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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

Hospice News

Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020. Patients may be receiving several visits from these professionals during the last days of life, or multiple visits on the same day, that do not count toward the measure, she said. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.

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Growing Neuropalliative Care: Overcoming Barriers to Scale

Hospice News

We have evidence to show that early cancer palliative care interventions improve outcomes. On the research end of things, the International Neuropalliative Care Society (INPCS) was founded in 2020 to help address these challenges and to bring attention to the specialty.

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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to Expire in May, Marking Potential End of Hospice Regulatory Flexibilities

Hospice News

This includes the separate COVID-19 national emergency, both declared by President Donald Trump in 2020. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive some regulatory requirements, such as expanded access to telehealth, including for recertifications. A federally declared emergency allows the U.S.

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Reducing Mistakes: What Every Nurse Can Do

Minority Nurse

Nurses from around the country watched and spoke out, supported her, and shared similar issues about the environment of care that she worked in, the failure of organizations to support nurses after self-disclosure, and the lack of trust in non-punitive response to error. Okpala, 2020). 2020; 13(S1): 199–205. References.

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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

According to the Administration on Aging, in 2020, the population of 65 and older numbered 55.7 Many older Americans receive care from aging services facilities across the United States. Many older Americans receive care from aging services facilities across the United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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The Rise of Hospital at Home

AlayaCare

These diseases of course are still present; for families and their health-care teams, it’s just become more challenging to manage them. We’re waging ba ttles on multiple fronts – and, like battles before this, our hospitals, governments and home care industry have tried to step up to provide solutions.

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Change Is Now the “Constant” for Nurses in Infection Control

Nurse.com

The renewed focus on how infection control in nursing is presented to healthcare professionals is among the major lessons learned since 2020. Post-COVID-19 focus No matter the setting, COVID-19 had an impact on hundreds of thousands of patients and healthcare professionals.

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