location, bringing the number of counties St. Croix Hospice serves in the Show-Me State to 44.

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Choice Health Acquires Private Duty Company Instant Care, Enters Arizona Market

Hospice News

Initially established in 2008 as a rehabilitation service provider, Choice expanded into home health during 2012 and later into hospice in 2018. Texas-headquartered Choice Health at Home has entered the personal care space with the acquisition of Instant Care of Arizona for an undisclosed sum.

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Strong Hearts Carry Both Joy and Sorrow

Elaine Mansfield

Vic died on June 3, 2008— many years ago and oh so recent. Bluebird eggs. The forest is green with moss and ferns. Fiddleheads near the stream are ready to harvest and the maple trees dropped their tiny red flowers on the forest floor.

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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

Hospice News

Nieves’ has been with the company since 2008, when she was introduced to ALC Home Health Care Founder Anthony Siciliano. Enhabit Names General Counsel. Home health and hospice provider Enhabit, Inc.

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Celebrating Hospice and Palliative Medicine as the Fifth Largest Medical Subspecialty

Pallimed

Additionally, we are still quite a young specialty, with the birth of HPM as an official specialty being announced in 2005 , and getting started in 2008. by Christian Sinclair ( @ctsinclair ) We have entered a new age! Spread the word!

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Choice Health CEO Jackson: Instant Care Deal an Extraordinary Opportunity in Non-Medical Home Care

Hospice News

The company initially launched as a rehabilitation service provider in 2008. Texas-based Choice Health at Home’s recent purchase of Instant Care of Arizona is bursting with long-term growth potential.

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Four Generations of the Nursing Workforce

Daily Nurse

Yet, marked by the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, the Great Recession of 2008, and the COVID-19 pandemic, this large generation has seen enormous changes in the world during its coming of age. Nursing is multigenerational, with four generations in the workforce at any given time.

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Inspiration from Marion Woodman

Elaine Mansfield

We shared letters for years, sometimes focusing on dreams and sometimes on our love for our husbands, especially after Vic’s cancer diagnosis in 2006 and after his death in 2008. April 18, 2009.

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Celebrating Black Nursing Leaders: Meet Shameika Smith

Minority Nurse

After becoming complacent in my current role, in 2008, I began taking my prerequisites part-time while working at Shepherd. Shameika Smith, RN, BSN, CRRN, is a registered nurse in the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program at Shepherd Center.

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

GeriPal

They’re really excellent, and if I have any complaint about them at all, it’s that they could have been issued in 2008, 2009.

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Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice

1-800-HOSPICE

2008; 300 (14): 1665-1673. The American Society of Clinical Oncology describes hospice as an essential component of end-of-life (EOL) care.

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HCP and HHAeXchange Expand Their Partnership with Seamless Integration to Improve the Client and Care Worker Experience

Home Care Pulse

Founded in 2008,? R EXBURG, Idaho, September 21, 2022— HCP ?and? HHAeXchange ?announced announced that they’ve expanded their integration partnership, connecting HHAeXchange’s provider software with HCP’s? experience management ?and? training ?services. services.

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For-Profit or Nonprofit, Hospice Is Not a ‘Hustle’

Hospice News

The article begins with a rehash of the AseraCare False Claims Act (FCA) and anti-kickback lawsuit which was filed in 2008 and settled in March of 2020.

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The Continuum of Nurse Career Growth

Minority Nurse

Since the economic downturn of 2008, many households have struggled to survive, with breadwinners working multiple jobs in the face of a rising cost of living, frozen wages, and increased difficulty finding health insurance (the Affordable Care Act notwithstanding) or planning for retirement.

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

Hospice News

Brazzale was the first physician to be selected for Trustbridge’s fellowship program when it launched in 2008 and has stuck with the nonprofit hospice provider ever since. Agape Care Group Appoints M&A VP.

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Health Care Decisions Now Can Help Your Family Later

Solace

NHDD was founded in 2008 by a Virginia lawyer who witnessed too many agonizing situations where “families, providers, and hospital administrators struggle(d) to interpret the wishes of patients who never made their healthcare wishes known.”.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

Hospice News

For the study, researchers from George Washington University and the University of Chicago examined data from more than 11 million unique hospice care episodes that occurred between 2008 and 2019. “We

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Research Results About Leaders’ Ability to Address Disruptive Behaviors

Healthy Workforce Institute

Numerous studies show the deleterious effects disruptive behaviors in the workplace have on employee morale, turnover and a high rate of medical error and adverse patient outcomes ( The Joint Commission, (2008, 2016 ).

