Hospice News

MAY 15, 2025

The insurance and health care company UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) may be under federal criminal investigation for alleged Medicare fraud. The U.S. Justice Department has not released the specific allegations against the company. However, they are reportedly related to UnitedHealth Groups business practices within its Medicare Advantage plans, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news.

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Home With Help

MAY 15, 2025

When it comes to finding a caregiver for your aging loved one, you may have seen individuals advertising in online classifieds offering in-home care services. While this may seem like a cost-effective and convenient option, there are several reasons why choosing a professional in-home care agency like Home With Help is a safer, more reliable choice for your family rather than hiring a private caregiver on your own.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 15, 2025

It’s been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic, but nurses still feel the aftermath of compassion fatigue from the healthcare crisis years later. Many nurses were frontline workers during the height of the pandemic and faced most of the stress of caring for infected patients amid staff shortages and the risk of getting infected. In a 2022 study , around 50% of nonphysician healthcare workers reported symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder or PTSD.

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Go Hire - HomeCare

MAY 15, 2025

The AI Hype is here! But, whats real? Whats hype? What should you pay attention today, and what to plan for? How do you create a plan for yourself, your team, your leadership, your workforce? Where do you even start? Whats actually working? Today? In your industry? In companies like yours? In this Webinar thats Exclusively for HR and Talent Leaders, were going to dive in.

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Hospice News

MAY 15, 2025

After years of nonpayment, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has instructed Medicaid managed care plans to pay hospices for nursing home room and board. The issue pertains to patients who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. When caring for patients in nursing homes, hospices typically pay for their room and board with the expectation that they will be reimbursed by Medicaid for those expenses.

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CareTime

MAY 15, 2025

Veterans deserve high-quality, consistent careand many home care agencies feel a deep sense of purpose in serving this community. But working with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) brings its own set of operational and billing challenges. From unclear visit authorizations to delayed VA payments, its not always a smooth ride.

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GeriPal

MAY 15, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Our main focus today was on nudging critical care clinicians to consider a more palliative approach to care. Our guests are all trained in critical care: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, and Jaspal Singh. Kate and Scott have additional training in palliative medicine. To start, we review: What is a nudge? Also called behavioral interventions, heuristics, and cognitive biases.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 15, 2025

As highly respected healthcare professionals who often go above and beyond the call of duty, we nurses are natural patient advocates. Advocacy is in our nursing DNA. The nursing process may begin with an assessment, but where the rubber hits the road is when nurses go to bat for their patients to ensure they receive the best possible care when they need it most.

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SevenPonds Blog

MAY 15, 2025

A new, limited podcast from Science, a magazine published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will explore death from a variety of scientific perspectives, a hot topic right now, as noted in the short preview of the … Continue reading → The post <img src="[link] Science of Death appeared first on SevenPonds Blog.

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Hospice News

MAY 15, 2025

An evolving regulatory landscape may be complicating hospices ability to effectively implement and use artificial intelligence technology. The top legal considerations involving AI center around protecting patient privacy and ensuring transparent innovation. Hospices have leveraged AI to better predict patient trajectories, ease employees administrative burden, boost retention, and improve compliance and operational efficiency, among other purposes.

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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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