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Regulators Extend Some Telemedicine Flexibilities, Gauge Telehealth’s ‘New Path Forward’ in Hospice

Hospice News

Among the myriad regulations is the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, which stipulates that a provider may prescribe controlled substances to a patient only after conducting an in-person evaluation. The temporary telemedicine regulations allowed for virtual exceptions to this in-person rule.

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St. Croix’s New Minnesota Location Supports Staff Amid Growth

Hospice News

Launched in 2008, St. Hospice utilization rates in the North Star state reached 56% in 2023, according to research from the National Alliance for Care at Home and KNG Health Consulting LLC. You have a nurse, you have a chaplain, you have a social worker, you have a hospice aide. In addition to hospice, St.

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

Hospice News

The nonprofit health system has provided care across southern Florida for nearly 40 years and has an average daily census of more than 7,500 patients. Levy previously held the same role at Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED), holding leadership positions in government affairs for nearly a decade at the large hospice and home health company.

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Choice Health at Home Acquires Lumicare Hospice

Hospice News

Established in 2008, Choice offers home health, hospice, private duty and skilled nursing rehabilitation services, operating in 60 locations across Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas. Hospice plays a crucial role in the company’s future growth, according to David Jackson, founder and CEO of Choice Health at Home.

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Digital Matrons leading the way with Digital technologies

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Candice is a Nurse and has worked at UHCW since qualifying as a staff nurse in 2008, having worked across several specialities within medicine. By responding to patient needs and delivering care in different ways, we can improve capacity for patients who need to be seen in a hospital.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

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We started a clinic here in 2008 at the VA, and what we found was that, you know, our median time from consult to death before we started clinic was like 18 days, somewhere around there, like somewhere around two weeks. Eric 10:09 So you’re reassured on that concern there. Kara 10:12 Yep. God, it must have been like 2015, 2016.