Hospice News
MARCH 24, 2023
Three main factors drove the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to extend the value-based insurance design (VBID) model through 2030: patients’ social needs, health equity and improved care coordination. Originally set to run between 2021 and 2024, CMS indicated yesterday that it would invest five additional years in the demonstration.
HopeHealth
MARCH 24, 2023
Choosing a hospice provider can feel like an overwhelming decision. Here’s a list of what to ask about, based on recommendations from Consumer Reports and caregiver experience surveys from not-for-profit status to 24/7 crisis response. The post Checklist: What to look for in a hospice provider appeared first on HopeHealth.
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Hospice News
MARCH 24, 2023
VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHEM), has expanded one of its inpatient hospice units in Florida. VITAS’ new hospice facility at Broward Health Coral Springs features 12 patient beds, a kitchen and a family room. The facility replaces a temporary unit with eight inpatient beds that VITAS began operating at the hospital in 2021.
Daily Nurse
MARCH 24, 2023
Many people, including nurses, carry some bias, whether it is recognized by the individual or not. One study in the March issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing sought to explore that more in-depth. Through the study “ The Experiences of United States Emergency Nurses Related to Witnessed and Experienced Bias ,” researchers sought a broad view of the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and lived experiences of ED nurses and their associated implicit and explicit biases.
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Hospice News
MARCH 24, 2023
Hospices and tech companies are increasingly collaborating to help ensure patients receive the right care at the right time and to build efficiencies into care delivery. Artificial intelligence and predictive analytics in particular are gaining in prevalence. A rising number of providers are applying these systems to identify hospice-eligible patients more quickly, as well as those in need of palliative care.
Caregiver Support Services
MARCH 24, 2023
Proper nutrition is extremely important as it can help to manage and ward off diseases. If you’re a caregiver and you want to cater to your loved one or client’s nutritional needs, the following are some tips that you might find useful: Avoid Saturated and Trans Fats Elders should avoid saturated and trans fats as much as possible. For example, foods such as pastries, pies, chips, and chocolate contain saturated and trans fats.
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Interim HealthCare Inc.
MARCH 24, 2023
March is National Social Work Month and Interim HealthCare is celebrating the life-changing work social workers do to advocate for others. Working with children, adults and families, social workers make a powerful and positive impact on the communities they serve. Today, and everyday, we recognize this impact and want to share with the world what the life of a social worker really looks like.
EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)
MARCH 24, 2023
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! The post Hello world! appeared first on EAPC.
Changing Lives Podcast
MARCH 24, 2023
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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)
MARCH 24, 2023
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GeriPal
MARCH 24, 2023
Summary Transcript Summary In November of 2022, Ava Kofman published a piece in the New Yorker titled “How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle.” Some viewed this piece as an affront to the amazing work hospice does for those approaching the end of their lives by cherry picking stories of a few bad actors to paint hospice is a bad light. For others, this piece, while painful to read, gave voice to what they have been feeling over the last decade – hospice has in some ways lost its way in a
EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)
MARCH 24, 2023
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AlayaCare
MARCH 24, 2023
As Adrian Shauer, CEO of AlayaCare, expressed in episode 35 of the HomeHealth360 podcast “Home care agencies now have the tools to finally win the war on repetitive tasks.” According to a survey conducted by Home Health Care News, 57% of home care agencies reported that they spend up to 3 hours a day on administrative tasks such as data entry, tracking patient records, etc.
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