Minority Nurse
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
According to the Joint Commission (2022), 1,441 sentinel events were reported in 2022, a 19% increase from 2021. Instead, it will increase their financial losses due to increased sentinel events and a decrease in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores due to poor patient outcomes.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Headquartered in Missouri, the system also services patients in Illinois, Wisconsin and Oklahoma. WHPCC was incorporated as a 501c3 organization in 2021. The collaborative includes members Agrace, Rainbow Hospice Care, Unity Hospice, Adoray Home Health & Hospice, Hospice Alliance and Sharon S.
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Hospice News
MARCH 14, 2024
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. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.
Hospice News
AUGUST 21, 2024
“This settlement reflects our commitment to ensuring that these benefits are used to care for those who need them and not just to enrich those who seek to provide them.” The Justice Department alleges that 19 Intrepid locations between 2016 and 2021 submitted home health Medicare claims for ineligible patients.
Hearts for Hospice & Home Health
JULY 1, 2021
The focus on excellent patient care permeates the culture at Valeo from the moment we pick up the phone or accept a referral to a successful discharge from services. The post Valeo Home Health Named Best of Salt Lake City 2021 appeared first on Valeo Home Health and Hospice.
Hospice News
JANUARY 20, 2023
A second study found that roughly 88% of palliative patients nationwide who have used virtual reality in the last decade reported improvement in their physical and/or psychological symptoms The journal Palliative Medicine published the research in May 2022. VR and AR represents an investment in optimizing patient care, according to Shega. “VR
Hospice News
JUNE 21, 2024
Mid-Delta Hospice has a very special history and outstanding reputation for delivering exceptional patient care throughout the great state of Mississippi,” Mauricio said. An estimated 19,008 Medicare decedents in the state utilized the hospice benefit in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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