Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As Contessa Health pioneers a growing value-based palliative care-at-home program, they’ve encountered some learning curves when it comes to operating within a new payment system. Contessa is a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), which the home health and hospice provider acquired in 2021 for $250 million. Contessa’s specialty is high-acuity care in the home, including hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility-at-home programs.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Today we would like to announce the first of our plenary speakers for the 13th World Research Congress in Barcelona next year. Xavier Gómez-Batiste , Chair of Palliative Care at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic, Barcelona is the recipient of the 2024 EAPC Cicely Saunders Award. Xavier will present his award lecture ‘Enhancing the Psychosocial and Spiritual Dimensions of Palliative Care’ during the congress.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

VITAS Healthcare Expands Hospital-Based Inpatient Hospice Center Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHE) VITAS Healthcare recently expanded its inpatient hospice care unit at the Florida-based Broward Health Medical Center. The inpatient facility now has 12 patient beds, up from eight prior to the renovations. VITAS expects to serve roughly 550 patients annually at the center.

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Together for Short Lives

DECEMBER 13, 2023

New research we are releasing today reveals that NHS funding for local children’s hospices in England varies by as much as £483 per child in 2022/23. We have found a huge variance in local NHS spending on lifeline care for seriously ill children, as well as a lack of understanding on the number of children […] The post Postcode lottery in NHS funding for children who need hospice care appeared first on Together for Short Lives.

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Diversity Nursing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For Immediate Release December 13, 2023 Includes a special section on value-based insurance design hospice benefit (Alexandria, Va) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has published its 2023 edition of Facts and Figures, an annual report on key data points related to the delivery of hospice care, including information on patient characteristics, location and level of care, Medicare hospice spending, and hospice providers.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Two IU Health nurses, Jennifer Burchett and Holly Weaver, were recently recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for their compassionate, innovative spirits. Today, Daily Nurse proudly names nursing leaders Burchett and Weaver as our Nurses of the Week and celebrates their unwavering commitment to nursing. Burchett, a clinical nurse at IU Health Methodist Hospital , was named the 2023 Magnet Nurse of the Year.

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Nurse Nacole

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Fidelindo Lim, DNP, CCRN, FAAN , a clinical associate professor at New York University Meyers College of Nursing , has worked as a critical care nurse for 18 years and concurrently, since 1996, has been a nursing faculty member. In 2013, Dr. Lim conducted the seminal national study of faculty knowledge, experience, and readiness for teaching LGBTQ+ health in BSN programs across the U.S., and the groundbreaking findings of his research on LGBTQ+ health integration in nursing have been cited in s

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Healthcare Law Insights podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Traditional hospice transactions are receiving increased regulatory scrutiny and headwinds. Amidst these challenges, many hospices are considering management services organizations as an alternative to traditional transactions. In this episode, Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske and Adam Royal discuss how management services organizations can help hospices achieve economies of scale while minimizing regulatory scrutiny.

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The Nurse Break

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Jenna Ricciardi MACN graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing from The University of Notre Dame Australia in 2019 and commenced a graduate program at a major tertiary teaching hospital in 2020. She currently works full–time as an Infection control nurse. Explore Jenna’s insights, challenges, and rewarding experiences, providing a unique perspective on the dynamic field of nursing Read more articles from nurses like Jenna here Submit an expression of interest to write an article for us or sugge

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Today's Caregiver

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For years the information needed to support caregivers has been a great big guessing game. How many, what sex, at what cost financially and physically?

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