Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

Margin pressures from the proposed cuts to Medicare home health rates could impact palliative care and hospice. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in June released its proposed home health reimbursement rule for 2023, which included a 4.2% reduction in aggregate payments totaling an estimated $810 million. The agency cited budget neutrality requirements to explain the cuts, as well as adjustments related to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), a new payment system

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HopeHealth

JULY 14, 2022

Many patients with life-limiting illnesses can receive a palliative care consultation even if they aren’t ready for hospice. Understand how palliative care and hospice are similar yet different. The post 5 case studies: When is it time for palliative care versus hospice? appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Somerset health system is halting inpatient services at its Pennsylvania-based hospice facility, effective Aug. 1. Closure of the In Touch Hospice center has inflamed the community, with cries growing louder to urge UPMC to reconsider the move. The health system cited declining patient admissions as the main reason for ending services.

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 14, 2022

A new study finds reduced communication skills after consecutive shifts but no clinical deficits. Twelve-hour shifts have been a mainstay of nursing schedules since they began as a staffing strategy in the 1970s, but debate continues about their effect on nurses’ health and ability to safely care for patients. Studies have examined both aspects of the issue.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 14, 2022

Findings from a new Northwestern Medicine study rebut the idea that Black individuals’ higher risk of cardiovascular disease is because of biological differences. “The key take-home message is that racial differences in cardiovascular disease are not due to race itself, which is a social concept that is not related to biology.”. Black adults are at significantly higher risk (1.6-2.4 times) for cardiovascular disease than white adults.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 14, 2022

While you may have heard about what it’s like to work as a travel nurse, have you ever thought about travel nurses who work in the ICU? Daisy Award-winner Deji “DJ” Folami, RN is an ICU registered nurse from Oklahoma with Cross Country Healthcare, who specializes in critical care nursing and travel nursing. He told […].

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Solace

JULY 14, 2022

A new report by the Consumer Federation of America and the Funeral Consumers Alliance shows only a small percentage of funeral homes post prices online, making price comparison more difficult for families. In a survey of over 1,000 funeral businesses in 35 states across the country, the groups found only 18 percent of funeral homes posted price lists on their websites.

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Palliverse

JULY 14, 2022

Photo by Tien Vu Ngoc on Unsplash. I have lived in-between for most of my life. I grew up between two cultures; the Chinese at home and the Eurocentric outside of my home. Later in University, I was part of the local Chinese Group but felt more comfortable as part of the newer Asian immigrant group. I have a lot of experience in bridging between two different cultures which are different in many ways and may think they have little in common.

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Euro-American Connections & Homecare

JULY 14, 2022

Did you know that due to a rapidly growing rate of misleading and unethical providers in the home-care industry over 75% of operating home care agencies are not properly licensed by the required state and federal authorities? At Euro-American Connections and Homecare, we understand the importance of being compliant with all regulatory agencies. For your peace of mind, when hiring a home care agency, always ask to see copies of the agency’s registration, liability insurance policies, workers’ com

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Hospice Promise

JULY 14, 2022

The Surprise Senior Center Quilting Club members were kind enough to donate beautiful red, white, and blue crochet blankets for our Veteran patients. It was wonderful to give them as a gift for Independence Day. We are so grateful for them! The post Crochet Blankets for Our Veterans appeared first on Hospice Promise.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 14, 2022

Background . In direct response to the significant challenges experienced by long term care (LTC) facilities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its commitment to improving safety and quality of care. During the March 1, 2022 State of the Union address, President Biden reaffirmed the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protecting residents and staff of nursing homes.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 14, 2022

“To begin, we must acknowledge that from 1916 until 1964, ANA purposefully, systemically and systematically excluded Black nurses…” The American Nurses Association (ANA) is taking a meaningful first step to acknowledge its own past actions that have negatively impacted nurses of color and perpetuated systemic racism. With the release of a formal racial reckoning statement on July 12, ANA is beginning a multi-phase journey of reconciliation, forgiveness, and healing.

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Nurse Nacole

JULY 14, 2022

Category: Fundamentals Diuretics can enhance digoxin toxicity by decreasing renal clearance of digoxin and by causing electrolyte changes, including hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and hypercalcemia (thiazides).

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Minority Nurse

JULY 14, 2022

Joanne Campbell, RN, PHN passed away peacefully on June 21 after a 5-year battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 91. Joanne Marilyn Ross Campbell: June 11, 1931 – June 21, 2022. Joanne was born at home in Lakeport, California, on June 11, 1931, to Joseph and Anna (Santos) Ross. Soon after, Joanne and family moved to their beloved ranch on Big Valley Road in Finley, California.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

JULY 14, 2022

This episode features researchers from the the University of Cologne (Germany) from the Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School GROW – Gerontological Research on Well-being, and also the Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine. The researchers are Helena Kukla, Angélique Herrler, Dr Julia Strupp and Professor Raymomd Voltz.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 14, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. – General Questions to Reveal Character and Compatibility. – Questions About Past Experience to Determine Starting Point. – Skill-Based Questions to Assess Role Competency. – Hypothetical Scenarios to Test Thought Process. – Questions to Help You Understand their Needs as an Employee. – Asking the Right Questions Doesn’t Stop Here.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

JULY 14, 2022

This episode features George Muishout (Department of History, European Studies and Religious Studies, Amsterdam School for Historical Studies, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands). To Muslims it is important that medical decisions are in accordance with Islamic values. In life-threatening illness, Muslims ask imams for religious advice on medical decision-making.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 14, 2022

In 2010, the American Heart Association (AHA) defined “Life’s Simple 7TM,” the seven health behaviors and factors people can improve to help achieve optimal cardiovascular health. And now they’re adding an eighth: sleep. “Sleep is related to every single one of the other seven elements—it’s closely tied to weight, blood pressure, glucose metabolism, what we […].

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GeriPal

JULY 14, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. “Imagine that you are the medical director of a large (>150 bed) nursing home. Two-thirds of the patients in the home now have COVID-19. Seventeen of your patients are dead. The other physicians who previously saw patients in the nursing home are no longer coming to your facility because you have COVID positive patients.

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