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Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

Hospice News

Uintah Home Health and Hospice patients began receiving services under the Canyon umbrella earlier this month. The home health and hospice provider is part of the home care service line of Uintah Basin Healthcare. The post Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin appeared first on Hospice News.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Home Care Agencies Must Achieve Interoperability

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When the spectrum of a client’s care team shares real-time information, that client’s needs are clearly understood, resulting in fewer interventions and a better quality of life. Why Interoperability Is Important in Home Care. Statistics bear that out: a 2019 survey found that only about one-third of U.S.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Home Care Agencies Must Achieve Interoperability

AlayaCare

When the spectrum of a client’s care team shares real-time information, that client’s needs are clearly understood, resulting in fewer interventions and a better quality of life. It’s imperative that home care agencies gather accurate , updated client health data that can be used to make informed clinical decisions.

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Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

Hospice News

“If you think about how they’ve taken on strains in their capacity, these post-acute services – home health and hospice – they can get patients out of very expensive settings,” Klementz told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 Conference. Among the 1.6

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

Hospice News

About 10% of hospice patients were enrolled for only two days or less during 2019, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Close to half of all hospice patients were enrolled for fewer than 18 days, and 25% received care for five days or less. Staffing Constraints Limit Growth.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions Michelle Cone and Laura Coyle of HomeWell Care Services address why home care plays a crucial role in reducing hospital readmissions, how they're prioritizing this at HomeWell, and what they would suggest as the first step to improving outcomes.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

Hospice News

In 2019, the organization had just 200 members. Death doulas can help facilitate conversations regarding the dying process, discussing advance care planning, hospice election and advocate for the patient’s wishes in their final days. Palliative Care Providers Hitting Walls in Value-Based Reimbursement.

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