Hospice News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We supplement that with additional resources and articles and things. We have an inpatient hospice unit at our university, and at times you have to go to families and say, “They’re kind of stable, so Medicare is not going to allow this or pay for this. I propose that is the social worker. Is that an additional cost?

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Check out the Pub Crawl GeriPal post for more info, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** In the last several years, I’ve seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas ( like this NY Times article from 2021 ). What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah. It’s been around for a while.

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Home Care Pulse

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Payer Sources: Private HMO insurance plan through Alice’s job Medicare as Alice became eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare when she was diagnosed with ALS. Do your social workers know how to access the lending closet for specialized equipment?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Huge.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

Article Contents: – Introduction – The value of volunteers. – How to develop world-class volunteers – Training for hospice volunteers – Focus on the little things Article Contents: – Introduction – The value of volunteers. Print Article What value do volunteers add to my program?

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GeriPal

APRIL 27, 2023

Attendee 14: I am most hopeful that as palliative caregivers, we will continue to authentically welcome the voices of our interprofessional team members, chaplains, social workers, and so we have true interprofessional collaboration. Eric: That’s why I love reading your articles, always so deep in science.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore why you need to learn General Inpatient (GIP) documentation and explore patient scenarios where GIP might be necessary. However, you might not know that Medicare requires Medicare Certified Hospice Agencies to provide or offer GIP-level care. So, I won’t bore you with all the details.

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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. The hospice care team comprises medical experts, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers who collectively address the needs of patients and their families.

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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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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Having read at least some of your research articles there’s a lot of focus around this intersection between what happens to people after the hospital stay post-acute, especially in the cancer patients. Eric: I felt that reading the article. We’ll have a link to that article on our show notes. What are other options?

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. And what she found most compelling was the work of the peer workers. Eric: Because that article wasn’t too long ago.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore the challenges of these conversations and some key strategies to help new hospice nurses. RECOMMENDED ARTICLE: The Hospice Talk: 6 Telltale Signs of Decline and How to Start the Conversation Strategies for Success: 1. It’s not always easy to know what to say or how much to say.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This article is sponsored by nVoq. This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Jason Banks, vice president of post-acute business development at nVoq. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. This discussion took place on September 7, 2023 during the Hospice News ELEVATE Conference.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

I’m a geriatrically trained social worker and it was my grandmother. Susan: I got my start working for a member of Congress doing constituent casework and a lot of the casework was supporting older adults with VA, Social Security, Medicare, immigration casework. Greg: Yeah, great question. Eric: And Susan?

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Home Care Pulse

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. Article Contents: Hospice experiences: Meeting You Where You Are/a> Is standardizing data the end of individualized care? Print Article. – Hospice experiences: Meeting You Where You Are. – Is standardizing data the end of individualized care? Like it the old fashioned way?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This article is sponsored by CHAP. My clinical experiences have been foundational to my growth, but my aging health policy experience with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and my time with The California Endowment were equally important. The question for me is why wouldn’t it?

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 11, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. Article Contents: Why Leaving the Care Industry is Like Moving Out of California. To make matters worse, hospices have lost social worker employees at a faster rate than any other health care setting in the care continuum as turnover rises to 27%. Print Article.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

MAY 11, 2022

Before a patient is admitted to hospice, they must meet Medicare eligibility criteria. Recommended Article: 3 Common Mistakes Hospice Nurses Make and How to Avoid Them. The case manager, social worker, and other IDG members will work with the patient and family. Hospice Intake & Admissions.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

MARCH 2, 2022

Secondly, the scores from this survey are followed and recorded by Medicare. Table based on data measures from the Medicare Compare website. WHAT DOES MEDICARE CAHPS REPORT? Visit the Medicare Compare website to see how your agency stands up! RELATED ARTICLE: Professional Boundaries in Nursing: Are You Crossing the Line?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had looked at a research article that had recently evaluated the prevalence of private equity transactions in the hospice market and noted that there was a pretty substantial uptick in the past decade, and really over the course of say around 2015 to 2019. Melissa, do you want to describe that paper? Melissa: Sure.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 14, 2022

Actually I should have been a social worker. They have social workers for emotional, psychological support. Hospice & end-of-life articles by Barbara Karnes. I went into nursing school right out of high school and when I finished my nursing school, I thought, oh my God, I’ve made a huge mistake.

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GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

Stacy: I honestly read Michael Pollan’s New Yorker article and was really inspired, and cold emailed the group at NYU, and they responded. There was an article in New York Times last week about rampant prescribing of psychedelics. Theora shared a wonderful article with us, what was the title again? Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

JULY 13, 2023

[laughter] Bob: That’s what happens when junior faculty get invited on the podcast [laughter] Eric: So we’re going to be talking about the article that just came out in JAMA on a priming intervention for goals of care conversations in hospitalized patients with serious illness. We’ll have a link to the article on our notes.

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