Hospice News
JANUARY 5, 2023
Though buyers remain hungry for hospice acquisitions, smaller deals will likely be the most prevalent during 2023. Acquisition patterns established in 2021 and 2022 are shaping the M&A outlook for the current year. The number of hospice and home health deals fell by nearly a third last year, though a few “megadeals” have driven up transaction values.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
JANUARY 5, 2023
What is your mindset, your attitude, your approach for the new year? Note I didn’t ask about your goal or your resolution. We all know that they are often broken by month’s end. As with many of my blogs, here I gain inspiration from my family, and in this case a story from another parent about my 8-year-old daughter, Emmy. Her newest inspiration, likely rooted in wanting to spend more time with big sis Kathryn, is to be the world’s best ball girl for the high school basketball team, which Dad co
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Hospice News
JANUARY 5, 2023
The Walgreens-Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) will focus on smaller tuck-in transactions in 2023 as opposed to the multi-billion dollar deals the company pursued in 2022. Last year, WBA poured money into health care provider investments and acquisitions, including the home-based care platform CareCentrix, Inc. and VillageMD. Those companies both provide palliative care in addition to their other services, and the latter also contracts with hospices through its Accountable Care Organization (ACO). .
Diversity Nursing
JANUARY 5, 2023
Thinking about changing careers? At any stage in life, N ursing is a great choice because Nurses are always in demand. It's a challenging, but rewarding field and previous education can help you become a Nurse faster. "I'm a second career Nurse. What's wonderful about Nursing, is that it's very accessible after you've already been to school or college for another type of degree," Telemetry Nurse, Victoria told Johnson and Johnson.
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Elder Care Matters
JANUARY 5, 2023
Even if your loved one left a last will and testament behind, there may be instances in which it can be challenged. For instance, if your father had dementia and added his second wife’s name to a bank account intended for the family, or your mother changed her will to omit you in favor of… The post Reasons to Contest a Will appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.
Daily Nurse
JANUARY 5, 2023
The American Nurses Association (ANA) welcomes its newest president, Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, Ph.D., MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN. She brings more than 25 years of nursing experience to the ANA presidency. She has devoted more than a decade of service to ANA, providing leadership in high-profile positions such as ANA Committee Treasurer and service on ANA’s Board […].
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Palliverse
JANUARY 5, 2023
Photo by Tyler Nix on Unsplash. “Where is your pain?”. He grimaced as he pointed towards the left side of his neck. “How would you score it out of 10, with zero being no pain and 10 the worst you’ve ever felt?”. Jaw clenched tightly he opened his gritted teeth to tell me, “7 out of 10.”. It looked more like 17. The pillow seemed to swallow up his head.
Nurse.com
JANUARY 5, 2023
I’ve emphasized the importance of following employer policies and procedures in past blogs. The following case reveals that these policies are in place for good reason. In this case , adhering to employer policies protected an emergency room (ER) nurse and her employer from a possible judgment of professional negligence. Negligence allegations. A patient who fell and injured his right hand went to a medical center’s ER for treatment.
Comforcare Home Care
JANUARY 5, 2023
Here are some Medicare changes you might want to know about. 1. Medicare will be able to negotiate drug prices (starting in 2023). 2. Out-of-pocket drug costs on Part D will be capped at $2000/year starting in. 2025. 3. Out-of-pocket insulin costs will be capped at $35/month for Medicare. participants (starting in 2023). 4. All vaccines will be free under Part D (starting in 2023).
Nurse Nacole
JANUARY 5, 2023
Category: Fundamentals As a pharmacologic classification, α-adrenergic blockers are functional antihypertensives with potential effects on glomerular filtration rate, renal perfusion and heart rate. They are strongly linked with fluid retention.
GeriPal
JANUARY 5, 2023
Summary Transcript Summary. Today’s podcast may be a stretch for our listeners. Please stick with us. No matter what your position on medical aid in dying (I’m ambivalent) or abortion (I’m pro-choice), this is a bioethics podcast, and I hope that we can all agree that the ethical issues at stake deserve a critical re-think. All three of today’s guests are well established bioethicists. .
Hospice News
JANUARY 5, 2023
A significant number of health care providers may not understand federal rules for billing advance care planning, contributing to an estimated $42.3 million in improper payments in 2019. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported the results of its audit of advance care planning (ACP) billing practices among Medicare-certified physicians and other health care providers.
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