Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Alaska-based Bartlett Regional Hospital recently received approval from legislators to relaunch hospice and home health services nearly a year after a local provider shut down. The news came shortly before the retirement and resignation of the hospital’s CEO and COO. The hospital sought hospice licensure in the certificate of need state after Hospice and Home Care of Juneau (HHCJ) halted services last October, citing high staffing costs and insufficient nursing resources.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 4, 2023

A new survey from connectRN and The Nursing Beat found half of over 1300 American nurses polled have side hustles outside of nursing to earn extra income. Additionally, nearly half of the new nurses (in the profession for less than three years) plan on transitioning their side hustle to their full-time job. Eight in ten of those nurses have ambitions to start their own businesses.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The 2024 final hospice payment rule included a modest payment increase for general inpatient care (GIP) at a time when regulators are zeroing in on increased utilization and longer stays. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included in the rule a 1.031% increase to hospice GIP services. Daily rates for general inpatient services were set at $1,145.31, up from FY2023’s rate of $1,110.76.

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 4, 2023

Article Contents: – Introduction – One – Two – Three Article Contents: 1. Top 2. Why You Need a Differentiator 3. How to Differentiate Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. If you work in the senior living arena of post-acute care, you may have recently been diving deep into CoreQ surveys to fit the mandate under the latest CMS rule proposal.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Hospice of the Chesapeake has exceeded its growth expectations since its 2020 acquisition of Hospice of Charles County. At the transaction’s closing, the acquisition boosted Hospice of the Chesapeake’s average daily census to more than 620, up from 580. Since then, the nonprofit’s average daily census in the Charles County region has increased 145%, the organization reported.

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 4, 2023

Article Contents: – Introduction – One – Two – Three Article Contents: 1. Top 2. Why You Need a Differentiator 3. How to Differentiate Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. If you work in the senior living arena of post-acute care, you may have recently been diving deep into CoreQ surveys to fit the mandate under the latest CMS rule proposal.

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Nurse Nacole

AUGUST 4, 2023

Category: Psychiatric Nursing Nefazodone (Serzone), structurally related to trazodone, acts similarly to trazodone but also inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine and produces fewer side effects because it lacks significant anticholinergic and antihistamine effects.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 4, 2023

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Rolanda Johnson, PhD’98, received the Vanderbilt University Joseph A. Johnson Jr. Distinguished Leadership Professor Award at the university’s Spring Faculty Assembly. The award recognizes a faculty member who has proactively nurtured an academic environment where everyone feels valued and where diversity is celebrated.

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