Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

Margin pressures from the proposed cuts to Medicare home health rates could impact palliative care and hospice. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in June released its proposed home health reimbursement rule for 2023, which included a 4.2% reduction in aggregate payments totaling an estimated $810 million. The agency cited budget neutrality requirements to explain the cuts, as well as adjustments related to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), a new payment system

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JULY 14, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. “Imagine that you are the medical director of a large (>150 bed) nursing home. Two-thirds of the patients in the home now have COVID-19. Seventeen of your patients are dead. The other physicians who previously saw patients in the nursing home are no longer coming to your facility because you have COVID positive patients.

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AlayaCare

JULY 12, 2022

The all-new feature promotes increased collaboration, transparency, and connectivity amongst care staff with end-to-end encryption for data protection and compliance with health information privacy laws. RICHMOND HILL, N.Y. - July 12, 2022 - AlayaCare , leading global home care software, today announced the release of Secure Messaging. Available on both AlayaCare web and mobile applications, the new feature allows back-office staff and care teams to communicate and exchange important information

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HopeHealth

JULY 14, 2022

Many patients with life-limiting illnesses can receive a palliative care consultation even if they aren’t ready for hospice. Understand how palliative care and hospice are similar yet different. The post 5 case studies: When is it time for palliative care versus hospice? appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

JULY 12, 2022

More hospice and palliative care providers are pursuing joint ventures with hospitals and health systems. Joint ventures offer unique advantages compared to traditional referral streams, according to Aaron Stein, COO of Contessa Health, a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED). Joint ventures allow providers to develop integrated care models that build improved transitions of care, said Stein.

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Pallimed

JULY 11, 2022

by Christian Sinclair ( @ctsinclair ) We have entered a new age! Spread the word! Hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) is the fifth largest medical subspecialty! You may have sensed we have been climbing the ranks, but I bet you are still surprised. A close look at the fellowship match data from Dec 2021, shows that HPM has the fifth highest number of matched applicants, behind the big 4: Cardiovascular, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Hematology and Oncology, and Gastroenterology.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 11, 2022

On July 6, the Board of Trustees of The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) announced that the Dean of the Yale School of Nursing, epidemiologist Ann Kurth, PhD, MPH, MSN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM will become the first nurse to preside over the Academy on January 1, 2023. NYAM is celebrating its 175th anniversary this […].

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Hospice News

JULY 12, 2022

Tech startup Autumn has developed a death care digital marketplace to connect bereaved families with services. The company launches today following a $600,000 pre-seed funding round led by the investment firm Bullish Inc. To build its marketplace, Autumn has aggregated more than 500,000 local service providers, the startup reported. These include accountants, appraisers, attorneys, funeral homes, grief specialists, and other organizations that help families address the legal, financial, and logi

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Chicago Caregiving

JULY 13, 2022

8 great Chicago area walking paths for older adults. Exercise contributes to healthy aging — that much everyone can agree on. But you don’t need a gym membership or fancy equipment to boost your physical activity. All you need is a path and a good pair of sneakers, because walking is one of the best forms of exercise. Walking regularly can lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, improve sleep, and reduce anxiety and depression, according to America Walks , a nonprofit th

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 14, 2022

A new study finds reduced communication skills after consecutive shifts but no clinical deficits. Twelve-hour shifts have been a mainstay of nursing schedules since they began as a staffing strategy in the 1970s, but debate continues about their effect on nurses’ health and ability to safely care for patients. Studies have examined both aspects of the issue.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 14, 2022

Findings from a new Northwestern Medicine study rebut the idea that Black individuals’ higher risk of cardiovascular disease is because of biological differences. “The key take-home message is that racial differences in cardiovascular disease are not due to race itself, which is a social concept that is not related to biology.”. Black adults are at significantly higher risk (1.6-2.4 times) for cardiovascular disease than white adults.

