Hospice News

JULY 11, 2022

A group of 17 Illinois health care organizations is collaborating to expand access to home-based primary care, including a number of hospice and palliative care providers. The providers are participating in the Illinois House Care Project, an initiative by the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI). The project follows up on a similar HCCI program conducted in Florida in which providers saw a collective 25% increase in home-based primary care patient volume, as well as reductions in facility utiliz

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AlayaCare

JULY 11, 2022

The all-new feature promotes increased collaboration, transparency, and connectivity amongst care staff with end-to-end encryption for data protection and compliance with health information privacy laws. RICHMOND HILL, N.Y. – July 12, 2022 – AlayaCare , leading global home care software, today announced the release of Secure Messaging. Available on both AlayaCare web and mobile applications, the new feature allows back-office staff and care teams to communicate and exchange important

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Pallimed

JULY 11, 2022

by Christian Sinclair ( @ctsinclair ) We have entered a new age! Spread the word! Hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) is the fifth largest medical subspecialty! You may have sensed we have been climbing the ranks, but I bet you are still surprised. A close look at the fellowship match data from Dec 2021, shows that HPM has the fifth highest number of matched applicants, behind the big 4: Cardiovascular, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Hematology and Oncology, and Gastroenterology.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 11, 2022

On July 6, the Board of Trustees of The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) announced that the Dean of the Yale School of Nursing, epidemiologist Ann Kurth, PhD, MPH, MSN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM will become the first nurse to preside over the Academy on January 1, 2023. NYAM is celebrating its 175th anniversary this […].

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Minority Nurse

JULY 11, 2022

All my life I have rarely been sick, in fact there have only been two times that I can recall. So, about three months ago when I started feeling bad, it was out of the ordinary. I did not have any obvious symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, headache, runny nose etc. I just had a lack of energy and no appetite. During this time it made me realize that “I would rather have great health, more than any material thing”; not that I do not like nice things or places.

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Caring Senior Service

JULY 11, 2022

As we get older, incontinence becomes more common. The pelvic floor muscles and bladder naturally become weaker. Medications can contribute to incontinence. Additionally, some health conditions, like arthritis, can impact a senior’s ability to get to the bathroom in time. Whatever the reason, incontinence can become a source of frustration and embarrassment.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 11, 2022

When it comes to staging pressure injuries (PI) and identifying moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) it can be challenging. Both types of wounds have similar presentation and show up consistently on the same parts of the body. Pressure Injury Basics Pressure injuries (PI) result when prolonged pressure impairs blood flow to an area by compressing tissues/vessels. […].

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 11, 2022

Looking to the past for context and perspective as the U.S. abortion care landscape changes dramatically. The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade ended women’s nationwide legal right to abortion after nearly 50 years. Photo by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash. Several states with so-called trigger laws banning abortion moved to implement these immediately.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

JULY 11, 2022

Nurses spend a great deal of time providing care for others, and even in non-clinical roles they carry many psychoemotional weights on their shoulders. Nurses give physical care (including that which is immediately life-saving), compassionate connection, and spiritual succor, often in the form of motivational conversation and nurse-to-patient teaching.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 11, 2022

As a nurse, you might think networking isn’t as vital to your career as the on-the-job skills you hone every day. But networking is a vital element of career success. Networking effectively takes commitment and planning, so taking the time for an approach that will work for you will help you get the most out of anything you do. You’ll meet people who can help you.

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Palliverse

JULY 11, 2022

Photo by Umanoide on Unsplash. One day Rinpoche’s mother invited me to have dinner with the family. Rinpoche was six, and he loved dinosaurs. He had a collection of various ones and knew all their names. He was playing with them when I arrived. When it came time for me to leave, I asked if I could borrow a torch but she didn’t have one. Rinpoche came to me and insisted on giving me one of his dinosaurs. “This will help,” he said as he pressed the small green coloured plas

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2022

Hospice have lost social worker employees at a faster rate than any health care setting in the care continuum. . Social workers have left the health care field at record-high rates during the pandemic, according to data from the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation Health System Tracker. As of October 2021, attrition rates exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 35%.

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Interim HealthCare Inc.

JULY 11, 2022

If you’ve been diagnosed with COPD, you know what it means to struggle to breathe. While COPD may change the way you live, it doesn’t mean you must stop enjoying life.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 11, 2022

As many hospices continue to diversify into new business lines, staying abreast of enforcement trends outside of hospice is more important than ever. Home health in particular, is receiving significant government scrutiny. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske talks with Bryan Nowicki and Erin Burns about a new round of home health audits being conducted by the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Nurse Nacole

JULY 11, 2022

Category: Fundamentals Noncardiac symptoms of digoxin toxicity are related to the CNS and GI tract. Anorexia is an early manifestation, with nausea and vomiting following. The CNS adverse effects include disorientation, confusion, seizures and visual disturbances.

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Today's Caregiver

JULY 11, 2022

It’s well known that home care providers are prime candidates for claiming the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”),

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