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SCAN Group, CareOregon to Combine as HealthRight Group in 2023

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SCAN Group and CareOregon have agreed to join forces in 2023 as a new organization called HealthRight Group. This began a series of discussions that led to what Jain called a “David and Goliath document” that sketched out the vision for HealthRight and its potential differentiators from the for-profit giants in the space.

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Jumpstarting Goals of Care Convos: Erin Kross, Bob Lee, and Ruth Engelberg

GeriPal

They found a difference of 4% in documented goals of care discussions. Randy died February 26, 2023. At its heart, it’s always been a brief, hopefully one page document that can be delivered to clinicians and or patients to get them thinking about topics related to goals of care discussions. Is 4% meaningful? Erin: Yeah.

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Minimum Nursing Home Staffing Standards: A Good Start, But Not Quite There

AJN Off the Charts

On Sep 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for their widely anticipated minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. link] cms.gov/files/document/nursing-home-staffing-study-final-report-appendix-june-2023.pdf 2001, December 24). Prepared by Abt Associates Inc.

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AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use: A Podcast with Todd Semla and Mike Steinman

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Hot off the press is a brand spanking new updated 2023 AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. The Beers Criteria is one of the most frequently cited reference tools in geriatrics, detailing potentially inappropriate medications to prescribe to older people.

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RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley

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Alex Practice-PC Program Information: UCSF’s Practice-PC program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 year. And I told her I quote LaVera every year when I teach the geriatrics fellows, the palliative care fellows, I would love for you to tell the story that I quote because you experienced it. Good night, everybody.

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