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

Hospice News

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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Finding your PAC

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Last week we as an industry saw RTI International release a report titled: CMS Report to Congress: Unified Payment for Medicare-Covered Post-Acute Care Analysis and Development of the Prototype Unified PAC Prospective Payment System Called for in the IMPACT Act. The care trajectory for an individual beneficiary can be complicated.

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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

The ubiquitous nurse is present in the care of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying. Nurses case manage patients with tuberculosis, fulfill critical roles in patient transportation and life flight, and they provide cancer navigation and care coordination. Nurses are everywhere. They are legion.

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