Hospice News
AUGUST 15, 2023
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making significant changes in 2024 to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) payment model. The updates include the introduction of a new approach to payment designed to enhance care delivery and care coordination for patients in underserved communities, according to CMS.
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 15, 2023
The nursing industry has dozens of professional associations devoted to the art and science of nursing care and nursing specialties. And while many nurses know they exist, they may need to realize the depth of what associations do and how the skills and connections developed through membership can advance a career in ways they never expected. American Nurses Association (ANA) president Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN , says joining an association is an excellent professiona
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Hospice News
AUGUST 15, 2023
This article is sponsored by Trella Health. In this Voices Interview, Hospice News sits down with Pierre Menard, Chief Technology Officer, Trella Health , to talk about the keys to harnessing technology to drive smarter growth and better outcomes in post-acute care. He provides an overview of how technology and future innovation will transform the post-acute care landscape, and he discusses the challenges and considerations in adopting technology innovations in the post-acute care setting.
Daily Nurse
AUGUST 15, 2023
When listening to stories about the nationwide nursing shortage, some of us might immediately think of urban hospitals as the overwhelmed facilities most acutely struggling to care for the citizens of densely populated metropolitan areas. There are approximately 20 million people in the larger New York City region, and Los Angeles and Houston have more than 12 million and 7 million, respectively.
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Elaine Mansfield
AUGUST 15, 2023
With my sons Anthony and David As the sun moves toward the horizon, seven people sit around a table on my son Anthony’s stone patio—two women, four men, and one white haired crone. Two of the men are my sons, but I haven’t been with both of them at the same time since December. That afternoon, David and I buy food for a feast for Anthony’s friends visiting from the west coast and snacks for a Saturday night music campout.
Nurse.com
AUGUST 15, 2023
Excessive heat poses risks for patients, health systems, and nurses themselves. How can you prepare? Extreme heat is having a significant impact on health care — and nursing in particular. “As temperatures rise to dangerous levels, nurses may face various issues in their work environment and in the care they provide to patients,” said Kimberly Bailey, MA, SCCEM, NRP, System Director for Emergency Management for Inpatient Facilities at Medical University of South Carolina Health.
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Healthcare Law Insights blog
AUGUST 15, 2023
Large managed care plans have been squarely in DOJ’s crosshairs for years, but a late July 2023 Justice Department settlement agreement with one regional healthcare provider’s Medicare Advantage Plan offers a glimpse into an issue health systems and providers with their own managed care plans need to track. This post examines the recent DOJ settlement, analyzes the trend towards enforcement of provider-owned managed care plans, and offers a prediction on what might be coming on the enforcement s
American In-Home Care
AUGUST 15, 2023
For family caregivers, it's easy to get bogged down in the details and to feel frustrated and stressed when providing care for an older loved one. There are days when the negative aspects of caregiving are all you can see. You got frustrated with Mom and snapped at her. Dad just didn’t want to eat today and nothing you did helped. These events can make it feel like every day is an uphill battle.
Nurse Nacole
AUGUST 15, 2023
Category: Psychiatric Nursing One complication in identifying an anxiety disorder is the core symptoms are experiences in the human condition. What delineates “normal” feelings of anxiety or fear is the extent to which they occur and how they impact functionality.
EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)
AUGUST 15, 2023
Culture, ethnicity, and socio-economic status as determinants of the management of patients with advanced heart failure who need palliative care: A clinical consensus statement from the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC, the ESC Patient Forum, and the European Association of Palliative Care Published July 2023 in the European Journal of Heart Failure – [link] The post Palliative Care and Advanced Heart Failure: New clinical consensus statement appeared first on EAPC.
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