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

Home-based care provider AccentCare has been busy since its merger with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, exploring new technologies and care delivery strategies, as well as expanding business lines. The two companies merged in early 2021 with designs on building a seamless care continuum in the home setting and recently unified all of its business lines under the AccentCare brand.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 15, 2022

On Wednesday, the Emergency Nurses Association announced that 29 emergency departments are being honored with the prestigious ENA Lantern Award – the only award dedicated to showcasing EDs for their outstanding work. “These emergency departments are doing so many remarkable improvements and initiatives and they deserve to be honored for their work,” said ENA President Jenn […].

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JULY 15, 2022

Like clockwork, Summer is here and the sun is hot! While the sun is a good source of Vitamin D and mood-boosting, it is important to enjoy it safely. July is UV Safety Awareness Month to highlight the risks associated with too much sun exposure and how to protect you and your loved ones from the sun’s radiation or UV rays. The Science Behind the Sun’s Radiation.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 11, 2022

All my life I have rarely been sick, in fact there have only been two times that I can recall. So, about three months ago when I started feeling bad, it was out of the ordinary. I did not have any obvious symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, headache, runny nose etc. I just had a lack of energy and no appetite. During this time it made me realize that “I would rather have great health, more than any material thing”; not that I do not like nice things or places.

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

The return of sequestration is adding to the financial storms brewing in hospice, as providers contend with rising costs of delivering patient care, inflation and lackluster reimbursement. Providers are increasingly concerned about their ability to sustain their businesses through choppy waters, calling on regulators to step up support. After a moratorium during the pandemic, Medicare sequestration resumed July 1.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 14, 2022

While you may have heard about what it’s like to work as a travel nurse, have you ever thought about travel nurses who work in the ICU? Daisy Award-winner Deji “DJ” Folami, RN is an ICU registered nurse from Oklahoma with Cross Country Healthcare, who specializes in critical care nursing and travel nursing. He told […].

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 14, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. – General Questions to Reveal Character and Compatibility. – Questions About Past Experience to Determine Starting Point. – Skill-Based Questions to Assess Role Competency. – Hypothetical Scenarios to Test Thought Process. – Questions to Help You Understand their Needs as an Employee. – Asking the Right Questions Doesn’t Stop Here.

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Caring Senior Service

JULY 11, 2022

As we get older, incontinence becomes more common. The pelvic floor muscles and bladder naturally become weaker. Medications can contribute to incontinence. Additionally, some health conditions, like arthritis, can impact a senior’s ability to get to the bathroom in time. Whatever the reason, incontinence can become a source of frustration and embarrassment.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2022

A group of 17 Illinois health care organizations is collaborating to expand access to home-based primary care, including a number of hospice and palliative care providers. The providers are participating in the Illinois House Care Project, an initiative by the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI). The project follows up on a similar HCCI program conducted in Florida in which providers saw a collective 25% increase in home-based primary care patient volume, as well as reductions in facility utiliz

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Minority Nurse

JULY 12, 2022

The life expectancy of Californians decreased by about three years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by UCLA researchers and colleagues published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research further shows that life expectancy for Hispanic, Asian and Black Californians decreased more than for white Californians and that the gap in life expectancy between those living in the highest- and lowest-income census tracts increased, from a difference of about

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NHPCO

JULY 12, 2022

For Immediate Release: July 12, 2022. (Alexandria, VA) – Today, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and Hospice Action Network (HAN) led a letter to Congress, joined by organizations representing a broad coalition of the hospice and palliative care community. The letter requests protection of access to high-quality hospice care for Medicare beneficiaries by calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make changes to the proposed payment rate inc

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Nurse.com

JULY 11, 2022

A long-term care nurse shared that her facility was accused of negligence in failing to use bed rails properly to prevent residents from falling out of bed. . The report was denied by the organization. As a result, the RN was asked to complete an assessment of the entire facility for bed rail use. The RN did the assessment and documented her results.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2022

More than a dozen hospice advocacy groups have called on congressional leadership to intervene in a proposed 2.7% bump in Medicare payments, which they say is insufficient in light of COVID-19 and staffing headwinds. The organizations signed a letter to party leaders in both chambers of Congress. Signatories included the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Partnership for Hospice Innovation (NPHI),

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Daily Nurse

JULY 11, 2022

When it comes to staging pressure injuries (PI) and identifying moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) it can be challenging. Both types of wounds have similar presentation and show up consistently on the same parts of the body. Pressure Injury Basics Pressure injuries (PI) result when prolonged pressure impairs blood flow to an area by compressing tissues/vessels. […].