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3 Strategies to Help Nurse Leaders Tackle the Rise in Workplace Bullying and Burnout

Healthy Workforce Institute

Numerous studies show the deleterious effects disruptive behaviors have on employee morale, turnover and a high rate of medical error and adverse patient outcomes ( The Joint Commission, 2008, 2016 ). The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in profound changes within our healthcare system.

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High Peaks Hospice celebrates National Doctors Day with a Spotlight on our Medical Director

High Peaks Hospice

He received the Hospice Person of the Year Award in 2008 from the Idaho State Hospice Association. High Peaks Hospice would like to honor our Medical Director, Dr. Curt Gedney for National Doctors Day by sharing information about him with the team.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

And so for our example, when we launched our brand new ACE unit here at UAB in 2008, we did not have the funds to redesign the unit until three years later. Summary Transcript Summary. Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units) have been around for over a quarter of a century.

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Is It Language? Family Ties? Plumbing the Mystery of the Hispanic Paradox

Minority Nurse

I became intrigued by this phenomenon when I joined the Hispanic Community Health Study in 2008. In early December 2021, I was seeing a physical therapist for a shoulder injury.

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End-of-Life Discussions: Does Revealing a Bad Prognosis Rob a Patient of Hope?

1-800-HOSPICE

2008; 300 (14): 1665-73. Modern healthcare practices informed patient involvement in decision making. Nevertheless, the debate about whether to discuss life expectancy (or prognosis ) with terminally ill patients continues. 1 On one hand, advocates of the end-of-life conversation say the availability of a candid, sensitive conversation about prognosis is vital to a person’s ability to participate in informed decision-making.

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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

GeriPal

That provision was taken out of Obamacare back in 2007, 2008. Summary Transcript Summary. You have a patient with dementia severe enough that she cannot recognize relatives. She falls and breaks her hip.

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Talking With a Hospice Chaplain

Journey With Deanna

Blane Brazier has worked full time in hospice since 2008. He has a unique ministry of using his guitar or sometimes the ukulele to engage the spiritual life of his patient's. He currently works at Amity Hospice as their Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator where he also facilitates grief groups for bereaved family members. He recently wrote a booklet called CELEBRATING LIFE a Compassionate Guide Through Funeral Planning.

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Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho

GeriPal

So this is 2008 when they were running this study, I’m like why did the heck did they choose buprenorphine? Summary Transcript Summary. Buprenorphine. It’s been around for a long time but is acting like the hot new kid in town.

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Creative Ways Hospitals Are Supporting Nurses Mental Health

Diversity Nursing

Code Lavender began in 2008 with Earl Bakken at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Nursing was known to be a stressful profession. There was plenty of data showing burnout to be a significant problem among US Nurses.

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How Hospice Supports Families

1-800-HOSPICE

2008 Nov;98(11):2092-8. More and more people are choosing to die at home. Since the healthcare system first started keeping track of this in the 70s, most people died in hospitals.

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Roger Chou’s Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest: How the CDC’s 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain Lost Its Clinical and Professional Integrity

Pallimed

2008 Jul-Aug;9(5):531-41. 2008 Mar-Apr;11(2):161-86. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008–. 2008 Nov-Dec;14(6):401-9. by Chad D. Kollas MD, Terri A. Lewis PhD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie Judy “I'm present. Uh … I do have a conflict.

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The Continuum of Nurse Career Growth

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

The growth of your career as a nurse can be consciously self-generated, or simply a result of happenstance and a laissez-faire attitude towards professional development.

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How to Create a Professional Work Culture

Healthy Workforce Institute

2008 ). Being a leader in healthcare is hard enough without worrying about your employees making it harder. Bullying, incivility, and inter-professional conflicts are consuming way too much of a leaders’ time – time better spent on more important work.

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Telehealth’s Post-Pandemic Growth Trajectory

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Amid this surge, Congress enacted the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act in 2008 as part of an attempt to rein in the burgeoning online marketplace for prescription drugs—particularly those involving controlled substances—which had largely evaded prior enforcement actions.

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Addressing The Range of Patient Beliefs About COVID-19

Pallimed

In winter 2008 after President Obama was first elected, I saw a woman in clinic who said she was disappointed by the election result.

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