Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2023

As Jimmy Carter marks his sixth month in hospice care, the provider community is raising awareness by saluting the former president. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) convened a group of hospice leaders at Times Square in New York City to commemorate Carter’s hospice experience. Some hospice executives have said they believe that his example will prompt more Americans to learn more about this form of end-of-life care.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary It’s been over two years since one of the worst product launches of all time – Aduhelm (aducanumab). Praised by the FDA, Alzheimer’s Association (AA), and Pharma as a “game changer”, but derided by others for the drug’s lack of clinical efficacy, risk of severe adverse effects, absence of diversity in trial populations, high costs, and an FDA approval process that was in the kindest words “rife with irregularities”.

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HopeHealth

AUGUST 14, 2023

As a long-time nurse, Joanne took care of countless people. At the end of her life, her husband and hospice team were honored to take care of her. The post In sickness and in health: Joanne and Ron’s story appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Life & Death Matters

AUGUST 18, 2023

When a loved one has dementia, there are many endings that they and their family must face. Perhaps one of the most significant and difficult endings is when the decline in the person’s abilities means they can no longer live at home on their own or with family and must be moved to live in […] The post The Dementia Difference: Moving a Loved One to Long-term Care appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Flaws exist in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) auditing processes, a coalition of industry organizations indicated in a letter to the agency. The organizations pointed to “fundamental, long-standing” problems pertaining to the audit focus areas, overpayment recovery and adjudication processes, as well as auditor consistency and education.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 17, 2023

You may not naturally think of becoming a nurse executive, which may seem far removed from the bedside and benefiting patients. Yet, you can significantly impact patient care as a nurse executive , such as a chief nursing officer. “When you ’ re caring for patients, as a nurse, you ’ re caring for a set cadre of individuals,” says Elizabeth Speakman, EdD, RN, FNAP, ANEF, FAAN, senior associate dean, professor, and chief academic officer, School of Nursing, University of Delaware. “ When you ’

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Melodia Hospice

AUGUST 16, 2023

If you have a loved one who has dementia, you are probably aware that the disease progresses in stages. The various stages represent different levels of cognitive decline and what is occurring in the mind and body of the patient. Medical professionals use the Functional Assessment Staging Test (FAST) scale. Did you know that many … How to Use the Fast Scale for Dementia Read More » The post How to Use the Fast Scale for Dementia appeared first on Melodia Care Hospice.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2023

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making significant changes in 2024 to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) payment model. The updates include the introduction of a new approach to payment designed to enhance care delivery and care coordination for patients in underserved communities, according to CMS.

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Caring Senior Service

AUGUST 14, 2023

Having a strong social network as you age can actually be beneficial for your health. On the other hand, a lack of socialization, or social frailty, can be detrimental to your well-being and overall health. Social frailty refers to the decline in social relationships and networks, resulting in reduced social support and isolation. It impacts the psychological, emotional, and physical aspects of a loved one's well-being.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 14, 2023

Endocrine nurses work in a professional nursing specialization that is seeing an increased patient population with endocrine-related conditions such as diabetes, Cushing’s disease, thyroid disease, or hormonal conditions. Minority Nurse recently caught up with Laura Cheng BSN-RN, a board member of the Endocrine Nurses Society , whose goal is to advance the standards of endocrine nursing practice, education, and research.

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The Bucket-List Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Our stories about meaningful experiences are written as they unfold. Therefore, most stories are in the present tense. Some of the patients in these stories are no longer with us. They, and their families, gave us permission to share their experience with you. For those who have since passed, we share these in their memories with deep appreciation for what they have taught us about life and living.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Past payment model demonstrations that included community-based palliative care offer a window into how these services could generate cost savings and improved quality. Among those demos is the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM), which ran between 2016 and 2021. The model illustrated palliative care’s potential for driving down health care costs for seriously ill patients, especially during the last 12 months of life, according to Dianne Munevar, vice president of health care strategy at NORC at

