Hospice News

JANUARY 24, 2023

Mortality predictions and behavioral nudges by machine learning systems are associated with increased advance care planning utilization and reductions in high-acuity care. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recently studied the effectiveness of machine learning algorithms in identifying high-risk cancer patients nearing the last six months of life between June 17, 2019 and April 20, 2020.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 24, 2023

A virtual reality (VR) simulation helps undergraduate nursing students experience an emergency-care scenario from the perspective of an intubated patient. The scenario is intended to instill empathy that, contrary to popular belief, is a skill that can be acquired and strengthened.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 24, 2023

For Amedisys, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMED) CEO Paul Kusserow, risk is an opportunity, particularly when it comes to palliative care. The growing prominence of palliative care — and the accompanying investments — may seem counterintuitive at first blush given the reimbursement environment. But with the advent of risk-based payment, the relatively young medical specialty is gradually chipping away at its shell and taking its first steps toward financial viability.

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Elder Care Matters

JANUARY 24, 2023

A Pay-On Death account is an estate planning tool that allows an individual to pass money to family or loved ones without the necessity of probate when he or she dies. Under a POD account, title and ownership of the account will automatically transfer to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner, without… The post WHAT IS A PAY-ON-DEATH ACCOUNT?

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Nurse Nacole

JANUARY 24, 2023

Category: Infectious Diseases Gonococcal infection may be transmitted to infants exposed to infected cervical exudate at birth. Manifestations of the infection in newborns include ophthalmia neonatorum, which may result in perforation of the ocular globe and blindness.

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Nurse.com

JANUARY 24, 2023

Ever since I graduated from nursing school, I always felt that working in health care meant that I’d enjoy perpetual job security. I can say with complete conviction that these days, this is not a guarantee. Nancy Cohen, RN Throughout my 35 years in nursing, primarily in perioperative nursing, I’ve barely survived multiple takeovers and acquisitions of hospitals and surgery centers.

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