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HSPN Palliative Care: Fireside Chat with Contessa and Netsmart

Hospice News

I have spent about 11 years total with Optum and then worked with Aspire, but now I’m currently working with Contessa and Amedisys to help support palliative care at home programs. I made my way through the ranks as a CNA, then a registered nurse, and then a nurse practitioner and now, I’m in a leadership position.

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

Hospice News

Furthermore, we also developed certifications of the people who run the programs in the house, career-specific certifications for hospice operations, home health operations, health care sales, and even ongoing coaching and support. What is age-friendly care, and why is it important now? What’s the job at hand?

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Oncology Nursing – a day in the life of supporting patients

The Nurse Break

Spain and the United States, designing innovative treatments and care for people with cancer and heart disease. My name is Anna Crawford and I am a Registered Nurse managing adult patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. I am originally from New Zealand and have over 20 years of nursing experience. Oncology Articles.

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The Rise of Hospital at Home

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These diseases of course are still present; for families and their health-care teams, it’s just become more challenging to manage them. We’re waging ba ttles on multiple fronts – and, like battles before this, our hospitals, governments and home care industry have tried to step up to provide solutions.

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