Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The four largest hospice industry organizations have been working to present a united front to address widespread program integrity issues. A large contingent of these companies were established with the purpose of selling the license at a profit, with little concern for patient care. We all want to be involved.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

At present, the administration’s plan is to extend the emergency declarations to May 11, and then end both [the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency] on that date,” the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently indicated in a statement.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JUNE 4, 2023

Every May, approximately 14,000 delegates attend, present, and learn about the latest respiratory advances, with around 40% attending from outside of the USA. reflections from the American Thoracic Society Annual Conference (ATS), Washington, DC May 19-24 2023 appeared first on Evidence-Based Nursing blog.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 20, 2024

AAHPM conducted interviews with our inaugural group of Next Generation Scholars, who joined the program in August 2023. While I have several tangible accomplishments over the years from presenting and championing various diversity initiatives, I am also very proud of myself for pursuing a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

The thing to watch for particularly in the hospice realm is oversight on claims, quality and performance — even to the point of dealing with fraud and abuse in the hospice benefit,” said NAHC President Bill Dombi during its recent 2023 Industry Outlook webinar. “We

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Daily Nurse

MAY 30, 2024

Our nation’s health workers face a mental health crisis, as spotlighted in a CDC Vital Signs report in October 2023. While Gen Z began finding their footing in the workforce in 2023, their attitudes toward work immensely differ from previous generations. Is your employer paying attention? Are your needs being met?

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The proposal follows a number of significant cyberattacks on healthcare organizations in recent years; Senator King noted that approximately 133 million people, or nearly one in three Americans, had their personal information compromised in 2023 alone. Cybercriminals are not just targeting hospital systems and other healthcare providers.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 25, 2024

As a result, in 2023, Garbarino founded the Nursing is STEM Coalition. 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.

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AJN Off the Charts

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In February 2023, we piloted a practice change for escorting patients from the ED to the ICU. Prior to the pilot, an ED nurse and ICU provider would escort the patient. During the pilot, an ICU nurse and ICU provider would present to the ED when the ICU bed was clean and escort the patient.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With every update and enhancement, our goal is to give nurses the tools to provide excellent patient care in the most efficient manner possible. We hope that providing on-demand educational content will help take some load off the nurses while also helping families feel more confident when taking care of their loved ones at home.

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AJN Off the Charts

JANUARY 11, 2024

By Cagkan/Adobe Stock Reading the article by Russell-Babin and colleagues in the December 2023 issue of AJN made me grateful for all the work that went into developing the nursing implementation science (IS) program at Inova. In 2023, John was the recipient of the Virginia Nurses Association “40 Under 40” Award.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 28, 2024

He states, “I assumed the CEO role in June of 2023, with my appointment becoming official a few months later in October. To accomplish his goals, Charlton was on-site for many night shifts with the intent to be present, visible, and supportive. Our #1 goal is to make a difference in health and healing, one person at a time.”

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (NHS England, 2023) has placed a high priority on the development of a workforce that has the necessary skills to enable them to actively engage in research. They have been involved in a range of activities, such as patient assessment, and observing the first delivery of a novel therapy in theatres.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 12, 2024

On the other hand, NHPCO is disappointed by MedPAC’s recommendation to Congress that hospice reimbursement rates for patient care should not be updated in 2025, although by law hospice payment rates are pegged to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) inpatient hospital market basket rate.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 11, 2023

Since 1993, the CFRN has stood as the hallmark of exceptional flight nursing patient care and safety ,” says BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CENP, CPHQ, FABC. “BCEN salutes the thousands of CFRN-certified RNs, past and present, for their commitment to their patients, flight nursing excellence, and advancing flight care worldwide.”

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HPNA podcast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Initially in a full-time clinical role she has also served in various leadership roles including Palliative Care Professional Development Director, Regional Director of Palliative Care, Vice President of Palliative Care and now Chief Clinical Operations Officer with leadership for both Hospice and Palliative Care programs.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

She’ll graduate with her doctorate in nursing practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in December 2023. Coates is an important nursing leader , and we’re pleased to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2023. This can negatively impact patient outcomes and the quality of patient care.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

But for most nurses, this time of year doesn’t always present opportunities to relax. Patient care doesn’t take a holiday. During this busy season, you’ve come to expect that you’ll have to sacrifice some of your holiday time to ensure the continuity of care for your patients. This deal ends December 31, 2023.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Dr. Norman is an important nursing leader , and we’re pleased to profile her as we celebrate Black History Month with the Black Nursing Leaders Series 2023. And I got pulled down to the labor and delivery unit when I was a patient care tech, going through nursing school, and fell in love. I couldn’t believe that I loved it.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Recently, she presented “Shouldering the Responsibility: Implementation of a Collaborative Shoulder Dystocia Initiative” with her colleagues at the 2022 ASHRM Annual Conference. Shelise Valentine is an important nursing leader , and we’re pleased to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2023.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 2, 2023

Keeping clients safe while providing care services is critical for home care organizations. Client care can present a variety of risks that can impact the quality of care provided. Making use of predictive analytics to identify potential areas of improvement in patient care.

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The Nurse Break

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Very early on, I applied my clinical knowledge to research to understand areas I grappled with, such as the acute management of mental health presentations in rural emergency and urgent care centres. Nurse leaders provide a valuable contribution to rural and remote health research across a range of settings and contexts.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

By using applied observability, post-acute care providers can track and monitor key performance indicators in real-time, enabling them to identify and address issues before they become critical. This approach improves patient outcomes and enhances operational efficiency, ultimately leading to better patient care and outcomes.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Before, in the primary nurse model, the nurse did much of the patient’s care. In a team model, the nurses oversee the care by unlicensed assistive personnel. So people like certified nursing assistants or patient care techs will do many hands-on activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, and other things.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As a former hospice medical director, I see how the 4Ms Framework can be applied to all parts of the hospice benefit such as routine care, continuing care, respite and general in-patient care, but also how it can improve the quality of care that is provided. Being open and ready for Age-Friendly Care at Home.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Another concern, which is not limited to critical care nursing, is a lack of nurses’ voices in crucial decision making. We need to make sure that nurses are at the table and their input is valued when important decisions are made in hospital settings, whether it’s about patient care or policies and procedures that affect the way that we work.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 22, 2023

The renewed focus on how infection control in nursing is presented to healthcare professionals is among the major lessons learned since 2020. Post-COVID-19 focus No matter the setting, COVID-19 had an impact on hundreds of thousands of patients and healthcare professionals.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Louise 05:02 Yes, well, I don’t know about 2024, but in 2023, yes, it could happen. And he had a deadly fear of being institutionalized, based on his previous present experience. Which, for those who haven’t read Louise’s article, knows that that’s a leading question to Louise. It happened to my mother.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3. The more we can notice that, the more we can actually be present for that family and actually see how they’re experiencing it. Hospital Chaplains, Spirituality, and Pain Management: A Qualitative Study. Pain Manag Nurs. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.11.004. 2023.11.004. Epub ahead of print.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

I really feel that home care, non-medical home care is a linchpin to success for many models that are being explored currently by payers. And Laura dropped so many nuggets during that little presentation piece right there. I think that that is often overlooked, especially in our industry with our caregivers.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Cummings is an important nursing leader , and we’re pleased to profile her as we celebrate Black History Month with the Black Nursing Leaders Series 2023. So I did some home care consulting for the first few years and case management for a few years. And that impacts patient care. So the short has a ripple effect.

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