Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

A bipartisan group of nine U.S. Senators have written to U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, calling for a payment model demonstration designed to support greater access to palliative care. The lawmakers urged the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to develop a dedicated community-based palliative care benefit, which has been a longstanding goal for providers and industry advocacy groups.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 21, 2022

Ep.4: Alzheimer’s Awareness: How to Support Clients, Caregivers, and Family Members Wendie Colvin, Senior Clinical Content Writer at Home Care Pulse, discusses how we can prepare clients, caregivers, and family members for the progression of Alzheimer's, and what agencies need to do to support the millions of people living with this disease. View Episode Transcript × Episode Transcript.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

Empath Health appoints chief medical executives. Florida-based Empath Health recently appointed two new chief medical executives. Dr. Carol Li serves as its chief mission medical administrative officer, and Dr. Neville Sarkari as its chief mission medical affairs officer. In these roles, both will be crucial to the company’s clinical staff retention capabilities, according to Empath Health President Jonathan Fleece.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 21, 2022

A video capturing the thoughts and emotions of Maine Medical Center (MMC) ICU nurses as they cared for unvaccinated patients during the Delta COVID-19 surge won MaineHealth videographer Charlie Berg a Regional Emmy® Award at Boston’s Wang Theater Saturday night. The story, entitled “Inside View of Maine Medical Center ICU Nurses Caring for Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients,” was posted on the MaineHealth […].

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

Dr. Christopher Comfort, chief operating officer for Calvary Hospital in New York City, oversees the organization’s operating budget as well as all patient care. He is also an ambassador for the hospital’s CalvaryCare program, designed to educate the health care community and the public about palliative care and hospice. Calvay is the only acute care hospital in the United States that is focused almost exclusively on hospice and palliative care.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 21, 2022

Once again, DailyNurse is publishing a series of blog posts on nursing issues in the developing world by MScN nursing students at the Karachi, Pakistan campus of the Aga Khan School of Nursing and Midwifery. These articles were written as part of a class assignment that involved composing and submitting short research articles for publication in a recommended nursing blog […].

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Together for Short Lives

JUNE 21, 2022

UK children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives is calling on the government and the NHS to protect and extend children’s hospice funding in England #ForTheChildren. The call comes as the charity releases a new report to mark Children’s Hospice Week (20-26 June) which shows a wide range in funding for children’s hospices in […].

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Euro-American Connections & Homecare

JUNE 21, 2022

On June 21, people from across the world will fight the darkness of Alzheimer’s through a fundraising activity of their choice. Whether you’re participating at home, online or in-person, there are plenty of fun ideas to engage family and friends in The Longest Day. To learn how you can engage go to: shorturl.at/oIKZ8. The post What will you do to fight Alzheimer’s?

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Nurse Nacole

JUNE 21, 2022

Category: Fundamentals When the left ventricle malfunctions, congestion initially occurs in the lungs. When the right ventricle functions inadequately, congestion in the supplying systemic venous circulation results in peripheral edema and liver congestion.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 21, 2022

Infusion nurses -- a specialty most certainly on the rise -- are not only health-care professionals but serve as educators and resources to the clients they see on a regular basis. Infusion nurses are highly adaptable specialists who can work in any practice setting where IV therapy is delivered, which is increasingly performed inside special clinics and the homes of patients.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 21, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. – The Nurse-Nursing Assistant Relationship: A Priceless Partnership. – Supporting Your Nursing Assistants. Article Contents: The Nurse-Nursing Assistant Relationship: A Priceless Partnership. Supporting Your Nursing Assistants. Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 21, 2022

Infusion nurses — a specialty most certainly on the rise — are not only health-care professionals but serve as educators and resources to the clients they see on a regular basis. Infusion nurses are highly adaptable specialists who can work in any practice setting where IV therapy is delivered, which is increasingly performed inside special clinics and the homes of patients.

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Elaine Mansfield

JUNE 21, 2022

Dear Bluebird Mama, Earlier this week, I saw you carrying dried grasses inside a nesting box while your mate flew from barn peak to birdhouse perch to crimson maple tree. I watched from inside through Vic’s astronomy telescope. About three decades ago, he and I set up two boxes on opposite ends of an old fence, and your ancestor moved in that spring. 1st nestling snuggling with unhatched eggs.

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