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MedPAC to Congress: Freeze Hospice Rates in 2025

Hospice News

Close to 5,900 hospices operated in the United States during 2002. The recommendation to curb hospice spending comes after a March 2023 study that found that hospice care generates roughly $3.5 “Less is known about access to capital for nonprofit freestanding providers, for which capital may be more limited. decline from 2018.

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Survey Paints Enrollment Picture

Daily Nurse

Conducted in fall 2023, AACN’s latest annual survey, “2023-2024 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing,” contains data reported by 975 nursing schools. She noted in an interview that in 2002, roughly 30,800 students were enrolled in RN-to-BSN programs. That’s a decrease of 9.9%

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In Memoriam: Jimmy Carter Helped Build the Hospice Community

Hospice News

In honor of these achievements, he was awarded the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, and, in 2002, the Nobel Peace Prize. His experience dovetails with recent research. The hospice community was quick to honor Carter upon news of his passing, including the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

Hospice News

The organization planned to begin construction in 2022 and open by the end of 2023. The nonprofit has provided hospice care to nearly 3,000 patients at the four-room center since its opening in 2002. The nonprofit launched a capital campaign to fuel the center’s development following its establishment in April 2020.

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For-Profit or Nonprofit, Hospice Is Not a ‘Hustle’

Hospice News

of hospice enrollees in 2019, up from 9% in 2002, according to NHPCO. As we approach 2023, that question remains unanswered. 1, 2023, or to the Special Focus Program in development at CMS. Dementia-related illnesses are a clear example. Dementia patients represented 20.9% days for the overall hospice population.

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Nurses Spread the Word About Gun Safety

Nurse.com

Cogan also will speak on this topic at the National Association of School Nurses’ 2023 conference, to be held June 30-July 3 in Orlando, Florida. Liz Boldon, RN Encouraging nurses to become safety advocates Liz Boldon, MSN, RN, has worked as a nurse at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, since 2002.

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Developing DIGNISPACE – a dignity therapy-based app protype for young people with life-limiting conditions

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DT was developed following the construction of the Dignity Conserving Model of Care (Chochinov, 2002). 2002) Dignity conserving care: a new model for palliative care. Dignity Therapy (DT) is a brief psycho-therapeutic intervention that assists individuals with shortened life expectancies to have meaning and purpose (Chochinov, 2012).

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