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Columbia Nursing Study Demonstrates the Need for Verbal Communication Data in Home Health Care

Daily Nurse

A new study reveals the importance of integrating patient-nurse verbal communication data into patient risk identification models for home health care. Home health care is a critical service for over 6 million patients in the U.S., many of whom are 65 and older and suffer from chronic conditions.

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Home Healthcare Benefits for Nurses and Patients

Nurse.com

COVID-19 is continuing to challenge the healthcare industry , national economy, and basic human socialization in unprecedented ways. With healthcare workers at the forefront of these challenges, their preferences for their work environments are beginning to shift. Home Healthcare Benefits for Nurses.

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What Hospices Can Learn from Home Health Agencies on New Program Integrity Rules

Hospice News

In January, a coalition of industry groups sent 34 recommendations to CMS for improving program integrity, including NHPCO, NAHC, LeadingAge and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation. The earlier experiences of home health providers informed those recommendations as well. “We

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The Future of Home Health Care: Trends and Predictions

Comfort Home Care

As the Baby Boomers (aka Boomers) advance in age, becoming well-informed about the dynamic world of home health care becomes vital. Comfort Home Care continuously researches advancements in in-home care and watches predicted trends. This shortage has a direct impact on the capacity of the home health market.

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Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry: Physicians Need a Framework for Understanding Hospice

Hospice News

G at the Heart of Healthcare.” I’m curious as to how that learning experience may have informed your approach to educating others about hospice. For example, a patient may be hospice-eligible, but they may come on to home health because that’s all they know about. G’s H.O.S.P.I.C.E

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Voices: Eric Scharber, Managing Principal, VP Talent Solutions, SimiTree

Hospice News

But for home health and hospice, those numbers have been and still are in the double digits, with annual wage growth running somewhere around 12 to 14 percent each month. Why is wage growth so much higher for home-based care? What is your prediction for the shortage of leaders in home health and hospice?

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On National AIDS and Aging Day, A Veteran Nurse Looks Back: How Nurses Can Transform the Lives of HIV/AIDS Patients Through Empathy

Daily Nurse

When I started working as a nurse back in the 1970s, I had no idea that in a few years, I would find myself on the frontlines of an epidemic that would irrevocably change and touch all our lives while also changing the career trajectories for a great number of people in healthcare.

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