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From Dream to Reality: Jolene Scatton’s Journey to a Fulfilling Nursing Career

Daily Nurse

Jolene Scatton, RN, Director of Nursing at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton always dreamed of becoming a nurse. Scatton leads a team of nursing and nursing support colleagues on the fifth-floor medical-surgical telemetry unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Hazleton. I went straight from high school to the LPN program.

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Palliative Care Startups Require Creativity, Flexibility

Hospice News

On the flip side, factors challenging this market are high costs of treatment and fragmented delivery models which can result in subpar care coordination providing patients with less-than-ideal outcomes. Patients who aren’t quite ready for hospice still need care but there is no seamless transition between home health and hospice.

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Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

Hospice News

Offering hospice can be a gamechanger for skilled nursing and assisted living operators looking to stand out from competitors and improve patient reach. Home-based care, including hospice, has become an increasingly attractive space for facility-based health care providers of all walks. Among the 1.6 Anthony’s Hospice.

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Bristol Hospice’s Quest to Help Patients Sleep

Hospice News

Thus far, the program has helped the company not only improve care for patients, but also attract referrals and aid in recruitment and retention, Bristol’s Chief Clinical Officer Melissa Broadway said in a panel discussion at the Home Care 100 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Bristol Hospice Goes All-In on De Novos

Hospice News

Hospice News spoke with Bristol CEO Alex Mauricio at the Home Care 100 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, to talk about the company’s growth outlook for 2024, its speciality care coordination program and opportunities for hospice providers in the assisted living space. We have a pretty robust care model.

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Research: Patient Assessment Initiatives Boost Palliative Care Referrals in Cancer Centers

Hospice News

Oncology nurses at cancer centers across the country are developing ways to improve palliative care referrals for seriously ill patients and families who could benefit from these services. A common thread woven through these referral strategies is expanding palliative care awareness among clinicians across the continuum.

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Compassus’ Laura Templeton: Education, Better Reimbursement Needed to Foster Palliative Care Growth

Hospice News

Two barriers interfere with palliative care growth — identifying patients in need and a fragmented reimbursement system, according to Laura Templeton, COO and executive vice president at Compassus. As a nurse, Templeton has leveraged her clinical experiences to help navigate challenges that prevent patients from accessing care.