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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

Hospice News

This article is sponsored by CHAP. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP.

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Voices: Deanna Heath, VP of Hospice and Palliative Care Services, KanTime

Hospice News

This article is sponsored by KanTime. Hospice would likely change from the Medical Director-led IDT team with standard COPS, to a landscape of payer-source-driven rules for each patient.

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How Long COVID Impacts Healthcare Workers

Nurse.com

Long COVID Presents Physical, Psychological Challenges. Subclinical anxiety and depression may be present — not on the level of a medical disorder, but enough to undermine a return to work. This article was originally published by Relias Media. . That tends to be between 5% to 30% [of patients]. Petersburg, FL said.

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What Lessons Have We Learned from the First COVID Surges? Jim Wright & Darrell Owens

GeriPal

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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OIG Audits of Hospice Eligibility Are Coming in FY 2023–Are You Ready?

Home Care Pulse

Article Contents: – Introduction. Article Contents: Michah’s Story Begins. The intake team will be instructed to gather data from other medical providers and present it to the hospice medical director for her review prior to scheduling an admission. Print Article. – Michah’s Story Begins.

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The Secret is Out: Hospice Recertification Made Easy!

Hospice Nurse Hero

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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Roger Chou’s Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest: How the CDC’s 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain Lost Its Clinical and Professional Integrity

Pallimed

Lewis PhD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie Judy “I'm present. Franklin also served on the Washington State Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG) via the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (9). Kollas MD, Terri A. Uh … I do have a conflict. They had reviewed potential nonfinancial conflicts carefully (e.g.,

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