Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2024

A Tennessee provider is working to break down barriers to palliative care for rural cancer patients in their home state. For cancer patients in rural areas, accessing palliative care services can be a burden due to the distance needed to travel to a clinic or for an in-home provider to come to them. Tennessee Oncology, one of the largest community-based cancer care specialists in the United States, has launched a pilot telehealth program to help relieve some of this burden for prostate cancer an

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HopeHealth

APRIL 16, 2024

No matter what stage of life you’re in, set aside time now for key health decisions. It’s a gift to your family, and yourself. The post Plan ahead for healthcare decisions: Free tips & resources for families appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2024

Despite intensifying regulatory scrutiny on its deals, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) remains poised for further acquisitions. During the past two years, the insurance giant has completed a slew of acquisitions spanning much of the health care continuum — including hospice, palliative care and home health — as well as health care technology, largely through its subsidiary Optum.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

APRIL 16, 2024

Welcome Laura Bogira to Our Team at Freedom Home Care! We at Freedom Home Care are excited to announce a new addition to our wonderful team as Director of Business Development. Please join us in welcoming Laura Bogira, a seasoned RN/BSN with over 18 years of rich experience in the healthcare industry. Laura has a broad background ranging from working in hospital employee health and workers’ compensation programs to serving as a nurse liaison for home infusion and home health care companies

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Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2024

Calls are growing louder in support of increased accreditation organization oversight that could help curb fraudulent activity in the hospice space. In a proposed rule released in February the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a number of provisions aimed at addressing conflicts of interest and establishing more consistent standards, processes and definitions among accreditation entities.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 16, 2024

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) Nurse Week runs from April 14-20 and brings attention to this nursing specialty and the expertise WOC nurses bring to patient care. As a member of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®) for 31 years and now its president, Vicky Pontieri-Lewis, MS, RN, ACNS-BC-CWOCN, says the field is exciting and ever changing.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

APRIL 16, 2024

Pain Medications at the End of Life: Clearing Up Concerns for Hospice Caregivers Caring for a loved one on hospice care can be a challenging and emotional experience. One of the biggest concerns for families is often pain management. Here’s what you need to know about pain medications at the end of life, dispelling common The post Pain Medications at End of Life appeared first on Abode Hospice & Home Health.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

APRIL 16, 2024

Pain Medications at the End of Life: Clearing Up Concerns for Hospice Caregivers Caring for a loved one on hospice care can be a challenging and emotional experience. One of the biggest concerns for families is often pain management. Here’s what you need to know about pain medications at the end of life, dispelling common The post Pain Medications at End of Life appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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Palliverse

APRIL 16, 2024

Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash The hospital doctors said I was very unwell, and that they didn’t have any treatments left for me. They said I might not have much time left. Did they say how much time you had left? Two months, maybe a year. What do you think? Nah. You think you have more time? Yeah. I’m trying the other medicine from the islands.

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Nurse Nacole

APRIL 16, 2024

Category: Fundamentals The most common terminal rhythms reported in children younger than 17 years are PEA, bradycardia and asystole. The etiology of these pediatric arrhythmias is most often hypoxemia, hypotension, hypoglycemia and acidemia.

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