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Physician, Legislator Morhaim: Hospices Should Be Vocal About Advance Care Plans

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Not only do these factors have the potential to reduce health care costs, but they can help ensure patients receive goal-concordant care in their final days. Nevertheless, only about 38% of the chronically ill have documented their wishes, according to 2017 research in Health Affairs. .

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WellSky Intent on Expanding Footprint, Presence Across Care Continuum

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The Kansas-based company reports that it has quadrupled in size since 2017, now employing a staff of 2,200 worldwide. Now roll the tape forward 15 months, [CarePort] has been more critical to our growth and that network and care coordination capabilities than anything else we’ve done, particularly over the last two years,” Miller said.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

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Unity Hospices and Palliative Care Appoints New Strategic Director Unity Hospice and Palliative Care has named a new director of strategy with the recent hiring of Scott Hensley. Hensley was previously the national vice president of managed care at Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC), serving in the role since 2017.

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Finding your PAC

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Another unique element was around the concept of care coordination and the role of patient navigators. The care trajectory for an individual beneficiary can be complicated. Many beneficiaries receive PAC services from more than one provider in their care trajectory. Could you consider the use of care coordinators?

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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Nurses case manage patients with tuberculosis, fulfill critical roles in patient transportation and life flight, and they provide cancer navigation and care coordination. We need nurses on cruise ships, at Disney World, and in adult day care facilities and occupational health centers. Nurses are coaches and case managers.

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April 2022: CMS updates National Quality Strategy

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Noted in its stated objectives the CMS National Quality Strategy takes a person-centered approach to quality and safety and seeks to improve the overall care journey as individuals move across the continuum of care, from home- or community-based settings to hospitals and post-acute care. This all sounds great, right?

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

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So when Carmen and I both started at Ohio State together, September 1, 2017, and we started our first day as faculty members here, she started pursuing this topic. Katie: Help pay for them to go and do the evaluations and provide the resources and care coordination as part of the healthcare team. Carmen: Reimburse them too.