Hospice News

JULY 21, 2023

As federal regulators intensify their focus on hospices, operators may begin seeing an influx of Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) activity. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts with RACs to conduct post-payment reviews designed to recover any funds that may have been overspent. RAC audits can re-examine hospice claims going back as long as three years — and more of them may be coming, according to Kelly Grahovac, general manager of The Van Halem Group, who spoke a

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Diversity Nursing

JULY 21, 2023

Disability affects approximate 61 million , or nearly 1 in 4 (26%) of people in the United States. Including people with disabilities in everyday activities and creating accessible environments and equitable opportunities that support them in holding roles similar to their peers who do not have a disability is disability inclusion. Disability inclusion entails identifying barriers that potentially impact people with disabilities to independently live and be fully engaged in their communities.

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Hospice News

JULY 21, 2023

Regulatory challenges have contributed to the hospice sector’s current M&A slump, but this year’s volume nevertheless aligns with experts’ forecasts. In addition to those pressures, the industry is also in a cooling period in which companies focus on integrating the assets that many acquired during flurries of activity in 2021 and 2022, according to Mark Kulik, senior managing director at The Braff Group.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 21, 2023

Twenty-three distinguished nurse educators , including a former National League for Nursing president, have been selected for induction as the 17th class of fellows in the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education. Dr. Elaine Tagliareni, who joined the Academy with this class, served as League president from 2007 to 2009. The Academy was launched in March 2007 while Dr.

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Hospice News

JULY 21, 2023

More cancer patients have been receiving palliative care since the Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid. About 18.9% of eligible patients received palliative care in states that expanded Medicaid, up from 17% before the ACA provisions took effect on Jan. 1, 2014, according to American Cancer Society research recently published in Health Affairs. Among non-expansion states, utilization increased from 15.7% to 16.7%.

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Nurse Nacole

JULY 21, 2023

Category: Psychiatric Nursing Similar to SSRIs, SNRIs require approximately 4 to 6 weeks (and potentially up to 12 weeks) to exert a full pharmacologic effect. Some cognitive and physical symptoms of depression may begin to remit within the first week of therapy.

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