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Breaking the Silence: The Mounting Need for Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Hospice News

Breaking down the barriers to stronger trauma-informed end-of-life care requires heightened awareness, legislative action and improved care delivery approaches. These statistics point to a staggering level of trauma, said Carole Fisher, president of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI).

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Awareness, Education Keys to Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Hospice News

The third is moving away from a very medicalized approach and focusing on what conversations help us get informed on trauma in the past and present.” Misunderstandings around trauma-informed care are common among health care organizations, McKinnis stated. “The second is knowing how to ask the right questions upon admission.

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Why Practitioners Need to be More Informed About Infantile Spasms

Daily Nurse

Healthcare workers need to be informed on how to recognize the symptoms of infantile spasms and the necessary workup and treatment after an initial diagnosis. Staying Educated and Informed All healthcare workers are required to complete continuing medical education regularly.

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Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Pending Bill Calls for Tougher Protections

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently introduced a bill addressing cybersecurity protections and oversight in the healthcare industry. Cybercriminals are not just targeting hospital systems and other healthcare providers. Another software solutions provider suffered a breach of more than 2.5

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Voices: Kody Johnston, Director of Business Analytics at Maxwell Healthcare Associates

Hospice News

This article is sponsored by Maxwell Healthcare Associates. In this Voices Interview, Hospice News sits down with Kody Johnston, Director of Business Analytics at Maxwell Healthcare Associates, to learn about the top tech trends agencies should be watching, as well as how they can use this technology.

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Healthcare Technology and Nursing: What You Should Know

Diversity Nursing

Healthcare technologies can make patient care better, easier, and more efficient, especially with a large patient load. Here are some current healthcare technologies you should get to know to help better provide Nursing care to your patients. Telehealth Telehealth has become a buzzworthy topic in the healthcare community.

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4 common urology presentations you should learn about

The Nurse Break

Common Urology presentations Dave Heath sees in his day-to-day clinical practice as a Nurse Practitioner. Investigations for elevated PSA referrals consist of imaging with CT, Ultrasound, Bone scans (depending on presentation) and MRI which requires a consultant to request as does a Pet scan. Written by Dave Heath. Prostate Issues.