Hospice News
MARCH 23, 2023
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. The hospice component of VBID, also called the MA carve-in, launched in 2021 and was originally slated to complete after four years. Each year, elements of the program have gone through planned changes, and that will continue through the extension.
AJN Off the Charts
MARCH 23, 2023
Image copyright Tanya Parker Taking the art of collage seriously. I recently attended an art workshop at the Biggs Museum of American Art led by artist Melissa Sutherland Moss , whose work is currently on exhibit there. The award-winning artist shared her process and guided participants in creating collage art based on the themes of self-identify and reflection.
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Hospice News
MARCH 23, 2023
Current advance care planning reimbursement structures are limiting utilization and access of these services, particularly among communities of color. The payment barriers blocking more equitable advance care planning are two-fold, existing on both the health care provider and patient sides. On the patient side, Medicare beneficiaries face out-of-pocket costs when advance care planning is performed in any setting outside of an annual wellness visit.
Daily Nurse
MARCH 23, 2023
The demand for qualified nursing personnel has rarely, if ever, been as high as it is today. Report after report shows clear evidence that hospitals and healthcare facilities are facing critical staffing shortages that jeopardize the health and well-being of our communities. Colleges and nursing schools can be a powerful part of the solution to this crisis by being supported to provide increased on-campus clinical opportunities.
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Diversity Nursing
MARCH 23, 2023
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Nurse.com
MARCH 23, 2023
Content courtesy of IntelyCare. A recent study revealed that nursing professionals feel more insecure about their financial futures today than they did a year ago. It’s an unsurprising statistic, given the rising cost of daily essentials like groceries, gas, utilities, and housing. What is surprising is that despite being worried about finances, more than half of the healthcare workers polled for the study would be willing to take a reduced paycheck in order to have a more flexible work s
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Seasons Hospice
MARCH 23, 2023
Senior citizens can benefit from having a pet in their lives for many reasons. Pets give companionship, unconditional love, and purpose to senior citizens who may feel isolated or lonely. Animals also encourage daily activity and outdoor exploration as well as provide comfort to those who are grieving or facing illness. Therefore, it is important to consider if owning a pet is right for an individual senior citizen before making the decision.
Nurse Nacole
MARCH 23, 2023
Category: Fundamentals Many NSAIDs are pregnancy category C agents during the first 30 weeks of gestation. After gestational week 30, most NSAIDs are categorized as class D agents, indicating evidence of harm to the fetus.
Hospice Promise
MARCH 23, 2023
Honoring someone’s memory and legacy is a beautiful way to keep their spirit alive. It allows us to celebrate their life and the impact they had on the world. We can honor the legacy of a loved one by sharing stories and memories, continuing their work or passions, and supporting causes they cared about. By doing so, we ensure that their legacy lives on and their impact will continue to be felt for generations to come The post How to Honor a Loved One’s Memory and Continue Their Legacy app
Together for Short Lives
MARCH 23, 2023
Ginger lives at home with her husband, three sons and daughter-in-law. Hamza, Ginger’s youngest son, is 16 years old and has a severe brittle bone disorder which means that his bones are very susceptible to fracturing, Ginger received the news of his diagnosis when she was twenty weeks pregnant: “His bones are so weak that […] The post My religion has taught me the true meaning of positivity appeared first on Together for Short Lives.
Minority Nurse
MARCH 23, 2023
Nurses have been called many things over the years, and saint, hero, angel, and savior are just several ways they’ve been described. In a misguided sense, nurses have even been unceremoniously sexualized in the form of the tired cliché of the sexy nurse Halloween costume. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it became increasingly common to see signs outside hospitals saying something akin to, “Heroes work here.
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