Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Members of Congress are seeking answers from federal regulators on hospice program integrity as industry advocacy groups call for further action. Reps. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) led a group of lawmakers who wrote to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator of the U.S Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), asking for the agency to brief them on fraud and abuse within the hospice benefit.

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HopeHealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Grief can be isolating at any age — and that certainly includes young adulthood. Through our 20s and even 30s, friends tend to play a leading role in our lives. But they often can’t relate to major losses like the death of a parent. If a young person is grieving, where can they find a Read More The post 5 signs our Young Adult Grief Support Group may be right for you appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Home health and hospice giant Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) has repeatedly voiced its enthusiasm for its palliative care business in early 2023. It now has another reason to be excited: a new contracting agreement with a key payer. On Wednesday, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys announced a new agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to deliver home-based palliative care to the insurer’s millions of members.

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AlayaCare

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The increasing demand for home-based care services amidst the aging population brings both challenges as well as opportunities for providers. Despite the growth in spending, declining reimbursement rates and rising labor costs are putting pressure on agency margins. Here are 5 strategies to overcome these challenges: 1. Engage and retain your caregivers Employee turnover can be very expensive for a home-based care provider, from searching for new candidates all the way through training.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Connecticut-based Regional Hospice recently opened a new grief support center to extend its bereavement services further across the state’s northwestern region. The new facility, dubbed The Center for Hope & Healing, is located in Washington Depot, Connecticut. Grief counseling support groups, spiritual renewal sessions, meditation, sound healing and massages are some of the services offered at the center for families and caregivers coping with a loved one’s loss.

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The Nurse Break

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

More from In Pursuit of Excellence here Clocking up CPD – the conference It’s too expensive… It’s too far away… These would have to be the two most compelling reasons an individual can make not to take the time to go to a conference. It’s too expensive…. We’re already short-staffed… equally compelling arguments from employers. Yet, as I was sitting on a shuttle bus at the end of a great conference recently, making my way from the Gold Coast to Brisbane airport to fly home, dreary rain rhythmi

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Patrice Little, DNP, FNP-BC, is a senior policy advisor for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action , an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation working to improve America’s health through nursing. She is also a family nurse practitioner and the CEO of NP Student ®, a digital lifestyle and educational resource for nurse practitioner students.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This article is sponsored by Enclara Pharmacia. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Monica Han, Clinical Sales Specialist at Enclara Pharmacia, to learn about the transformation of the hospice inpatient sector and the operating models within it. She also provides advice for organizations seeking to develop or expand their own inpatient services and offers an outlook on the sector in the years to come.

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Healthy Workforce Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Healthcare professionals are experiencing greater physical and verbal abuse from patients and their family members. Studies show a significant rise in acts of violence within the very same walls where care is provided. There are many reasons – when not feeling well patients are not always on their best behavior. Family members are also stressed when their loved ones are in the hospital.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Invisible disabilities in seniors are common, but whether disabilities are visible or not, it’s important to understand them to overcome ableism. What’s your very first thought when you see an individual in a wheelchair? Do you view that person as less-than, someone in need of being fixed? Do you presume they need special treatment, as though a physical disability affects intelligence as well?

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sasha Shevchenko didn’t hesitate to say yes when her mother called her last year and asked her to fly to Europe to help her cousins evacuate from Ukraine. Shevchenko, a cardiovascular nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital, was born in Ukraine but has lived with her mother and sister in the U.S. for nearly two decades.

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Palliverse

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Photo by Sangharsh Lohakare on Unsplas h “I’m just checking in with you. How are you today?” “I’m too tired to fight today.” “Me too, you really made me work hard yesterday.” “I would really like a massage. Healthcare has under-utilised the benefits of therapeutic massage.” “I’d agree with that. It is one of the alternative therapies that has been proven to make people feel better.

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Hospice Promise

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

How did you spread love on Valentine’s Day? We showed appreciation for all the doctors, nurses, social workers, medical assistants, and bereavement support team with some Valentine’s Day goodie bags! The post Hospice Promise Spreads Love for Valentine’s Day appeared first on Hospice Promise.

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The Nurse Break

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

My name is Nicole. I am currently a Registered Nurse working in orthopaedics. I missed out on a graduate nurse program like some of you who may be reading this. But I want to share below some tips that might help land a job. Share your experience I always wanted to do nursing however in high school I wasn’t the best student who spent more time working and reading non-related school books that my enter score was non-existent, so I worked as a dental nurse for 10 years which included with an oral

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Changing Lives Podcast

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Receiving a diagnosis of a life-limiting or terminal illness can be devastating and can send patients and their families into a state of despair and hopelessness. Planning for end-of-life care may seem overwhelming, but many services are available to help people live well during the terminal phase of an illness. Listen to this week's podcast to find out more.

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Nurse Nacole

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Category: Fundamentals Osteoarthritis of the cervical spine may present as pain that radiates to the supraclavicular or trapezius areas. Depending on the level of nerve involvement, symptoms may progress to include pain in the distal upper extremities.

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Today's Caregiver

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Understanding the difference between emergency care and urgent care is important, especially in the stressful moments of an unexpected health crisis.

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Healthcare Law Insights podcast

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Home Care 100 Leadership Conference is an annual gathering of top leaders and innovators in the hospice and home health community. Presentations and informal discussions address the current state of the industry and what will drive future survival and success. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske , Bryan Nowicki and Emily Solum talk about their participation in this year’s conference, what the future holds for hospices, and how to avoid getting left behind in the continually evolv

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A medical school applicant recently filed suit , alleging that several Texas medical schools improperly rejected him by basing their admissions decisions on race and gender. The complaint asserts that these schools (along with “nearly every school and university in the United States”) participate in the practice known as affirmative action, giving preference to women and non-Asian minorities rather than candidates with more impressive academic accomplishments.

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NHPCO

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For Immediate Release February 15, 2023 Organizations Voiced Concerns About Hospice Program Integrity (Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC) – LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) met with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure today to share concerns and recommendations to addres

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