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Congress Grills HHS on Hospice Program Integrity

Hospice News

A large contingent of these companies were established with the purpose of selling the license at a profit, with little concern for patient care. In some instances, multiple hospices have been operating out of the same address without a corresponding increase in the population of eligible patients. of hospices) 2024 (No.

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Emergency Nurses Association Launches Crucial Study on Workplace Violence

Daily Nurse

The last time ENA researchers conducted a large-scale survey was in 2010; the report was published in 2011. To qualify, participants must be emergency department nurses engaged in direct patient care for at least 50% of their work time, be over 21 years old, and speak English.

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Staff Training Key to Improving Hospice Quality Among LGBTQ+ Patients

Hospice News

Training that creates comfortable spaces for providers to learn about types of biases and how these may impact patient care are also imperative and [we] should normalize this, while providing techniques to work past them. Creating comfortable spaces for employees to be themselves can trickle down into patient care.”

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Survey Paints Enrollment Picture

Daily Nurse

One major factor for that increase was the release in 2010 of the Institute of Medicine’s The Future of Nursing report, notes Giddens. In 2010, only 49% of the nursing workforce was prepared at the bachelor’s level. These are nurses in clinical practice who are focused on patient care outcomes in a clinical practice environment.

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Culture, Compensation, Education Are Keys to Hospice Chaplain Turnover

Hospice News

“When someone is overwhelmed, it is impossible for them to provide quality care.”. On average, the tenures of more than a third of hospice chaplains in the United States lasted only one to two years between 2010 and 2019, according to research from Zippia. A shrinking labor pool.

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Executive Shifts at Amedisys, AMOREM, VITAS; Compassus, Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoint New Clinical Leaders

Hospice News

Prior to Hospice of the Chesapeake, Sherman in 2018 launched Maryland Concierge Primary Care LLC, an adult primary care and medical weight management company. He has more than 25 years of health care experience, including a role as assistant medical director at Compassus from 2010 to 2017.

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Bedside Handovers: An efficient, reliable, and inclusive Nursing handover process

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

My observations made from the nursing handovers I witnessed, were that they followed a structured approach, and the content of handover provided were inclusive of the patient, when happening at the bedside. and to do a safety scan at the bedside if the patient has any other equipment or attachments that needed checking.

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