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How Value-Based Models Can Aid Palliative Care Team Recruitment

Hospice News

A transition from fee-for-service to value-based payment models could help palliative care providers boost recruitment and retention. Providers walk a tightrope when it comes to ensuring that their palliative care services are financially sustainable, including the ability to attract and compensate staff at competitive rates. In today’s predominant reimbursement structure, palliative care programs are often loss leaders.

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Dedicated Nurses Lauren Rizzo and Maggie Hopkins: Beyond a Profession, a True Calling

Daily Nurse

Lauren Rizzo and Maggie Hopkins, two compassionate nurses at the renowned John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, under Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), view their role as more than just a job. To them, nursing is a calling, a profound opportunity to positively impact the lives of their most vulnerable patients who are courageously battling against illness.

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Hospice of the Red River Valley Awarded $2 Million Grant for Expansion of Care to Underserved Areas in North Dakota

Hospice Red River Valley

The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Services Division, has awarded a substantial grant of up to $2 million to Hospice of the Red River Valley. This grant is designated for the expansion of home and community-based services to Medicaid members residing in underserved regions of North Dakota. Hospice of the Red River Valley, renowned for its compassionate care spanning over 50,000 square miles across North Dakota and Minnesota, expresses its profound commitment to sup

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Traditions Health of Hutchinson, KS Awarded Home Health Accreditation

Traditions Health

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Hutchinson, KS has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Home Health Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. The Hutchinson home health branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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The Cost of Inefficient Communication in Home Care & Beyond

This eBook explores the critical issues of using consumer-grade messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and SMS in healthcare, especially home care. It highlights the negative impacts on patient care quality, data security, and HIPAA compliance and provides practical solutions to enhance communication efficiency! You will learn how to: Consolidate Messaging Platforms: Streamline communication by reducing the use of multiple apps, improving efficiency in patient care.

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Freedom Home Care Proudly Sponsors 27th Annual Myra Rubenstein Weis Health Resource Center Benefit Luncheon

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

Freedom Home Care, a leading provider of in-home care services, is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the 27th annual Myra Rubenstein Weis (MRW) Health Resource Center Benefit Luncheon. This esteemed fundraising event, dedicated to supporting health education programs for the community, including initiatives like the Living in the Future (LIFE) cancer survivorship program, makes a significant impact in the lives of many.

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FSA Dollars for Caregiving Support Services

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

Through our partnership with Truemed, you may be eligible to use your HSA or FSA dollars for Caregiving Support Services that help you manage your caregiving stress and worries. Beginning July 1, you may be eligible to use pre-tax dollars to pay for support services offered through Certified Caregiving Consultants, Comfort Care Family Coaches and Professional Listening Artists.

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Protected: 2024-05-27 – HQ Board Meeting

Changing Lives Podcast

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: 2024-05-27 – HQ Board Meeting appeared first on Hospice Quinte.

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Deal Breakers: Identifying Key Issues Early in Member Substitutions

Healthcare Law Insights podcast

As member substitutions become an increasingly common method of affiliation for nonprofit hospices, hospices may encounter various opportunities for affiliation. Join Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske and Adam Royal as they discuss what has—and hasn’t—worked in member substitutions, and issues to spot early in a transaction to determine its feasibility.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Deep sedation is a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients cannot be easily aroused but respond purposefully after repeated or painful stimulation. The ability to maintain ventilatory function may be impaired.

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