Hospice News

MAY 8, 2024

From the authorization of audio-only communications platforms to continuation of flexibilities for Medicare providers and recipients regarding mental health services and origination sites, this bill, if enacted, would bring efficiency and greater access for older adults in need of care and supports.”

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Hospice News

JUNE 4, 2024

To date, some of the permanent regulatory changes sticking around after the expiration this year include allowing the use of audio-only behavioral telehealth services among home-based Medicare patients, as well as telehealth utilization among rural health clinics and emergency hospital systems.

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Hospice News

JUNE 24, 2022

Users can journal on the app, use a self-assessment tool to track their feelings from day to day,and access audio recordings, among other features. A smartphone app, Grief Refuge offers materials and activities designed around common needs of the bereaved. Peterson began marketing through social media, and word spread quickly.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2023

In addition to recertifications, Congress has extended flexibilities for audio-only visits, as well as some related to originating sites, eligible practitioners, rural health and mental health services. Some states also have enacted laws extending telehealth in their Medicaid programs.

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Hospice News

MAY 9, 2023

Hospices that provide palliative care should continue to monitor CMS’ list of codes that can be billed when the service is conducted via telehealth, either audiovisual or audio only,” Gurian told Hospice News in an email. For [instance], with Part B billing, CMS will continue to authorize which codes are telehealth allowable.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2023

To view all of the entries, visit [link] Introducing the 2023 Winners in alphabetical order, sorted by industry and category: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Multimedia Campaign Provider Winner: Avera Health Rebranding Vendor Winner: Dreamscape Marketing HOME HEALTH & HOME CARE Audio / Radio / Podcast Campaign Provider Winner: Healing Hands Healthcare Digital (..)

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

Croix Hospice Print, Direct Mail & Billboard Campaign Provider Winner: Goldencare Hospice and Palliative Care LLC Vendor Winner: Partner Plus Media Rebranding (Before and After) Provider Winner: Priority Life Care Social Media Campaign Provider Winner: Community Hospice & Palliative Care Video or TV Campaign Provider Winner: Interim HealthCare, (..)

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

These include caregiver training services, PrEP counseling for HIV prevention and safety planning interventions, as well as allowing audio-only communications for physician telehealth visits if a patient is not capable of or does not consent to using video technology. CMS also finalized a nearly 2.9%

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Chicago Caregiving

MARCH 9, 2022

With closed captions, the spoken words and a description of the audio sound appear in captions at the bottom of the screen, so your loved one can read along with the audio. Adjust the audio. Experiment with changing the audio settings on your TV’s menu to improve the clarity of the sound. A soundbar.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Other CMS’ changes to the physician fee schedule include components to support the use of audio-only telehealth visits for community health integration services. Some older, seriously ill patients may lack internet services for video visits or may not be familiar with certain technologies, C-TAC stated in the letter.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 16, 2023

LinkedIn has added many features over the years, including live streaming events, audio events, newsletters, articles, and tracking post performance metrics. You can write articles on Linkedln, host audio events or live video streaming events. LinkedIn has truly evolved; it is more than just a place to go when looking for a job.

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AlayaCare

MAY 5, 2021

A 2019 McKinsey & Company survey of health system leaders revealed that virtual health adoption was highly concentrated in synchronous telemedicine (audio and video), yet there was limited use of other available virtual health technologies – including remote monitoring, E-triage, and more.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The research team, led by Maryam Zolnoori, PhD, at Columbia University School of Nursing , audio-recorded 126 patient-nurse encounters involving 47 patients, eight of whom later experienced emergency department visits or hospitalization.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Nurses are brought into the environment via wall screens or telehealth carts with high-definition audio/visual equipment.

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Chicago Caregiving

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Some with vision issues opt to listen to audio books. “There are many ways to personalize the conversation.” For the book club, Collins selects books that have a large print version for members with diminished vision. And no matter the format, lively discussions ensue.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 29, 2023

Specifically, she recommends finding hobbies you can incorporate when you’re busy such as knitting, puzzles, or learning a new language in short audio recordings. Caitlin Goodwin, RN, a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) consultant for Mom Loves Best , recommends finding activities that fit your schedule and encourage relaxation.

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Palliverse

JULY 27, 2022

Doctors too rated it highly satisfactory when a visual link (not just audio) was used, or if the appointment was for a routine review. “And both patients and doctors found telehealth unsatisfactory in the presence of changing or unstable symptoms, such as pain which required medication adjustment or change.

