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Earlier Palliative Care Yields Higher ROI

Hospice News

The earlier a patient receives palliative care, the larger the return on investment, an analysis by the Pennsylvania-based health system WellSpan Health has found. Palliative care is often viewed as a cost center in health care, rather than a revenue generator.

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Ep. 44 - ELNEC in Action: Empowering Nurses to Lead Palliative Care Discussions

HPNA podcast

Additionally, the conversation takes a closer look at the return on investment (ROI) for hospitals and demonstrates how training nurses across all service lines is a cost-effective strategy to elevate patient care, boost nurse confidence, and foster a more supportive health care environment.

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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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Beyond compensation: How home care agencies can add value for caregivers

AlayaCare

A recent Home Health Care News article detailed how 18 states started the year with higher minimum wages than in 2018 , with places like California and Washington D.C. Technology presents everything a caregiver needs to know about each client, including medical information and notes on potential issues prior to an appointment.

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A Critical Perspective on ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policies for Violence and Aggression in Nursing

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

The phrase seemingly originated in 1982 1 and has remained in use to the present day – promoted as the key strategy needed to eliminate the violence and aggression risk and to keep staff safe. The false promise of zero tolerance is that it presents a route that nurses believe they can follow to do this. 2023;381:1441.

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AlayaCare Secures $33 Million (CDN) in Growth Funding from Inovia Capital

AlayaCare

At the same time, the market is experiencing a shift toward integrated care, value-based reimbursement and the rising use of cloud-based software; a digital environment in which AlayaCare’s artificial intelligence and application program interfaces (APIs) can drive optimal health outcomes. “We As at December 31, 2018, it held CA$309.5

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Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss – Is it time to challenge definitions of hearing recovery?

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss affects an estimated 5 per 100,000 people annually (1) and usually presents as unilateral loss, affecting both genders equally, with average age of onset of 40 years (1,2). In some cases, a cause of hearing loss can be found; however, in 90% of diagnoses this is ‘idiopathic’, where no cause can be determined.