Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Before stepping into the CFO role, O’Dwyer previously served as controller and provided accounting oversight for these hospices and others to help ensure accurate financial representation of each entity. I started my career right out of college in public accounting. I definitely would not be where I’m at today without my family.

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Hospice News

MAY 23, 2023

Prior to this appointment, Walbom was vice president of financial reporting and tax for Raising Cane’s Restaurants, LLC, where she also oversaw acquisitions, accounting systems and equity management. Its hospice business accounted for nearly $43.3 The Pennant Group, Inc. million in the prior year’s quarter. million in Q1 2022. “I

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The director of faith outreach position was created shortly after that, with chaplains now having a different supervisor, and my role located in the outreach department. The other part of my role is a fair amount of liasoning between the medical and faith communities. But that leader may not have insight into the nature of hospice.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

To secure reimbursement, many of these providers have been entering into contracts with Medicare Advantage plans and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). I would love to say that happens, but we flat out tell them — it’s in the agreement — we can’t guarantee referrals.”.

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AlayaCare

MAY 19, 2023

Does your solution support the size of my home care agency? Does your solution have accounting, billing and payroll functionality? Home care agencies can often get bogged down with a constant cycle of accounting, billing and payroll processes. What methods of time tracking and caregiver accountability are supported?

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Some coverage is available through Medicare Advantage and Accountable Care Organization (ACO) relationships, but these are not available in every market. Consequently, many patients fall through the cracks.

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2023

Ryan Krout: Our clinical pharmacist management program works with hospice leadership to improve quality and control costs, so it’s very much a hybrid role of clinical account management, strategy and patient care. Each of those experiences has helped me grow our program over my four-plus years at Enclara.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 14, 2023

To get started in Google Sites™, you must create a free Gmail ™ account if you don’t already have one. Your Gmail™ account also gives you access to Google Drive ™. My Experience with E-Portfolio Creation As a PhD nursing student, I created an e-portfolio to document my achievements throughout the program.

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Hospice News

JUNE 12, 2023

Walborn came to Pennant from Raising Cane’s Restaurants, LLC, where she was vice president of financial reporting and tax, overseeing acquisitions, accounting systems and equity management. I had been exposed to hospice early on in my career with him, not that I worked for that company, but just what he had done already in the hospice space.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

One of the things that is clearly on the horizon is more gloomy than not for programs that have not really adapted to value-based initiatives, that are not in a position to contract with Medicare Advantage programs, that are on the outside of [Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)], that are not part of integrated health care systems.

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The Nurse Break

JUNE 22, 2022

But before we get into the nuts and bolts, I need to put in a boring disclaimer and be very clear that I am not an accountant (I know, shocking right?) Also, I am acutely aware of the irony of me sitting at my desk, surrounded by receipts that aren’t organised or filed in any cohesive order, while I write this blog!! with a logo.

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2024

On a personal note, I’ve witnessed my own family members—parents, grandparents, and in-laws—navigate home health care, manage chronic illnesses and eventually transition through hospice care. On average, there is about a 25% attrition rate across our accounts, with some clients experiencing rates as high as 50% to 60%.

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The Nurse Break

MARCH 28, 2024

I was on long service leave for the first time in my life. The truth is, my long service leave couldn’t have come at a better time, both personally and professionally, as we packed up our caravan, took the kids out of school for a term and headed north for the winter with the family. I loved it.

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Hospice News

MARCH 3, 2023

million, according to an independent audit by the accounting firm Plante & Moran. From my understanding, it’s often focused on having more resources to execute their care strategies.” ProMedica tightens its belt The deal follows several years of financial losses for ProMedica. The organization finished 2021 in the red by $1.5

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I remember learning about heart failure in my pathophysiology course for the first time. As a cardiovascular nurse, I have always relied on my assessments, diagnostic labs, and exams, as well as my patient’s verbal accounts to develop a safe plan of care to support good health outcomes.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A key objective of the TEP will be to design an equitable system that accounts for the specific nuances of hospice care and consistency across state lines, according to Ken Albert, president and CEO of Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice. “My No. CMS recently appointed Albert to the TEP.

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AJN Off the Charts

JANUARY 16, 2024

Lisiane Pruinelli In my role as a nursing professor under the University of Florida Artificial Intelligence Initiative ( ai.ufhealth.org ) and in leading several national and international efforts, I apply what I’ve learned in years of clinical and educational experience to articulate the implications of AI for the nursing profession.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The statement acknowledges NCNA’s history, apologizes for its past actions, and commits to relentlessly holding itself accountable as a more inclusive association in the future. I have been a victim of racism throughout my years as a registered nurse, but I did not allow it to deter me. Nursing Forward.” Well written.

