Hospice News
DECEMBER 12, 2022
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is poised to recommend that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reduce the aggregate cap for hospice payments by 20% in 2024. The commission has yet to vote on the recommendations, but MedPAC has called for similar cuts annually since 2018. To date, Congress has not implemented these reductions.
HopeHealth
DECEMBER 12, 2022
If your child has been diagnosed with a serious illness, they and you need special support. By adding pediatric hospice to their care team, you may be able to connect with extra support and services aimed at comfort — without sacrificing any of your child’s disease-directed treatments or other care. That’s because, thanks to an Read More. The post 5 benefits of adding pediatric hospice when your child is seriously ill appeared first on HopeHealth.
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Caring Senior Service
DECEMBER 12, 2022
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And that means everyone is shopping for gifts for their families and friends. However, seniors may struggle with shopping as they get older. As mobility and overall health generally decline as seniors age, shopping can become stressful or even unsafe. Plus, families grow larger, meaning the shopping list gets longer.
Daily Nurse
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Nursing is in a state of crisis. Overwhelmed by the critical need for more nurses, nursing is at a crossroads, and according to the president of the largest school of nursing in the U.S., it’s time to adopt a new professional model. Daily Nurse chatted with Chamberlain University President Karen Cox, Ph.D., RN, FACHE, FAAN, […].
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Happy Healthy Caregiver
DECEMBER 12, 2022
It’s back! The FUN annual activity my family and I have been doing for the past five years. The name changes slightly every year but the concept is the same. One note: because the years are growing in size, 23 seemed like a long list of things so I’m going with the first 2 numbers […]. The post 20 for 2023 – Fun for Me in ’23 appeared first on Happy Healthy Caregiver.
Home Sweet Home In-Home Care
DECEMBER 12, 2022
It can be a challenge to have patience as a family caregiver who is caring for older loved ones while juggling the many other aspects of daily life, but these tips can help you feel more centered. Does your blood pressure soar once you finally finish filling your cart with groceries, simply to find just one checkout lane open and a line of annoyed shoppers ahead of you?
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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Nurse specialists and nurse generalists are both common within the nursing profession and 21st-century healthcare, and both serve important purposes in patient care as well as non-clinical settings. What does it mean to choose to be a specialist or generalist? What are the repercussions for your nursing career? And how can one accomplish both? Photo by wang dongxu on Unsplash.com Nurse Specialists Matter In both medicine and nursing, generalists and specialists both serve many important purposes
American In-Home Care
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Did you know…the CDC reports that as many as 450,000 trips to the emergency room are made each year by older adults experiencing adverse medication issues? This startling statistic is due, in part, to “inappropriate prescribing.” Inappropriate prescriptions can include medications that duplicate the effect of another medicine that is already being taken, ineffective medications, and those prescribed without a clinical need or basis.
Interim HealthCare Inc.
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Since keeping aging loved ones involved in the holiday festivities is essential for their health and well-being, you’ll need to find creative ways to stay connected with them. What follows are some holiday celebration tips guaranteed to put a smile on the face of that special senior in your life.
Nurse Nacole
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Category: Fundamentals Like hyperosmotic laxatives, saline laxatives draw water into the intestine through osmosis. This creates an increase in intraluminal pressure and a resultant increase in intestinal motility.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Though hospice deal volume dipped in 2022 compared to previous years, five particular transactions could paint a larger picture of where investors see value in the space. These interesting, unusual or groundbreaking deals could signal what’s to come in 2023 and help shape the hospice market’s long-term future. Optum to pick up LHC Group. Though the deal is still in the works, the expected acquisition of LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHC) by the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum was among the
The Nurse Break
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Written by Tiffany Taylor (RN) – editing team with The Nurse Break. This is to complement our very brief cheat-sheet guide for your cardiac nursing placement. If you are about to go on placement or start a job on a cardiac or cardiothoracic ward, this page will help you with key information that you should know. Please note, not all answers are provided to all questions as this article is intended to guide your learning.
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