GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. Eric: Because that article wasn’t too long ago.

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Pallimed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This commentary, the final in our trilogy, expands on these articles to quantify and clarify the extent of Chou’s COI. In November 2003, the Orlando Sentinel published a series of articles on OxyContin, exemplifying the media’s moral panic about opioids (12). opioid policy.

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Hospice News

APRIL 25, 2022

This article is brought to you by SilverStone Hospice. The article is based on an interview that took place during a virtual panel discussion with Alfonso Montiel of SilverStone Hospice at the Hospice News Staffing Summit. We have one thing that is different, I think, from most hospices, which is we have a full-time medical director.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This article is sponsored by Axxess. This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Faith Protsman, regional medical director at VITAS Healthcare, Raianne Melton, senior clinical manager of professional service at Axxess, and Cheryl Hamilton Fried, president & CEO at Blue Ridge Hospice.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

This article is brought to you by nVoq. This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. The Q&A took place on April 27, 2022. The discussion has been edited for length and clarity.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

AUGUST 21, 2022

However, did you know that only the hospice medical director can recertify your patient’s eligibility ? While the nurse practitioner can perform the face-to-face visit, it is up to the hospice medical director to review the documentation and certify the patient still meets hospice criteria. Yep, you heard me right.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Just like a broken record, I keep repeating this simple way to get organized in almost every article I write. Related Article : 3 Common Mistakes Hospice Nurses Make and How to Avoid Them. RELATED ARTICLE: Hospice IDG: Top Time Wasters and How to Avoid Them. RELATED ARTICLE: Self-Care- 10 Ways to Cope When Your Patient Dies.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 30, 2024

Other ways to get ready for your shift include: Important Phone Numbers to keep handy Hospice Medical Directors + NPI numbers Co-workers/ IDG Hospitals Ambulance Companies Medical Equipment Provider Hospice Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PMB) Local Pharmacies Hospice Nurse Tools Hospice Scales and Measures (PPS, FAST, NYHA, KPS, etc.)

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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

On last week’s podcast we interviewed the medical director and the chaplain of the prison’s hospice unit (Hospice in Prison Part 1 ). But the other was she read an article about our hospice in the May of 2018 New York Times magazine. And one day I was in a chapel and I saw an article in USA Today about our hospice here.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He spent a long time as hospice medical director and he founded a national model of care that many of our listeners will be familiar with, AIM, which stands for the Advanced Illness Management program, which has influenced CMS policy. We could have talked for hours! Bill: Thank you. You interviewed some geriatricians.

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Hospice of the North Coast

AUGUST 25, 2023

In this article, we’ll delve into the unique attributes of hospice programs, differentiating them from other end-of-life treatments, such as palliative care. What exactly does hospice care entail? We’ll explore their objectives, eligibility criteria, funding sources, and more.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

For a deeper diver into these issues, check out some of the following links: Ira’s Stat new article “Hospice care needs saving” GeriPal’s episode on the growing role of private equity in hospice care Acquisitions of Hospice Agencies by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Corporations. Ira: I like the article. Thank you, Anne.

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Pallimed

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Chou had originally announced his intention to help influence opioid policy in a 2011 article that he co-authored with PROP’s founders (5), and he was a bold signatory to PROP’s 2012 Petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change opioid labeling (6; See Figures 1a and 1b: First page and signatory page.)

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome Nate Chin, who is associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, where he is medical director of their Alzheimer’s Disease research center and runs a large study in Wisconsin called the RAP Study studying Alzheimer’s Disease. Welcome back to GeriPal podcast, Sharon.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 5, 2023

Yvonne Lindgren article mentioned on podcast. And I became the medical director for that program, and so I was watching and learning as the hospital was taken over by AIDS patients and the whole city was consumed by this epidemic. George Janis wrote this article in a law review. Lisa Harris piece mentioned on podcast.

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Nurse.com

MAY 26, 2022

“Many of these cases may have a common pathway with things like chronic fatigue syndrome, post-infectious issues like Epstein-Barr virus, and mononucleosis,” Steve Wiesner, MD, Northern California Kaiser Permanente On-the-Job Medical Director for Workers’ Compensation Services, said at the AOHP webinar.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The MVP for them is care navigator, medical director, or a clinician who could be advanced care practice PA or a physician who have one of three factor. We’ll cover why the GUIDE model is important (hint – it all comes down to funding), how it was developed, what components will it include, and how it will be evaluated.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

MAY 11, 2022

Also, what medications are likely to be discontinued once the patient is enrolled in hospice. For example, the medical director may want to stop vitamins and supplements. Recommended Article: 3 Common Mistakes Hospice Nurses Make and How to Avoid Them. For instance, alprazolam is the generic name for Xanax.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

If you want to do a deeper dive in ACE units, check out some of the following articles: The original NEJM paper on ACE units from 1996. Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back to the GeriPal Podcast, Stephanie Rogers, who’s a geriatrician and medical director of UCSF’s, age-friendly health systems.

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GeriPal

JULY 14, 2022

Imagine that you are the medical director of a large (>150 bed) nursing home. This was the opening paragraph that I wrote in March of 2020 when introducing a podcast we did with Dr. Jim Wright , the medical director at Canterbury Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in suburban Richmond. Summary Transcript Summary.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

But if you want to learn more, check out these links: The report by NASEM titled “ The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality ” The website for the Moving Forward We will also link to the JAGS articles co-authored by seven committee members that focus on specific recommendations of the NASEM report when they get published (stay tuned).

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back to GeriPal podcast, Brooke Calton, who is a palliative care physician and faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and is also newly the Medical Director of palliative care at Devoted Health. You wrote the SF Chronicle article on an op-ed. Welcome back to GeriPal, Brooke.

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