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Hospice News

MAY 5, 2023

Its hospice business accounted for nearly $43.3 The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide health care services through 97 home health and hospice locations in 14 western and midwestern states. The company earned $126 million in revenue during Q1, up 11% from $12.6 million in Q1 2022.

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

But before we start our policy in place, my first thought right now is talking more of those people who are providing this critical care, because what I’ve seen so far is that care providers are desperate for regulations,” Van Duyne told Hospice News. “We have to be vigilant at getting our information, getting our data and following up.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I think one of the things that feels like the tip of the iceberg for my team is loneliness and hopelessness,” Ritzau told Hospice News during the Palliative Care Executive Webinar Series. “I It’s still fairly common to hear hospices say, ‘I don’t really have many gay or transgender patients in my community,’” Barnett said.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

OCTOBER 29, 2023

My father began his final transition on June 30. During his final days, I stayed with him in his independent living apartment with help and support from my sister, brother, niece and the facility’s home health aides. My luck turned a few hours before my dad died at 5 a.m. My red was short lived.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Stacie Bratcher, CEO, Jet Health, a privately owned company Here We Go Again That’s my knee-jerk answer because it just seems like so much of this is cyclical. I got to personally experience it myself this year, as my mother passed on our hospice services. And it was just an incredible thing. Barbara Jacobsmeyer, CEO, Enhabit, Inc.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That setting has had the greatest impact on my mind and heart, but my experiences in home-based primary care, hospice in the home, skilled care and long-term custodial care have enabled me to further develop my professional skillset.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2023

When I first learned about it, due to my dad having to go into hospice care, I asked why this had to happen and why it had to occur now. And I really kind of felt that in my entire spirit for a couple of years. My perspective on it has really been able to evolve.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 22, 2023

Public and community health were part of my undergraduate studies, and I continued on that path through graduate school. The team-based approach really focuses on quality of life that really spoke to me and like my values. Those initiatives are an opportunity to hold ourselves accountable for action.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

MAY 8, 2022

This brief account is the insider perspective of my journey as a nurse who was diagnosed with advanced cancer in mid-February 2020. This unique account is presented as an interview. The interview begins by summarising the start of my journey deep into advanced testicular cancer during Covid 19. Miguel: Yes.

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AJN Off the Charts

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

More specifically, my colleagues and I wanted to know how their illnesses impacted their work as nurses. I recognized many of the participants’ stories in my study as my own , but none affected me the way hers did. An alarm bell inside my head went off. I also, with great humility, admitted my biases.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2023

Some versions of palliative care are woven into value-based models, including Medicare Advantage, Accountable Care Organization (ACO) arrangements and several state-level independent pathways that focus on primary care, oncology, kidney care and other services.

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Chicago Caregiving

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Something that comes up often is that people feel like they have to, because ‘it’s my mom’ or ‘it’s my dad,’” says Sheehan Fisher, PhD , associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University. That is not taking a full account of the full reality.

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Healthy Workforce Institute

JULY 12, 2023

How am I going to preserve this relationship with my colleague/employee? Is my goal to win an argument or build a relationship? Empathy is getting up out of that chair and walking over to that nurse, sitting next to them, shaking their hand, and saying, “ Hey, my name is. Am I afraid having this conversation will change that?

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Today's Caregiver

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Please allow me to talk about my first. I was blessed that by all accounts my first was with a decent, caring, lifelong citizen servant and someone who made a difference. The year was 1976 and I was a student at Florida State University.

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 13, 2023

Photo by Artem Kovalev on Unsplash Two-and-a-half years ago, I experienced severe burnout in my role as a night shift charge nurse in a cardiovascular ICU. This blog post shares my personal story, highlighting the common ingredients of burnout and the challenges I faced. I couldn’t disconnect from work. I had to get out of there.

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AlayaCare

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

At a high level, the HHVBP program is a model required by the Accountable Care Act that CMS is hoping will result in better delivery of care, better outcomes, and reduced costs; it is anticipated to be the most significant change to Medicare since 2000. How can I prepare my agency for the upcoming VBP roll-out?

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AlayaCare

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

At a high level, the HHVBP program is a model required by the Accountable Care Act that CMS is hoping will result in better delivery of care, better outcomes, and reduced costs; it is anticipated to be the most significant change to Medicare since 2000. How can I prepare my agency for the upcoming VBP roll-out? Optimized outcomes.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

My commitment to the southern California community is unwavering—and I look forward to partnering with our communities with passion and a great sense of purpose. My focus on bedside care and operational best practices supports our mission of putting patients and families first.”. “We This has been my life’s work.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Personal Story: A Struggle with Autonomy and Safety *These are general accounts and are not to be mistaken for actual patient scenarios. I worked on an oncology and hospice GIP unit during my first several years as a nurse. If you haven’t experienced this yet, I hope my story helps you somehow.

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