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American In-Home Care

JULY 31, 2023

Cloning software requires as little of a few seconds of audio to create an alarmingly accurate replica of the person’s voice. Anyone can simply download the cloning app, add in the recorded audio, and then type in whatever they want the person to say. The ease of using this technology magnifies the danger even further.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 19, 2023

One of my post-transplant patients gave the donor’s mother an audio recording of her son’s heart beating. I can help facilitate writing letters or the donor family meeting the donor-recipient for the first time. I remember one, especially impactful moment. I was able to assist with the recording.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

JULY 20, 2022

Additionally, a smart speaker system such as Google Nest Audio or Amazon Echo works by voice command, an essential feature to a home technology system. The older adult can simply say what they need, for example, calling for help, and technology takes care of it.

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AlayaCare

MAY 4, 2021

A 2019 McKinsey & Company survey of health system leaders revealed that virtual health adoption was highly concentrated in synchronous telemedicine (audio and video), yet there was limited use of other available virtual health technologies – including remote monitoring, E-triage, and more.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JUNE 9, 2022

Appendix P is the list of CPT codes for services that are typically performed face-to-face but may be rendered via a real-time (synchronous) interactive audio and video telecommunications system. Appendix T: CPT Codes That May Be Used For Synchronous Real-Time Interactive Audio-Only Telemedicine Services.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

You can also listen to an audio interview with Alex and JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani about this study and the other RCT of default palliative care for hospitalized older adults with noncancer serious illness published in the same issue. Credit to my wife Cindy for piano on the audio-only version of Ben Rector’s The Best is Yet to Come.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Behavioral telehealth services can be delivered using audio-only platforms. Certain telehealth visits can be delivered audio-only if patients do not have access to a synchronous audio/video modality. Medicare beneficiaries can receive behavioral telehealth services in their home. This exception ends with the PHE on May 11, 2023.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 25, 2023

This may involve mobility challenges, mental or emotional wellness hurdles, or audio-visual issues. We will dive deeper into this idea and explore three considerations for supporting aging nurses. Accommodation Discussions Nurses, like everyone else, have changing needs as they get older.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

From that we turn that recording… Sometimes it’s an audio recording, sometimes it’s notes. So you can imagine, think about the demographics we want to know, we allow the person to audio, to answer those questions demographically. We turn that into a first-person narrative.

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AJN Off the Charts

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

If an in-person interpreter is not available, test the audio and microphone of the device you will be using. Use a tool to assist the patient and staff in identifying their preferred language (see example ). Try to let the interpreter know what to expect before starting the conversation.

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Solace

MAY 6, 2022

Sen says they use a different lens when redesigning the audio experience. Her team looks at the hospital soundscape with a more human-centered design perspective and often looks at “subtracting” sounds as much as adding more soothing sounds on top.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We did this very large PCORI study and audio recorded over 450 conversations from surgeons all around the country talking to older adults about high stakes surgical decisions with a lot of medical problems. And we had these amazing audio recordings and we’re like, “Well, what are we going to do with them?

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 16, 2024

TonieBox : The TonieBox is an audio player that plays stories, songs, and more. These kits provide a great way for kids to explore and learn about the world around them, further developing their critical thinking skills while answering their “why” questions and spending time with friends and family.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

From that we turn that recording… Sometimes it’s an audio recording, sometimes it’s notes. So you can imagine, think about the demographics we want to know, we allow the person to audio, to answer those questions demographically. We turn that into a first-person narrative.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

AUGUST 28, 2022

Depending on their age, developmental stage, communication and needs, children and young people could write a letter to their new teacher, draw a picture, record a video or audio message or make them something to introduce themselves: their strengths, interests, needs and ways to support them. Build relationships.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

Audio: [electronic voice] Alex Smith has been taken over by an artificial intelligence. Because I think in the near future they will be able to take audio recordings and conversations and make clinical notes that then the clinician can edit. This is Eric Widera.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

MediBabble Translator Cost: Free As a medical translation tool, this app was designed to improve the safety, efficiency, and overall quality of care for non-English speaking patients. What does this app offer?

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MAY 4, 2022

Medicare will continue to cover certain audio-only telehealth services. Some of the waivers applicable to telehealth services that are extended five months beyond the PHE include: The originating site requirements are relaxed so that telehealth services may be delivered anywhere the patient is located, including patient homes.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 7, 2023

Many studies have shown that nurses utilizing telehealth for remote monitoring as well as real-time audio video telehealth formats have reduced complications and readmissions and increased access to care.” This will continue to be seen in telehealth,” she says. The benefits to patients are seemingly endless.

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Journey With Deanna

DECEMBER 1, 2015

There will be audios, videos, blabs, written stories, pictures…whatever you want to share. Whether you are ill, recovering, dying… or whether you are a loved one, paid caregiver, medical person or bereaved. Share with us. This Series will run from November 25, 2015 – January 1, 2016. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve.

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