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Hospices Leverage Technology to Improve Patient, Employee Satisfaction, Reduce Turnover 

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With burnout as a major cause of turnover, hospices are applying technology to take some of the pressure off of staff in hopes of boosting retention. Though complete and accurate documentation is essential to regulatory compliance, patient safety and securing payment, the sheer amount of it is taxing for staff.

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The Ask-Tell-Ask Approach in Four Steps

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The Importance of Prognostic Conversations In response to research revealing the importance of prognostic conversations and low patient recall of prognostic conversations, Margaret Isaac, MD and Randall Curtis, MD outlined a systematic approach for this patient communication. 2 Patient recall of prognostic conversations can be poor.

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These Nursing Associations Connect You to Fellow Pros and Valuable Resources

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The association also provides an award for implementing self-care activities. International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO). Created in 2009, the IHCNO aims to support the nurses who provide care to patients who remain in their homes. Palliative Care. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA).

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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

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Lewis PhD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie Judy “I'm present. Harms from the Workmen’s Compensation Program and AMDG Pain Guidelines The harms from the AMDG Pain Guidelines as applied to Washington’s Workers’ Compensation and Medicaid programs had become evident by 2009. Kollas MD, Terri A. Uh … I do have a conflict.

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