Hospice News
APRIL 20, 2023
Hospice transaction activity has plummeted to its lowest level in years, new dealmaking data suggests. That’s no surprise, as many anticipate health care investors to operate with a more conservative approach in 2023. The cooldown, experts note, is partly due to inflation reaching multi-decade highs, uncertainty in the banking world and credit markets drying up.
Daily Nurse
APRIL 20, 2023
El Camino Health is the first health system in the world to use FloPatch , a new blood flow monitoring technology that will help improve sepsis patient outcomes. Courtesy El Camino Health. “Timing is crucial when caring for patients with sepsis,” says Cheryl Reinking, Chief Nursing Officer at El Camino Health. “Our nurses have seen firsthand how effective FloPatch is in monitoring the effectiveness of treatment in deteriorating patients, especially those with sepsis and low
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Hospice News
APRIL 20, 2023
Industry-wide staffing woes are bleeding into hospices’ compliance programs. Many hospices are struggling not only operationally, but also financially to comply with regulations, according to Norbert Hudak, partner at in90Group, a Los Angeles-based business marketing and strategy development company. The company recently polled 100 home health and hospice executives on their biggest quality and compliance challenges.
Palliverse
APRIL 20, 2023
Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash He was worried that people couldn’t understand what he needed. His English was limited. Most of our staff’s Chinese was much more limited. Not an uncommon situation. We had previously prepared picture cards for other patients. Simple pictures with words in various languages for symptoms such as pain, breathlessness and nausea.
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Comfort Home Care
APRIL 20, 2023
Aging can be a challenging and stressful process as seniors navigate a variety of physical and emotional changes. From managing chronic health conditions to coping with the loss of loved ones, it’s no wonder that many older adults struggle with stress. A 2021 study found that 42% of seniors between the ages of 50-80 felt some level of stress, while 28% reported feeling depressed or hopeless.
Nurse.com
APRIL 20, 2023
Content courtesy of South University. Most nurses rank salary as the number one aspect of job satisfaction. Yet only 18% of RNs said negotiating salary is something they always do at the start of each new nursing job, according to Nurse.com’s 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report. More than 2,500 nurses from all 50 states, working in a wide range of settings, responded to online survey questions in late 2021.
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NHPCO
APRIL 20, 2023
For Immediate Release April 20, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its affiliate organization, the Hospice Action Network (HAN) published the following statement in response to today’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has, for the first time ever, released ownership data for all Medicare-certified hospice and home health agencies.
Nurse.com
APRIL 20, 2023
Content courtesy of IntelyCare. Most nurses, like me, are called to this profession to help others by providing empathetic and compassionate care. We want to make a difference and support patients during their most vulnerable moments. But to do this, we must prioritize self-care to protect our ability to function in high-stress, high-pressure situations.
Nurse Nacole
APRIL 20, 2023
Category: Fundamentals Although rheumatoid arthritis usually affects joint structures, it is a systemic disease with potential extra-articular manifestations. Patients also may have generalized symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, mild fever, anorexia and weight loss.
Minority Nurse
APRIL 20, 2023
Every nurse and healthcare professional has the opportunity to define career success in their own way. However, how many of us allow our nursing careers to be defined by someone else? How can we seize control of our careers and define success on our terms? Beyond a Cookie-Cutter Career At this time, your definition of success may mean earning your MSN by age 35 and your PhD or DNP by age 45.
Hospice News
APRIL 20, 2023
In what it’s calling an effort to promote industry competition and protect consumers, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making hospice-ownership data publicly available. HHS is also releasing ownership data for all Medicare-certified home health agencies, the department specified in a Thursday announcement. Federal health care officials had already implemented a similar measure for the nation’s skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
GeriPal
APRIL 20, 2023
Summary Transcript Summary In 1990 11% of homeless persons were older than 50. Today half are over age 50. Today we talk with Margot Kushel about how we got here, including: That sense of powerlessness as a clinician when you “fix up” a patient in the hospital, only to discharge them to the street knowing things will fall apart. Chronic vs acute homelessness What is the major driver of homelessness in general?
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