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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

Hospice News

CMS introduced SIA in 2016. It allows hospices to bill on an hourly basis for registered nurse and social worker visits during the last seven days of a patient’s life, in addition to the standard per diem reimbursement.

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VOICES: Ryan Krout, PharmD, VP, Clinical Management, Enclara Pharmacia

Hospice News

There are many reasons to have a better handle on how and when patient needs are likely to evolve so providers can be more proactive in their care strategies. Proactive care reduces stress on staff and improves the experience of care, but end of life is an entirely different set of challenges.

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Roger Chou’s Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest: How the CDC’s 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain Lost Its Clinical and Professional Integrity

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Lewis PhD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie Judy “I'm present. Yet he never formally served as a leader or member of PROP, and until the CDC NCIPC-BSC Meeting on July 16, 2021, Chou avoided all allegations of conflicts of interest (COI) between his opioid research and co-authorship of the 2016 Guideline, unlike several other PROP members (2).

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

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The number of people who have used MAID in Canada since it was legalized in 2016 has increased year on year from about 1,000 people in the first year to over 13,000 people in 2022. One thing I would like to add here is both Sonu and Leonie presented this as something that lacks boundaries. Four percent. Eric: Yeah. Eric: Please.

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Georgia Hospital Improves Organ Donation Process

Daily Nurse

Initial reviews of patient care revealed deviations from best practice, including missed referrals, care team members initiating discussions about donation with families, and misconceptions about the donation process. A series of organ donation presentations in 2018 and 2019 provided staff education.

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Fighting for Nursing as a STEM Field 

Daily Nurse

The perception that nurses exclusively deliver direct patient care is an outdated, inaccurate representation of their broad knowledge base and professional skill sets,” the petition states. In 2016, Love explained that a group of nurses tried to do this with DHS, but the application was denied.

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Meet the Author of Fast Facts for Patient Safety in Nursing

Daily Nurse

What is your role in helping decrease medical errors and improve patient outcomes? As an educator, scholar, and author, I see my role as a content expert who can bring attention to the issues in a wide area through my articles, books, and presentations. They must commit to lifelong learning, self-care, and patient advocacy.

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