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Today's Caregiver

JULY 13, 2022

Between phishing and Social Security scams, telemarketing fraudsters, and even sweepstake lottery scams, protecting our loved ones financial security is an ongoing battle.

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Nurse.com

JULY 13, 2022

Throughout the pandemic surges that ravaged our healthcare system, we at The DAISY Foundation stood in awe of nurses’ commitment to extraordinary care. Their courage, their dedication to their teams, their innovative solutions to caring for such sick patients, and their compassion to patients and families were truly breathtaking. The DAISY Award nominations we read were powerful statements of what was going on at the point of care.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Somerset health system is halting inpatient services at its Pennsylvania-based hospice facility, effective Aug. 1. Closure of the In Touch Hospice center has inflamed the community, with cries growing louder to urge UPMC to reconsider the move. The health system cited declining patient admissions as the main reason for ending services.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 12, 2022

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) says the alarming rise in the number of nurses taking strike action across the world is a direct response to governments’ failure to tackle the root causes of our fragile, severely weakened, and in some cases collapsing healthcare systems. Across the globe, ICN has identified numerous examples of nurses […].

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Responsive Home Care

JULY 14, 2022

In his documentary about grief, George Shelley uses the analogy of glitter. If you toss glitter into the air, it’ll land in all of the cracks and crevices of the room, and it’ll be nearly impossible to fully sweep up and remove. Individuals who have lost a loved one can relate. Yet in some instances, […]. The post Broken Heart Syndrome and How to Help Those Who are Grieving appeared first on Responsive Home Care.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 13, 2022

By Volunteer Phil Bowman. I could feel my face redden as I struggled to read the explicit, steamy passage out loud. I looked up to see Diane* watching me with a smile spreading on her face and a twinkle in her eye, deviously enjoying my discomfort. As our eyes met, we first started giggling then broke out into teary laughs. I had been visiting with Diane for a few months and discovered we both enjoyed reading mystery novels.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2022

Anti-kickback and fraud cases have proliferated as regulators zero in on the hospice industry. How a hospice works with referral sources can be a red flag that brings providers face-to-face with criminal charges in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. FCA suits can include significant legal repercussions for hospice providers such as imprisonment for committing health care fraud.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 14, 2022

In 2010, the American Heart Association (AHA) defined “Life’s Simple 7TM,” the seven health behaviors and factors people can improve to help achieve optimal cardiovascular health. And now they’re adding an eighth: sleep. “Sleep is related to every single one of the other seven elements—it’s closely tied to weight, blood pressure, glucose metabolism, what we […].

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

JULY 13, 2022

Our experts in elderly care explain how to help a person experiencing broken heart syndrome. In his documentary about grief, George Shelley uses the analogy of glitter. Toss a handful of glitter into the air, and it’s going to settle into all the crevices and cracks of the room, impossible to fully sweep up and remove. Anyone who has lost a loved one can relate.

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 11, 2022

Looking to the past for context and perspective as the U.S. abortion care landscape changes dramatically. The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade ended women’s nationwide legal right to abortion after nearly 50 years. Photo by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash. Several states with so-called trigger laws banning abortion moved to implement these immediately.

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

The legislature of Oswego County in New York state has voted to close its hospice agency within a year. The county’s hospice program is the latest casualty of the nursing shortage that has rendered a number of organizations unsustainable. Like many providers nationwide, the Oswego agency has been plagued by nurses resigning, leaving them with an insufficient number of clinicians trained in hospice and palliative care.

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