Hospice News
JUNE 18, 2025
The proportion of hospices that do not have a star rating from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is growing. CMS introduced the hospice star rating system in 2022 to help patients make informed decisions about which provider to choose. They appear on CMS’ Care Compare website. The scores are based on Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey results.
Minority Nurse
JUNE 18, 2025
Queer people have always been a part of society. As of 2024, more than 20% of younger adults self-identify as LGBTQ+ compared to older adults. However, many nurses and doctors can be hesitant about caring for LGBTQ+ patients. Although this apprehension is common, compassionate care begins with nurses and professionals who are eager to support each patient, regardless of their sexuality.
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Hospice News
JUNE 18, 2025
Texas-based New Day Healthcare has inked an agreement to acquire New Mexico-based Heritage Home Healthcare LLC for an undisclosed sum. The deal widens the company’s patient reach and marks its entrance into a new state. The acquisition has been several years in the making, according to New Day Founder and CEO G. Scott Herman. Organizational culture, community reputation and shared values were key considerations that built a solid partnership, Herman said in an announcement on Wednesday.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
JUNE 18, 2025
When attending a dinner last spring with colleagues, I knew it was going to be a long night. A nice restaurant. Cloth napkins. Too many forks to choose from. Formal, structured and just the kind of place where you expect everything to go according to script. Then came a moment of unexpected brilliance. A colleague, let’s call him Stu, put down the menu, looked up at the waiter, and said, “See if they can make us some onion rings.
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Hospice News
JUNE 18, 2025
Potential referral partners and investors often see palliative care as a value-add for a hospice, home health agency or other provider. Palliative programs are difficult to manage as a standalone business due to the lack of a robust reimbursement model. Most palliative care programs are reimbursed through fee-for-service Medicare which only covers physician or nurse practitioner services and does not include the full range of interdisciplinary care.
Daily Nurse
JUNE 18, 2025
Stepping into your first role as a nurse practitioner can feel like being thrown into the deep end with no life jacket. You’ve got the education, the clinical hours , and the degree—but where’s the map for what comes next? That’s precisely what Dr. Julianne Ewen and Dr. Julie Ossege set out to provide in their groundbreaking new book, Guide for the New Nurse Practitioner: Transitioning Into Practice , published by Springer Publishing in early 2025.
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Nurse Nacole
JUNE 18, 2025
Category: Critical Care Nursing Hypoxemia is almost always the result of respiratory failure, but it can also be the result of cardiac abnormalities. A low cardiac output can aggravate hypoxemia via a reduction in oxygen saturation of the mixed venous blood (SvO2).
Hospice News
JUNE 18, 2025
WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media, LLC company, is pleased to announce the Future Leaders Class of 2025. The Future Leaders Awards program recognizes dynamic leaders, age 40 and under, who are defining the future of aging and healthcare across the behavioral health, complex rehab technology, at-home care, home medical equipment, hospice and palliative care, senior housing, and skilled nursing industries.
Together for Short Lives
JUNE 18, 2025
It takes a huge team of people to power a children’s hospice. From expert clinicians like doctors, nurses and healthcare assistants, to dedicated roles like receptionists, domestics, chefs and gardeners. And supporting each and every one of them are some very special people: volunteers. In her Children’s Hospice Week blog, Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice volunteer […] The post Volunteering is an integral part of who I am appeared first on Together for Short Lives.
NHPCO
JUNE 18, 2025
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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.
Grief Healing Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
The human organism knows how to heal itself, once it knows its symptoms are normal. ~ Gail Sheey, in New Passages Reaching out to others is often very difficult when we’re struggling with grief, but experience teaches us that the more support and understanding we have around us, the better we will cope. You may wish that friends, family and co-workers would just “be there” for you without your having to ask, but that’s not likely to happen.
NHPCO
JUNE 18, 2025
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