Wed.Nov 09, 2022

article thumbnail

Enhabit Adapts Case Management Model to Stem Turnover in Acquired Hospice Agencies

Hospice News

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice (NYSE: EHAB) is adapting some aspects of how they integrate newly acquired hospice assets. Early on the company would implement a set of processes that were symmetrical with those in its home health business, but agencies in its hospice segment experienced some difficulties with those transitions. This contributed to a spike in turnover, which in turn slowed Enhabit’s rate of growth, CEO Barbara Jacobsmeyer said at the Credit Suisse Annual Healthcare Conference.

Hospice 264
article thumbnail

Nurse of the Week: Lacey Price VA Nurse at Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic

Daily Nurse

Lacey Price, a nurse for the last 14 years at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Okla., was among 33 nurses from the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System recognized as part of the Great 100 Nurses Celebration of Oklahoma for going above and beyond in serving others through their profession. Price honors […].

Nursing 93
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Meticulous Documentation a Hospices Best Defense in HIS Audit Appeals

Hospice News

Hospices that are meticulous and vigilant with documentation see the best results when appealing payment cuts associated with Hospice Item Set (HIS) audits. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed HIS as a tool to gauge a patient’s overall care experience. The agency requires hospices to submit HIS data for each patient served.

Document 246
article thumbnail

HCP Launches Customer Advisory Board to Relieve the Post-Acute Care Industry’s Biggest Challenges

Home Care Pulse

R EXBURG, I daho , November 9, 2022 —HCP, the l eading provider of e xperience m anagement ,? training , and? reputation management , launched its Customer Advisory Board , bringing together over 20 of the top leaders and partners in the care industry to receive strategic i nsights from customers regarding the status of HCP’s product, emerging industry trends, and direction of the company. .

Article 85
article thumbnail

The Ultimate Guide to Improving Caregiver Engagement & Retention

Want to learn how to retain your caregivers & improve caregiver retention X3? The home care industry is experiencing turnover rates of over 80%. How are you ensuring your agency is retaining caregivers? This FREE eBook from Smartcare Software is packed with industry secrets needed to keep your caregivers happy, engaged, and retained, unlocking the full potential of your agency.

article thumbnail

Tech Firm Empathy Partners with Benekiva to Speed Insurance Claims for Bereaved Families

Hospice News

The bereavement care tech platform Empathy is now partnering with the software company Benekiva in an effort to streamline life insurance claims processing and help families access benefits more quickly. Benekiva’s claims automation platform is designed to simplify and accelerate that process, which on average can take as long as 13 months, according to a Cost of Dying Report published by Empathy earlier this year.

article thumbnail

Cones, Cones and More Cones

Today's Caregiver

To Paraphrase Al Pacino in Godfather 3 “Just when we thought we were out…” Unfortunately, there will be one more hurricane hitting the United States before this season ends.

74

More Trending

article thumbnail

Palace of Care – Whoa Part 2

Palliverse

Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash. I was surprised that a benzodiazepine subcutaneous infusion had not been started. Despite three anti-seizure medications being used, the seizures continued. I was surprised to receive the referral for a hospice inpatient admission as I thought the patient would’ve died a week ago. My team was surprised that the patient could be easily roused.

Hospice 59
article thumbnail

What You Need to Know About Do Not Resuscitate Orders in Hospice Care

Three Oaks Hospice

What Is a Do Not Resuscitate Order? A do not resuscitate order (DNR) is a legal order signed by a physician that specifies you do not want to be resuscitated in an emergency, meaning no steps will be taken to restart your heart or restore breathing should you experience cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest. [.].

article thumbnail

Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals The chemoreceptor trigger zone is one of the most important chemosensory organs responsible for detecting noxious stimuli. It is located in the fourth ventricle of the (medulla) brain and is exposed to both blood and cerebrospinal fluid.

Nursing 52
article thumbnail

A Zero Percent Error Rate: An Inspiring Story on How To Get There

Healthcare Law Insights podcast

Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske is joined today by Mary Kay Tyler , Chief Quality and Compliance Officer of Hospice of the Western Reserve, who shares strategies for achieving the elusive goal of improved clinical documentation. As Mary Kay discusses, you start with what can make the biggest impact. For general inpatient care (GIP), that is often physician and nurse practitioner (NP) documentation.