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Trustbridge Physician: U.S. Underprepared for More Pandemic-Scale Events

Hospice News

DMAT teams have been active nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, giving Peitzer a bird’s eye view into the health care system’s response to the crisis. These teams provide medical assistance during catastrophic events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or human-caused disasters like the 9/11 attacks. I think there are.

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The Alarming Trend of Seasoned Nurses Being Laid Off: Profits Over Patient Care? 

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According to the Joint Commission (2022), 1,441 sentinel events were reported in 2022, a 19% increase from 2021. Instead, it will increase their financial losses due to increased sentinel events and a decrease in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores due to poor patient outcomes.

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NAHC President Bill Dombi: History Repeating Itself on Hospice Program Integrity

Hospice News

Issues of fraud in the hospice industry echo events that previously affected the home health space, and providers can learn from that prior experience. This is according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), who spoke Thursday in a Relias webinar.

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Innovation Keeps Hospice Philanthropy Afloat Despite COVID

Hospice News

As some events and other fundraisers start to rebound, providers are carrying with them lessons learned during leaner years. Fundraising and philanthropy are often a primary source of financing for programs such as complementary therapies, hospice houses, programs for those experiencing homelessness and palliative care services.

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How Palliative Providers Can Improve Transitions of Care

Hospice News

According to the study, approximately 1 in 5 patients experience adverse events during this kind of transition. “Patients moving from a hospital to a home setting may face challenges in adjusting to self-management or medication regimens,” Transitions Care COO Trish Benson told Palliative Care News in an email.

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How Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Built an Award-Winning Palliative Program

Hospice News

In 2019, leaders set up a collaborative with researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Bloomberg School of Public Health to diversify patient-care perspectives. Now we’re trying to understand how to integrate that into our training and in our workflow so that we’re thinking about that,” he said.

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Bailey Woodhams, Maxwell Healthcare Associates

Hospice News

I was able to collect experience in lesson planning, conscious discipline, and working with little minds who have yet to experience all these new emotions and life events as a toddler. My role was more than just teaching clinicians how to document patient visits. Those feelings can easily bleed into patient care.

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