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Regulatory, Financial Hurdles to Engaging Hospice Patients Upstream

Hospice News

Another challenge for hospice service diversification is having the staffing capacity to keep up with upstream growth, according to John Kunysz, president and CEO of Intrepid USA. Merz Photography / Hospice News Merz Photography / Hospice News John Kunysz, President and CEO of Intrepid USA, at the CONTINUUM conference.

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Girl Scouts Rally for Hackensack University Medical Center Nurses 

Daily Nurse

The scouts raised money by posting a “Have You Thanked a Nurse Today” plea on social media. Three members of Girl Scout Troop 96028 from Maywood, NJ, brought smiles to the faces of countless frontline healthcare workers at Hackensack University Medical Center recently when they delivered hundreds of “Smile Goody Bags.”

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How to secure your home care agency: the ultimate guide to HIPAA compliance

AlayaCare

For example, information for US-based agencies should be stored in the USA. In today’s fast-paced world, using secure communication technologies is crucial to protect client privacy, follow HIPAA rules, and keep clients’ trust. Feel confident that vital client information is protected.

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Racism Motivates and Hinders Aspiring Midwives of Color

Minority Nurse

. “We must act now to train, diversify and deploy a midwifery workforce that can tackle the persistent maternal morbidity and mortality that disproportionately plagues Black and marginalized people in the USA today,” says midwife Jennie Joseph, Founder and President of Commmonsense Childbirth.

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Organizations and Events: A Supportive Community Where Black Nurses Can Find Resources

Minority Nurse

Learn some of the most active Black nursing events and organizations today. Black Nurses Rock Black Nurses Rock is one of the largest minority nursing organizations in the country, representing nurses across the world with over 174,000 nurses and nurse students from the USA, Canada, the Eastern Caribbean, Japan, and Germany.

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Learning from women’s sport, an open goal for healthcare workplaces?

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Thirty-two countries have a national female football team competing for the top spot with more prime-time TV coverage in the UK and USA than before. This week saw the start of the Women’s World Cup. These kinds of tournaments are seen as catalysts to encourage more women and girls into sports.

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Treating Burnout, Trauma, and Grief with Dance

Minority Nurse

Every night, I would dance to Miley Cyrus ’ s ‘Party in the USA.’ One more scary experience brought Rynders to where she is today. Rynders took off a semester and went to live with her in rehab until she was transferred from California to Colorado, where Rynders was living. “ That became my goal—to make her laugh.”

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