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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

Hospice News

She served as director of compliance for Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care from 2001 to 2009. Egging has served as president of The Denver Hospice since 2009, where she led health information management, quality and compliance departments. This marks her return to the organization. Paul, Minnesota, for more than 80 years.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

Hospice News

Established in 2009, St. Our findings showed improvement in HCI measures which drive quality, including increased nursing and social work visits and time spent in the home to support patients and their loved ones and caregivers in the last seven days of life,” Nangle said. Even more importantly, it’s helping with staff satisfaction.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Kendra Coles

Minority Nurse

Nursing leaders can ensure our patients have the best outcomes by leading a team of professionals to their highest potential and encouraging their growth as caregivers. I’m most proud of starting an obstetric program at UM BWMC in 2009 and participating in its ongoing growth to improve maternal and newborn care in Anne Arundel County.

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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

Hospice News

Death doulas also serve as patient advocates and offer respite to caregivers as well as logistical support with tasks like estate and financial planning or funeral services, said Deathwives Founders Lauren Carroll and Erin Merelli. Merelli: I got into doulaship as a birth doula in 2009. Deathwives was formed in 2019.

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New Directors at Iowa River, Home Health of the Ozarks; C-Suite Shifts at Elara Caring, VIA Health

Hospice News

The organization also operates an inpatient hospice center, which launched in 2009 and features six patient suites in a home-like environment. Elara Caring saw its caregiver workforce grow by 21% during the second quarter as a result of these efforts. “At

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US Justice Department’s Spotlight on Hospice Sends ‘Powerful Message’ to Fraudulent Operators

Hospice News

Justice Department, Angel Care enrolled 24 patients in hospice between 2009 through 2017 who did not meet Medicare eligibility requirements. But I want to make sure primarily that the caregivers’ hands are not tied. Glover-Wing in April was found guilty of one count of conspiracy and three counts of health care fraud.

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Patient Portal Ethics

Chicago Caregiving

From an ethics perspective, it behooves caregivers to have a discussion beforehand if results are going to be available soon, who should look first and how that’s going to look.” The post Patient Portal Ethics appeared first on Chicago Caregiving. Lerner, MD, professor of medicine and bioethicist for NYU Langone Health.

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