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Enhancing Care Coordination Can Give Hospices An Edge in Value-Based Models

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This includes programs such as Medicare Advantage, the Medicare Care Choices Model, Primary Care First, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Closing these gaps is a rising priority in payment model demonstrations by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). The center is a component of the U.S.

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Inside The Pennant Group’s Hospice Growth Strategy

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And then it’s a question of the health of our existing market, which is a really healthy, strong market. The company seeks to address questions as to where they can add value to the marketplace, become an “employer of choice” and expand their census, he said. Finally, Pennant vets the acquisition target itself.

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Staff Poaching on Rise Amid Hospice Labor Shortage

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The competition in recruitment and retention of hospice staff has become much more challenging to navigate now than in previous years, according to David Jackson, CEO of Texas-based Choice Health at Home. The pandemic shrank the already limited pool of experienced professionals.

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Thanacare CEO Michael Madison: Increased ACP Could Change the Health Care System

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Unlike so many other parts of our life where we are actively engaged in choosing and making decisions, we just simply abdicate our choices at the end of life. So we tend to choose to live in denial of the fact that it’s happening or that it will happen at some point. That denial is not helping us.

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Enhancing Nutrition in Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide to Healthy Eating for Nurses

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As nurses play a pivotal role in healthcare, they must focus on their health and well-being, and maintaining a healthy diet tailored to support the specific needs of nurses is essential for sustained energy, optimal health, and enhanced performance. A well-rounded diet for nurses should encompass a diverse range of nutrient-dense foods.

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Coping with Serious Illness: Danielle Chammas and Amanda Moment

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Some we may consider healthy or unhealthy coping strategies, but are they really that easy to categorize? Beautiful choice. And just to put that in plain English for our listeners, is that like good coping and bad coping, healthy and unhealthy? Coping, healthy and unhealthy. Summary Transcript CME Summary Denial.

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How to Prevent Kidney Disease

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March is National Kidney Month, an annual opportunity to raise awareness of kidney disease and promote healthy kidney function. Preventing Kidney Disease Making healthy lifestyle choices can go a long way towards keeping your kidneys healthy. Managing your weight is also important.