Hospice News

APRIL 15, 2024

The lion’s share of palliative care physicians dwell in more densely populated communities, creating disparities among the rural seriously ill population. Recent research has found that more than 90% of board certified palliative physicians and nurse practitioners nationwide were located in metropolitan and urban areas in 2022.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2022

have reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), designed to bolster the field’s shrinking workforce with federal support. . If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains.

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Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2024

Hospice providers navigate various challenges when addressing unmet needs and goals of care among patients with severe enduring anorexia nervosa. Hospice providers also navigate a number of challenges when it comes to the varying laws and ethical considerations involved with patient admission, goals of care and decision making, she indicated.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In hospice, clinicians in the field have the closest relationships with patients and families, giving them direct insight into their needs and the challenge of providing care when many operators are understaffed. Akunesokwu (Neso) Obiora entered the palliative care field nearly 20 years ago as a hospice aide.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a care giving space that is often difficult and foreign for most families, friends, and other caregivers. Hospice care’s goal is different from the other medical care that a patient has been receiving for their illness.

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Hospice Red River Valley

MARCH 28, 2022

Katrina Zierden , CNA, CHPNA, has successfully passed the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant (CHPNA®) examination through the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center. Zierden works as a CNA at Hospice of the Red River Valley, and cares for patients in and around Detroit Lakes, Minn.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Niagara Hospice CEO Retires Lockport, N.Y.-based based Niagara Hospice will soon have a new president and CEO with the upcoming retirement of John Lomeo, who has led the organization since 2000. Niagara Hospice is part of The Hospice and Palliative Care Group (HPCG), an organization that provides administrative services.

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Hospice News

APRIL 9, 2024

Grant is also a nurse practitioner and palliative care consult service provider at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She recently joined the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) as its innovation lab clinical officer.

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Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

Data are reshaping the health care space, and hospice is no exception. Hospice providers have needed a window into access and utilization, as well as how lawmakers are shaping policies around health care. Data on CON laws has taken on new significance as regulators zero in on the hospice space.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2024

Understanding the multitude of forces fueling decision-making processes among pediatric populations is a pivotal part of improving quality outcomes, Radbill said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director Agape Care Group, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners has appointed Kari Bradford, a doctor of nursing practice, as its new palliative medical director. The foundation is the philanthropic arm of Tidewell Hospice, an affiliate of Empath Health.

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HPNA podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2021

. Palliative Nursing Acute to Post Acute Transitions in Care: Challenges and Opportunities. Dr. Gentry is a nurse practitioner with the Duke University Palliative Care Consult Service, faculty at the Duke University School of Nursing, and a member of the Duke Hospital Ethics Committee.

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Hospice News

MARCH 23, 2023

Currently, this includes only physicians, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, along with clinical social workers. “If If you spend more than 30 minutes, billable providers are limited to physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

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Hospice News

JULY 31, 2023

A recent study of nursing students providing palliative care in a Thailand-based intensive care unit (ICU) indicates a need to include exposure to these services in medical education and training. The researchers performed in-depth interviews with each nursing student throughout a 12-week period of providing palliative care in the ICU.

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Hospice News

MAY 24, 2023

Case in point, New Jersey legislators are currently mulling a bill that would create a community-based palliative care benefit within the state’s Medicaid program. . Five states — Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Washington and Virginia — define palliative care eligibility within their Medicaid hospice programs.

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HPNA podcast

MAY 2, 2024

In this episode, we welcome Tracy Fasolino and Mansara Hassan, board members from the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF), Moderated by Lynn Reinke, this episode discusses the considerations surrounding caring for underserved patients in rural and urban settings.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This can only be achieved if care teams, including hospice nurses, know the latest evidence-based strategies for dementia care. But hospice nurses also recognize the challenges these patients and their families face every day and are ready to help ease their distress and fear. Recognizing challenges and risks.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

Trying to manage care delivery needs while running a palliative care business can be frustrating for leaders and “really throw [them] for a loop” financially, Spragens said, speaking at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services. Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice launched its palliative care service line in 2007, mainly providing these services in hospital-based settings.

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HPNA podcast

JANUARY 15, 2024

About Amisha: Amisha Parekh de Campos, PhD, MPH, RN, CHPN has a joint appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, and Quality and Education Coordinator of the Middlesex Health Hospice Program, Middletown, CT. Amisha was also featured in the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing.