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 17, 2023

When nurses help nurses by creating special programs, it’s a personal mission to make work life better for all of their colleagues. Let’s take a look at some programs that are succeeding in this endeavor. Amy Castillo, BSN, RN-BC, clinical nurse and healthcare safety advocate at UCLA Health in Los Angeles, California, saw the toll that violence was taking on her colleagues and knew something had to change.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 15, 2023

The nursing industry has dozens of professional associations devoted to the art and science of nursing care and nursing specialties. And while many nurses know they exist, they may need to realize the depth of what associations do and how the skills and connections developed through membership can advance a career in ways they never expected. American Nurses Association (ANA) president Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN , says joining an association is an excellent professiona

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NHPCO

AUGUST 17, 2023

For Immediate Release Photo link August 17, 2023 Hospice and Palliative Care Leaders Gather in Times Square to Celebrate his Life and Legacy (New York, New York) — Today, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) brought together an intimate group of hospice leaders in Times Square, New York City to acknowledge six months since former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care and to thank him for his leadership.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Two barriers interfere with palliative care growth — identifying patients in need and a fragmented reimbursement system, according to Laura Templeton, COO and executive vice president at Compassus. As a nurse, Templeton has leveraged her clinical experiences to help navigate challenges that prevent patients from accessing care. She recently ascended to her current executive role at Compassus after roughly a decade with the company.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Editorial Development Opportunity presented at INANE 2023 conference Evidence-Based Nursing (EBN) is committed to supporting new editors and the editorial team has developed and launched a new innovative ‘ Editorial Development Opportunity ’ (EDO) for nurses. Dr Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi (Associate Editor; Lead for Diversity and Clinical Academic Careers ) and Dr Ben Parkinson (Deputy Editor for Content) recently attended the 41st Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Nursing Editors ( INAN

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 16, 2023

The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, held in Chicago, was known for many things: the World’s Fair that inspired the blockbuster book The Devil in the White City, where the first Ferris wheel premiered, and where the National League for Nursing (NLN) began. The superintendent at Johns Hopkins Training School in Baltimore, Isabel Hampton, headed the group of superintendents at the fair.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 15, 2023

When listening to stories about the nationwide nursing shortage, some of us might immediately think of urban hospitals as the overwhelmed facilities most acutely struggling to care for the citizens of densely populated metropolitan areas. There are approximately 20 million people in the larger New York City region, and Los Angeles and Houston have more than 12 million and 7 million, respectively.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Medicare Advantage plans are connecting the dots between quality scores and care delivery costs. When choosing a hospice to work with, payers in the Medicare Advantage (MA) realm zero in on providers’ quality scores and its patient population growth potential, according to Frontpoint Healthcare CEO Brent Korte. Consequently, those are key data pieces for hospices when it comes to negotiating with payers.

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Elaine Mansfield

AUGUST 15, 2023

With my sons Anthony and David As the sun moves toward the horizon, seven people sit around a table on my son Anthony’s stone patio—two women, four men, and one white haired crone. Two of the men are my sons, but I haven’t been with both of them at the same time since December. That afternoon, David and I buy food for a feast for Anthony’s friends visiting from the west coast and snacks for a Saturday night music campout.

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Diversity Nursing

AUGUST 17, 2023

Promoting work-life balance is crucial to ensure the overall well-being and job satisfaction of Nurses. It not only benefits your personal life but also enhances your ability to provide quality patient care. Here are some effective strategies that can help you achieve a healthier work-life balance while maintaining your passion for your profession: Establish Clear Boundaries: Setting clear boundaries between work and personal life is essential.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 16, 2023

The devastation caused by the Lahaina wildfires on Maui has wiped away a historic tourist town, broken homes, taken lives taken, and people like Barbara Stanley are springing into action to do their part to help in the recovery efforts. Stanley, a registered nurse and a disaster health services volunteer for the American Red Cross, flew to Hawaii to aid the residents affected by one of the worst wildfires in Hawaii’s history.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 18, 2023

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed new pathways to support family caregivers for patients with serious illnesses. The agency’s 2024 physician fee schedule proposed rule contains a number of provisions related to caregiver assistance, health equity, interdisciplinary care and social determinants of health. “CMS is proposing coding and payment for several new services to help underserved populations, including addressing unmet health-related social needs that

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

AUGUST 16, 2023

You can never predict how Alzheimer’s will impact someone. It can transform someone’s mood, personality, and behaviors in the blink of an eye. When you are at home caring for a person with dementia, these changes can be stressful enough to manage. But what happens when challenging behaviors arise when you are at a grocery store, restaurant, or hair salon?

