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Compassus Expands Services, Footprint Via Ascension Saint Thomas Partnership

Hospice News

“To meet our mission, we partner with organizations that have the depth and expertise to provide leadership in specific areas of focus such as home health, long-term care, acute rehabilitation, physical therapy and others. Compassus is mission compatible and offers that depth in home health that we were seeking.”

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Leading Nursing Trends for 2023

Nurse.com

Home health is a valuable and growing field, as more patients and their families seek out alternatives to traditional hospital or long-term care settings. Nurses working in home health may work for healthcare systems, hospice and palliative care agencies, or may even be hired by a patient privately.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Esther Conteh

Minority Nurse

Meet Esther Conteh, BSN, MSN, Associate Vice President, Care Management at VNS Health, overseeing clinical care of VNS Health CHOICE Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) , and Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) plans. I was eager to build my skills in home health nursing.

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The Pros of Home Health Care Over Assisted Living

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

High quality – home health care is grounded in evidence-based practices and standards of care that emphasize right care at the right time, which is best observed in the home care environment. Personalized care – personalized elder care is inherent to the kind of one on one care in home health care.

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HSPN ELEVATE: The Common Thread Linking Documentation, Satisfaction, and Revenue Protection

Hospice News

Whether that’s short lengths of stays, longer lengths of stays, GIP levels of care qualification, medical eligibility or medical necessity requirements, really every area, hospice is under the microscope now. We had a lot of this in home health, and now it’s hospice’s turn to be scrutinized.

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Nursing Behind Bars: My Experience As a Corrections Nurse

Nurse.com

I spent three of those 10 years working as a staff nurse in med-surg and perioperative units and the rest in various positions in home health and hospice. Tony, another repeat offender, had a mental health condition and was often aggressive. Ten years into practicing nursing, I was experiencing burnout, exhaustion, and apathy.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

Michelle Cone ( 03:28 ): So, you know, at its most basic level, it really allows home care agencies to monitor and promote the quality of care that they provide to their clients with actual quantitative data. And there absolutely may be with long-term care insurance, with Medicare Advantage opportunities, with va, with Medicaid.