Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The nonprofit hospice provider also offers palliative, grief support and advance care planning services. The nonprofit hospice provider also offers palliative, grief support and advance care planning services. North Carolina-based AMOREM provides hospice care across 12 counties in the northwest region of the state.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

There are resources for some other [social determinants], but when someone really has nobody that is a harder one to solve sometimes. Aging LGBTQ+ populations have few options for quality end-of-life care – particularly those in rural areas – and hospices are ramping up efforts to reach them. I think especially LGBTQ+ elders end up alone.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Much movement has taken place in the payment and policy realms towards closing disparities among underserved populations, according to Hope Glassberg, senior policy advisor at the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and president of Decipher Health Strategies. Health equity itself is worth quite a lot of unpacking.

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Hospice News

JULY 8, 2022

Timely initiation of care is an important metric for hospices to measure and monitor, according to recent research from BerryDunn. BerryDunn researchers found a direct correlation between length of stay and a hospice’s likelihood of profitability. Referral-to-admission times can impact both their patient volumes and lengths of stay.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 15, 2024

What you need to know about power of attorney Planning for your future healthcare needs isn’t always easy, but it is important. There are several legal and medical forms you can use to help capture your wishes — from advance directives and living wills to physician orders for life-sustaining treatment and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Examples include Illinois-based Transitions Care, which implemented a new remote patient monitoring program to facilitate fast responses to patient needs and create efficiencies that reduce burden on staff. Hospices have leaned heavily on technology during the pandemic, turning to telehealth to remain connected to patients and their families.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 13, 2024

Bosah has been recognized for leading several important nursing initiatives at UMMC that have positively impacted quality and patient experience. Additionally, I oversee the allocation of staff and financial resources to ensure the effective operations of our unit. Talk about your role in nursing.

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GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Our guests today present an important rejoinder to the argument that we should refocus away from advance care planning (ACP). Group visits are one way of reaching diverse communities to which advance care planning has not traditionally been targeted. Did the caregiver feel heard and understood?

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Diversity Nursing

JANUARY 17, 2024

Healthcare organizations must recognize the importance of investing in resources and training for graduate Nurses during their first 2 to 3 years of employment in order to retain them in direct patient care roles. By providing these resources, healthcare organizations demonstrate their value and support for new Nurses.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 16, 2023

An Introduction to Advance Directives When someone reaches the end of their life, illness or aging may make it difficult to communicate with family and healthcare providers. For this reason, it is essential to have an advance directive and a medical power of attorney signed in advance, so your loved ones know what your wishes are.

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Hospice News

APRIL 14, 2023

Providers use a range of approaches to providing the service, from consults with advance care planning to short-term transitional care or longer-term symptom management for the chronically ill. Based on current trends, risk-based payment systems will likely shape the future of palliative care.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 9, 2022

Inconsistent schedules Lack of proper training, development, and/or growth opportunities Lack of proper resources and/or tech supporting job function The responses provided context and revealed what some agencies believe to be the reasons why caregivers are burnt out.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Please join Eric and Alex in person for the GeriPal pub crawl at the AAHPM/HPNA annual assembly in Phoenix, Thursday night 3/21 8PM. Starting bar TBD, look for the GeriPal post, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** Today we celebrate eight years, around 2 million listens, and 300 podcasts!

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AlayaCare

JUNE 10, 2022

Lack of proper resources and/or tech supporting job function. Creating professional development opportunities. There are several factors that are considered from the growth point of view of an employee; many caregivers look at training opportunities to support career advancement. Inconsistent schedules.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

At the newly created position at AccentCare, McCann-Davis oversaw the company’s efforts to foster equity, diversity and inclusion among staff and its patient population. Health equity became a large focus for McCann-Davis early on in her career. Highlights from the conversation are below, edited for length and clarity.

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Solace

APRIL 15, 2022

When loved ones make health care decisions in advance, 90 percent of them receive what they outlined, according to a recent study. According to the NHPCO, there are three steps to take to get started: Learn about advance care planning, Advance Directives and appointing a Healthcare Agent. Even if the body can’t.”.

