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Canada’s New Long-Term Care Standards- Accountability & Risk Management on a Mission

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This was in the 80s, before Long-Term Care (LTC) Standards were anywhere near what they are now. This call from leaders includes Ontario’s scathing Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission Interim report.[1] I was a post-RN student in the BScN program at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.

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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

According to “The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition,” claims again nurse practitioners (NPs) are rising. NSO’s & CNA’s report entitled, The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition , revealed that aging services claims increased from 17.2

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Barbershops are for girls too

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Second, in a time where we have all learned to expect the unexpected, you always know who will be present and what level of quality will be delivered during your visit. It’s 2022, after all, and barbershops can be for girls too. It’s 2022 after all. If you are not a local, you would never find this place. No “buzzing” allowed.

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How Hospices Are Diversifying Their Services in 2024

Hospice News

Lightways has grown its pediatric palliative care program in recent years, tripling its clinical capacity with expanded geographic service regions, staff and census. The nonprofit’s pediatric program grew its capacity to 120 patients in 2022, a rise from a previous census volume of 40.

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Therapy teams take note: CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

to the CY 2022 PFS conversion factor of $34.61. They finalized the proposal to extend the duration of time that services are temporarily included on the telehealth services list during the PHE for at least a period of 151 days following the end of the PHE, in alignment with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (CAA, 2022).

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Voices: Exploring Today’s Hospice M&A Landscape with The Braff Group’s Mark Kulik

Hospice News

In this Voices article, Hospice News sits down with Mark Kulik, Senior Managing Director, The Braff Group, to talk about how the M&A landscape panned out in 2022 compared to prior years. Hospice News: How did the M&A landscape pan out in 2022 compared to prior years? It’s not just simply presenting a piece of paper.

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DMPAG & TCET: Acronyms for therapists to know

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

To begin, as noted by the AMA, digital medicine presents an opportunity to improve access and to offer cost-effective medical care to a large swath of patients with varied needs. Additionally, as members of a holistic IDT, it is essential that we understand all of the care options for those we serve.