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

Hospice News

The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020. CMS introduced SIA in 2016.

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The Care Team Steps into Indiana with 1st Care Acquisition

Hospice News

Symmetries workplace culture and care delivery between the two companies were among the key draws in the deal, according to The Care Team CEO Dan Shoemaker. The Care Team and 1st Care share similar cultures and a strong commitment to quality patient care,” Shoemaker said in an announcement. “‘We

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Intentionally Interprofessional Care: DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace

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Of note: these lessons apply to geriatrics, primary care, hospital medicine, critical care, cancer care, etc, etc. social worker, chaplain), everyone should be able to ask a question or two about spiritual concerns, social concerns, or physical concerns. The National Palliative Care Registry.

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Dignity at the End of Life: A Podcast with Harvey Chochinov

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So take a listen and if you are interested in learning more, check out these wonderful links: Harvey’s latest book is called, Dignity in Care: The Human Side of Medicine Intensive Caring: Reminding Patients They Matter Michael J. So I think about social workers, pastoral care professionals, like spiritual care clinicians.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

With over 25 years of experience in the post-acute care space, she’s worked with many top regional healthcare and home care facilities in Texas, as well as some of the best known agencies nationwide. Gone are the days of looking at patient care through a vacuum, only focusing on what we can do within our scope of practice.

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

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Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.