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Hospice News

MAY 2, 2022

Though professionally she has cared for terminally ill patients for more than 30 years, her personal experience after her mother’s diagnosis with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer underscored the critical importance of her work. Being able to strengthen our outreach into the communities that we serve is really important to me and to our leaders.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary One of the things I love about Liz Dzeng’s work is the way in which it draws upon, echoes, and advances our understanding of the influence of culture on the end of life experience. This field is not new. At the end we also pay tribute to Randy Curtis, senior author on this paper and mentor to Liz.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Please join Eric and Alex in person for the GeriPal pub crawl at the AAHPM/HPNA annual assembly in Phoenix, Thursday night 3/21 8PM. Starting bar is Luckys Indoor/Outdoor. Despite this, in my 20-year career as a palliative care physician, I have yet to see a death doula in the wild. Why Beth? This is Eric Widera.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 27, 2023

Dignity Is Everything In end-of-life care, maintaining dignity is of utmost importance. In end-of-life care, preserving dignity is incredibly important. Listening attentively, offering reassurance, and creating a compassionate environment help individuals feel valued, respected, and emotionally supported.

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Chicago Caregiving

JUNE 29, 2023

Step three Set up advanced directives “There’s nothing messier than getting towards the end of life, or another catastrophic event happens, and they can’t speak for themselves,” Morley says. Take your turn in our first-ever caregiving game, and learn everything you need for each step of the way Your child has a disabling accident.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Today’s podcast tackles these issues and more with three amazing guests: Katie Jones, Jessica Merlin, and Devon Check.

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Nurse.com

JULY 13, 2022

When asked about which of the advancements that had taken hold during the pandemic they wanted to see continue, wider recognition of nurses’ contributions was the second most popular choice, only slightly behind the adoption of new staffing models. Years ago, we had created The DAISY Nurse Leader Award.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

First, in our editorial, we expressed concern about the length of stay metric not being patient centric, though important for health systems focused on cost savings. Summary Transcript Summary Last week we talked about a trial of a nurse and social worker outpatient palliative care intervention published in JAMA. I saw them only twice.

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 11, 2022

Prioritize What is Most Important to Your Employees. Prioritize What is Most Important to Your Employees. It’s never been more important to keep care workers in the industry—but paying your employees more isn’t the long-term solution to workforce shortages. Prioritize what is most important to your employees.

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Home Care Pulse

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Providing care in the right place, at the right time, and by the right provider can only be possible by working together across the health care continuum—and it starts with clear communication and education. A lice worked for National Geographic and loved to travel. Her w eekends were spent hiking and kayaking. She loved to read and m ake soup.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary It’s been over two years since one of the worst product launches of all time – Aduhelm (aducanumab). Instead of Biogen’s expected billions of dollars of revenue from Aduhelm, they brought in only $3 million in revenue for all of 2021 ( here is my Twitter summary of this fiasco ). This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

These studies are important. Summary Transcript Summary Do we need an RCT to establish the worth of chaplaincy? Einstein once said, “ Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.”

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Technology continues to advance in health care, and this advancement means an ongoing demand for nurse informaticists. Creating nursing knowledge — Knowledge is developed after data is transformed into information. Nursing informatics is a popular career path for nurses. Choosing a career in nursing informatics.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

On today’s podcast we dive into drivers of invasive procedures and hospitalizations in advanced dementia by talking to some pretty brilliant nursing and nurse practitioner researchers focused on dementia, geriatrics, and palliative care in nursing homes: Ruth Palan Lopez, Caroline Stephens, Joan Carpenter, and Lauren Hunt. Rehabbed to Death.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 11, 2023

Nurse Alice’s personal experience of her father dying in the ER from cardiac arrest while awaiting care inspired her to become the best cardiac nurse in the world and a community health leader to help create programs and empower and educate communities of color to take control of their health and get the most out of their healthcare.

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Nurse.com

MARCH 21, 2023

For nurses with previous careers in the business world, you may have already taken part in a SWOT analysis to determine a business strategy or direction. Overall, it’s a useful resource for taking a 360-degree look at any aspect of your life and can be especially helpful when assessing your nursing career. Seek feedback.

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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. Created in 1978 as a nonprofit educational forum, the AAACN works expand the reach of ambulatory care nurses to achieve a greater positive impact for patients. Ambulatory Care. Anesthesia.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Modern subspecialist practice advances at such a remarkably rapid pace, it can be hard to keep up. When I’m on service these days there is inevitably a moment when a resident says “Patient so-and-so is on X” – and I have absolutely no idea what X is. AlexSmithMD. Transcript. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

We talk on this podcast about potential uses of AI in geriatrics and palliative care with natural language processing guru Charlotta Lindvall from DFCI, bioethicists and internist Matt DeCamp from University of Colorado, and prognosis wizard Sei Lee from UCSF. I’m sure this is a subject we will return to, given the rapid progress on AI. Alex: Okay.

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

Eric: I am super excited for those who may not know we’re going to go into this, both Jennifer and Areej have published some of the most important papers in palliative care oncology with amazing randomized control trials on the subject. Differences between inpatient and outpatient palliative care for cancer. hint: coping). Celine Dion.

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