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AJN Off the Charts

AUGUST 14, 2023

Colorized electron micrograph showing malaria parasite (right, blue) attaching to a human red blood cell. The inset shows a detail of the attachment point. In June and July, eight locally acquired cases of malaria were diagnosed in the U.S.—seven in Florida and one at the southern tip of Texas. Cases in the two states appear to be unrelated, and all patients are recovering.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 14, 2023

Data is being incorporated for medical advancements to improve patient outcomes, and the same techniques can help recruit and retain healthcare professionals. This is especially true about one type of healthcare professional we could not live without – nurses. Nurses form the bedrock of the healthcare system in the U.S. and are regularly ranked among the most trusted professions.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2023

Washington-headquartered Family Resource Home Care recently acquired personal care provider Companion Care, Inc., adding to its growing footprint in its home state. Family Resource provides end-of-life, respite and personal care, along with services such as medication management, meal preparation, housekeeping, companionship and dementia support. The home care agency has been on a growth path in recent years in an effort to add density to its geographic reach amid increasing patient demand, acco

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 17, 2023

Article Contents: – Introduction – What is ghosting? – Why do employees ghost? – 10 ways to bust ghosting during interviews – 10 ways to bust ghosting during onboarding – 10 ways to bust ghosting on the first day Article Contents: – Introduction – What is ghosting? – Why do employees ghost? – 10 ways to bust ghosting during interviews – 10 ways to bust ghosting during onboarding – 10 ways to bust ghosting on the first day

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AJN Off the Charts

AUGUST 17, 2023

Influencing patient health through advocacy. Did you know that as nurses we have the power to influence allocation of government funds and the passage of government bills on health care? Through advocacy for federal policy and appropriations (funding), we can influence the health care of our patients. We have a voice that can be used to provide lawmakers with a new perspective on the reasons for supporting health care policy.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing’s (BCEN) Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN) national board certification program for critical care ground transport nurses is now accredited by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC). Accreditation by ABSNC means that the CTRN certification program has met or exceeds the nursing certification industry’s most rigorous standards based on an independent, peer-reviewed process.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will investigate potential antitrust violations in the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum’s forthcoming acquisition of Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED). To date, neither Amedisys nor Optum have been accused of any wrongdoing. The DOJ performed a similar investigation when Optum acquired the health care technology company Change Healthcare earlier this year.

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Healthy Workforce Institute

AUGUST 16, 2023

Microaggressions in healthcare cultivate toxicity and hate. This not only negatively impacts the health and well-being of the human spirit but, just as importantly, erodes the patient experience—including patient safety. To many, it is ironic how, in a professional environment like healthcare, microaggressions can remain unchallenged. We view this as “the ostrich syndrome” in which we sometimes bury our heads in the sand as though the problem does not exist.

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 16, 2023

HCP WEBINAR SERIES Driving Retention and Satisfaction: Tools for a Better Workplace Wednesday, August 30th 2023 Wednesday, August 30th 2023 Thursday, October 27th, 2022 2:00pm EST | 60 min 2:00pm EST | 60 min 2:00pm EST | 60 min As a post-acute care provider, you know that high employee turnover continues to be a significant and costly challenge that agencies of all sizes grapple with.

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Living Assistance Services

AUGUST 16, 2023

While your aging family members may have a significant amount of support from family and friends, there are a lot of hours in the week.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Led by co-founder and CEO Travis Messina, Contessa Health became an innovator in the palliative care arena, with the company’s success reflected in its multiple health system joint ventures. Messina – who left the Contessa CEO role this spring – is now looking to replicate that success elsewhere. The Franklin, Tennessee-based Regent Surgical Health announced Monday that Messina has been named the company’s new CEO.

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