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4 Strategies to differentiate yourself from competitors in home health  

AlayaCare

The home health industry in the USA is growing rapidly due to an aging population and an increased demand for healthcare services provided in the home. It can improve the efficiency of care delivery, allowing providers to see more clients and provide better care overall.

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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. Bowles, School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania and Center for Home Care Policy & Research, VNS Health; Margaret V.

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

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) this year introduced a number of new regulations, many of which were modeled after some in place for home health agencies and skilled nursing facilities. Back in the 1990s, the microscope ended up focusing on the Medicare Home Health Program.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Rama Walker

Minority Nurse

Rama Walker is passionate about caring for people, and as a nurse leader, she has the privilege of caring for people whose career is caretaking. Walker advocates for nurses and women, pushing them to be their best version. Talk about your role in nursing. How long have you worked in the nursing field?

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10 Side Hustles for Nurses

Nurse.com

One of the most complimentary careers to a side hustle is nursing. Side hustles are conducive with nursing because nurses have a broad skillset and can take advantage of flexible scheduling opportunities. Let’s look at the top 10 side hustles for nurses. It also allows nurses to work from home with more flexible hours.

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A Nurse Making a Difference: Nurse Alice Benjamin

Minority Nurse

So I ’ m thrilled to introduce you to a nurse living up to the mantra. Meet Alice Benjamin, or Nurse Alice, as she ’ s known to many and how she ’ s making a difference in her patient ’ s lives, the surrounding community, and the nursing profession every day. But that is only part of her incredible journey.

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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

Any nurse entering the field, no matter how prepared or well trained, will do their best to learn about the realities of caring for others on the job. As a young nurse, I suddenly saw many patients developing complex and difficult-to-manage illnesses. Soon, we would give this disease a name: HIV/AIDs.

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