Hospice News

MAY 4, 2023

Edo Banach, former president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), has stepped into a new role as partner at Manatt Health, a division of the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. Prior to joining the Los Angeles-based law practice, Banach was at the helm at NHPCO since 2017. He stepped down from the role in August last year, afterwards becoming strategic advisor of Edo Solutions LLC until recently.

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Hospice of the North Coast

MAY 4, 2023

Hospice nurses help bring dignity and compassion to those who are suffering from a terminal illness. They provide comfort and care during a difficult time, helping patients manage their pain and preserve their quality of life. It’s a unique type of nursing that requires special skills and an understanding of the emotional challenges that come with end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

MAY 4, 2023

The rationale behind Option Care Health’s (NASDAQ: OPCH) $3.6 billion acquisition of Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) is built on four pillars — vastly expanded scale, value-based payment, data collection capabilities and a desire to outpace a rapidly evolving health care environment. As Amedisys Chairman Paul Kusserow said in a February earnings call, “Change creates opportunities.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 4, 2023

As the healthcare sector grows more competitive, medical offices must develop new strategies to reach more patients. With this in mind, medical practices must modify their marketing tactics to be competitive in light of the growth of digital advertising and shifting patient preferences. The 6 Ways Medical Practices Can Reach More Patients Use Social-Media Medical clinics may use social media to reach out to more patients.

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Living Assistance Services

MAY 4, 2023

It can be difficult to let someone new into your home, or to trust a stranger with the care of your aging loved one. Even when support is.

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Palliverse

MAY 4, 2023

Photo by Trym Nilsen on Unsplash I couldn’t provide them with what they wanted. It felt like every time I went in there I had more bad news to share. They wanted me to say something different. They wanted me to suggest other treatments and other tests. I had nothing new to offer. All the stones had already been turned over. They were willing to take even false hope, but I was an unwilling vendor.

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Nurse Nacole

MAY 4, 2023

Category: Fundamentals Due to its sulfa component, sulfasalazine is contraindicated in patients with a sulfa allergy. Also, once a pregnant woman is at full term, sulfasalazine is classified as a pregnancy category D and should be avoided.

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Elder Care Matters

MAY 4, 2023

Appointing an agent through a Florida power of attorney can be an invaluable estate planning step that can help protect hard-earned assets should an individual become incapacitated. If a person has never acted in the capacity of an agent, however, maneuvering the responsibilities of caring for another person’s assets and financial well-being can be… The post 7 THINGS TO KNOW WHEN ACTING AS AN AGENT IN FLORIDA appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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GeriPal

MAY 4, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary I haven’t worked with many adolescents and young adults (AYA, roughly teens to twenties). But when I have, I find that they’re often some of the hardest patients to care for. Why? We talk about why it’s so hard with Abby Rosenberg (chief of PC at DFCI and Boston Childrens), Nick Purol (clinical social worker at DFCI and Boston Childrens), Daniel Eison (pediatric PC doc and co-host of PediPal).

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Minority Nurse

MAY 4, 2023

Nursing has a hierarchy of power and experience like any other profession; it also has a hierarchy that sometimes feels akin to the laws of survival on the savanna or in the jungle – the herd mentality at work. Have you ever observed that the less experienced and more vulnerable nurses frequently get left on the outside, often falling prey to bullies and “predators”?

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