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How Hospices Are Diversifying Their Services in 2024

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. — Samantha Black, executive director of PACE services, TRU Community Care Individuals eligible for PACE services include seniors 55 and older who live in a service catchment area defined by zip codes. Most PACE participants are reimbursed through the long-term care programs within Medicare and Medicaid, according to Black.

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HSPN ELEVATE: The Common Thread Linking Documentation, Satisfaction, and Revenue Protection

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They were advanced practice nurses, some of them were doctors that were actually reviewing the medical eligibility documentation requirements and CTI. I think it’s the first one that’s ever been done on hospice nurses in the hospice industry, done by the Amity Group. There’s a significant cost.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

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Randomized trials of ACE units date back to 1996 when Seth Landefeld and colleagues published a study in NEJM showing that they improve basic activities of daily living at discharge and can reduce the frequency of discharge to long-term care institutions. But if ACE units are so great, why do so few hospitals have them?

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

Laura is the executive Vice President of Home Well Care Services. She has been a registered nurse for 29 years and has been with Home well for 10 years. She’s also an active member of Women’s Leadership Group Chief and a Care Switch Advisory Board member. Laura Coyle ( 07:58 ): Our nurses can assist with that.