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Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It should be no question, then, that minority nurses are an invaluable resource at this time. Yet, the current state of palliative care suggests that the industry doesn’t quite reflect this. Let’s explore the intersection of minority identity and palliative care nursing. Firstly, this helps nurses better serve patients.

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HPNA podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

About Lynn: Dr. Reinke is the Claire Dumke Ryberg, RN, Presidential Endowed Chair for Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Utah, College of Nursing. About Masako: Dr. Mayahara is a clinical expert in pain management in hospice and palliative care.

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Hospice 101

JUNE 19, 2020

Hospice CNAs (who are known in the hospice world as HHAs or Home Health Aides) are incredibly special individuals and members of the hospice team who provide gentle, compassionate, end-of-life cares for hospice patients. June 18-24, 2020 is the week we celebrate Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It breaks my heart just reading it: “Just so you know and can mark it on your calendars from here to eternity, it has a standing reserved spot on Thursday night at 9pm local time the week of the Annual Assemblies of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)” Well, as we (..)

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AJN Off the Charts

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Rosa, PhD, MBE, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, my hope for this recent piece in the American Journal of Nursing is to highlight simple, practical, and enjoyable ways to incorporate spirituality into everyday life and everyday nursing care, with the intention of supporting our own well-being and the well-being of patients and families we work with.

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HPNA podcast

DECEMBER 11, 2023

About Shari: Shari Alton is an ADN RN, CHPN with 45 years of experience in the nursing field. For the last 20 years, Shari has worked at Hospice of the Valley, in Phoenix, Arizona, as an RNCM in Home Hospice. For the last 20 years, Shari has worked at Hospice of the Valley, in Phoenix, Arizona, as an RNCM in Home Hospice.

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HPNA podcast

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This episode of Palliative Perspective introduces Sarah Potter, the Health Policy Specialist for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. This episode speaks on why it is so important for members to share their stories and help advocate for the population palliative and hospice healthcare providers serve.

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HPNA podcast

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guest Mary Kenney to share with us insight into a day in the life of a certified hospice aid. . . Mary is a certified hospice and palliative care nurse aid who has cared for those with life-limiting illnesses for over 20 years. . . About Mary . About Mary .

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HPNA podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Cindy is an expert-level advanced palliative nurse practitioner and shares with our listeners her decades-long career journey in hospice and palliative nursing. Cindy began her nursing career at the staff level in acute high-level patient care and then transitioned into a clinical hospice nursing role.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

You can follow Alison on X: @ARodriguez339 Professor Joanna Smith is a Professor of Nursing in Child Health at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Hallam University. You can follow Michael on X: @MJTatterton Useful additional reading: Chochinov, H.M. 2012) Dignity Therapy: Final words for final days. . &

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HPNA podcast

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In our first episode of Podcast Corner, the Hospice and Palliative Nurse's Association's Director of Professional Practice, Connie Dahlin, reflects on her career-long journey as a hospice and palliative nurse. If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: [link].

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Home Care Pulse

DECEMBER 20, 2022

8: What Providers Need to Know About the Hospice Quality Reporting Program Dr. Jennifer Kennedy, Vice President of Quality & Standards at CHAP, discusses what CMS's Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) means for the care continuum as a whole, and the most important things for providers to be aware of.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Throughout the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has granted hospice patients and providers telehealth flexibilities which have expanded access to essential post-acute care and protected the health and wellbeing of the most medically vulnerable populations. Hospice Action Network.

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HPNA podcast

OCTOBER 31, 2019

. In this episode of Stories from the Field , we welcome Barb Schmal, Certified Hospice and Palliative Registered Nurse, as she reflects on the impact of compassion fatigue throughout her career-long journey. If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: [link].

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HPNA podcast

MARCH 12, 2020

Betty Ferrell, Professor and Director for the Department of Nursing Research and Education for the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles, California. In addition, Dr. Ferrell holds the designation of Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing.

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Nurse.com

MAY 23, 2022

Regardless of specialty or skill level, nursing associations are an ideal resource for professional growth, networking, and lifelong learning. Many associations offer research grants, scholarships, and award programs to help nurses recognize their peers. Join a nursing association and broaden your career today! Ambulatory Care.

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Pallimed

JANUARY 28, 2021

Some schools make palliative care rotations mandatory, some optional, while others make it hard to find or "build your own." Having learners rotate is an excellent way to teach primary palliative care skills, to help learners early in their career on the best ways to introduce palliative care, and maybe finding a few future colleagues.

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