AJN Off the Charts

MAY 14, 2025

Photo Shutterstock The United States continues to grapple with a maternal health crisis characterized by significant racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity and mortality. Maternal mortality rates here are at least double (and sometimes triple) those of most other high-income countries, according to a 2024 Commonwealth Fund report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 80% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable.

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2025

Supporting seriously ill children and youths can come with higher costs and greater complexities compared to adult populations. Sustaining pediatric hospice and palliative care programs involves employing dynamic referral and financial strategies in todays health care landscape. Pediatric programs often face challenges when establishing a firm financial foothold, with funding a main obstacle hindering growth and improved accessibility, according to Dr.

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AlayaCare

MAY 14, 2025

When you’re juggling back-to-back visits, squeezing in meals, and trying to keep everything on track, you need a mobile app that works with you — one that’s fast, intuitive, and built for the realities of delivering care in the field. For caregivers, our mobile app isn’t just another tool, it’s an essential part of their daily rhythm. It’s how they check schedules, complete tasks, conduct client visits, and stay connected while on the move.

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2025

The Wisconsin State Assembly has approved a bill requiring the states Department of Health Services (DHS) to create a statewide palliative care council. A group of 22 palliative clinical professionals, patients and family members would comprise the council to help address care delivery issues and raise awareness in the field. The council would also include legislators and insurance company representatives with expertise in palliative care.

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Diversity Nursing

MAY 14, 2025

Nursing is a profession built on care, compassion, and advocacy. We are the eyes and ears for our patients, the vital link between them, their families, and the medical team. But what happens when the very nature of our personality, a tendency towards shyness or introversion feels like a hurdle in effectively communicating and advocating? If you identify as a shy or introverted Nurse, know this, your inherent qualities are not weaknesses.

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Elder Care Matters

MAY 14, 2025

If youre a veteran or a family member of one, understanding the Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits available for senior care is crucial. This article covers the important VA benefits, including Aid & Attendance, eligibility requirements, and how to apply. The post Veterans Benefits for Senior Care: What You Need to Know appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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CareAcademy Blog

MAY 14, 2025

CareSync by CareAcademy launches this summercut hiring costs, onboarding time, and unlock a ready-to-work caregiver network. Boston, MA May 15, 2025 CareAcademy , the leading provider of caregiver training and compliance technology, announced today a bold new product initiative designed to address one of the most pressing challenges in healthcare: the nationwide shortage of direct care workers.

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Nurse Nacole

MAY 14, 2025

Category: Critical Care Nursing Dihydropyridines calcium channel blockers (e.g., Nicardipine, Clevidipine) are selective to vascular smooth muscle over the myocardium. Thus, they have little effect on heart rate and no effect on myocardial contractility.

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Healthcare Law Insights podcast

MAY 14, 2025

Hospice audits can have profound financial implications, particularly when the auditors use statistical extrapolation to identify an overpayment amount. The use of extrapolation runs across auditor types, including UPICs and the OIG, and can apply to Medicare and Medicaid. In this episode, Husch Blackwells Meg Pekarske , Bryan Nowicki , and Emily Solum discuss recent experiences and successes in dealing with statistical extrapolations, and what the future of extrapolation looks like.

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2025

Addus Homecare (Nasdaq: ADUS) expects to achieve 5% to 7% hospice growth during 2025. The companys hospice business is emerging from the shadow of the pandemic, which hurt that business segment considerably more than it did Addus home health and personal care service lines. Early and sudden deaths among COVID patients significantly reduced national hospice utilization for several years.

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SevenPonds Blog

MAY 14, 2025

From 2010 to 2022, there was a 21% increase in death from heart disease among rural adults ages 25 to 64, with a major spike beginning in 2020. A study the first national analysis of heart disease in rural … Continue reading → The post <img src="[link] Disease in Rural U.S. Rising Among Younger Adults appeared first on SevenPonds Blog.

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2025

Florida-based VITAS Healthcare is taking a more relationship-based approach to growth in 2025. The Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHE) subsidiarys expanding geographic footprint in Florida has been heavily fueled through organic growth. The prospect of acquisitions is playing a larger role, with the hospice company recently setting its sights on expansion across 12 states.

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Caregiver Warrior

MAY 14, 2025

Here are some great spring reads! Check out these awesome books written just for us. Insightful, gripping, empowering! The post Books to Bloom With: Spring Reading Picks For Caregivers! appeared first on Caregiver Warrior.

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