GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. We did that and we compared it to just what happens with usual care, which of course is not much. Here’s some information about deprescribing, here’s some information about these medicines.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Partners In Care has done that well with home health care. Our home health care census is actually larger than our hospice census at this time. We measure the score at Partners In Care by how well we do with patient care, and we call it a victory when we were rated five-stars by [the U.S.

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Hospice News

JUNE 4, 2024

In May of 2024, the federal law enforcement agency placed its spotlight on the rising number of complaints about hospice fraud, in which hospices participate in signing up seniors for care without the seniors’ knowledge. That, at the end of the day, is really the goal of anyone working in patient care.”

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The 2024 final hospice payment rule included a modest payment increase for general inpatient care (GIP) at a time when regulators are zeroing in on increased utilization and longer stays. It’s almost as if two pieces aren’t talking to each other on inpatient care,” Gurian said.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These strategies should be informed by best practices and tailored to the institution’s specific needs and context. Implement Evidence-Based Strategies: Develop, adopt, and implement evidence-based strategies to address identified deficiencies and promote DEIAA.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2024

Delivering an optimal nurse experience starts with patient care. It is critical for nurses to have the support and knowledge they need to feel confident in the care they provide. For more information on Voices, please contact sales@agingmedia.com. What factors do you think matter most to that nurse experience?

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

In other instances, billing errors occurred when GIP services were provided when patients’ care needs could have been managed in a home setting. Additionally, hospices are “more likely to inappropriately bill for GIP care provided in skilled nursing facilities than in other settings,” OIG representatives said in the email.

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2024

How is the evolving hospice landscape affecting recruitment and retention as agencies look ahead to 2024? Given that staff work in teams, it’s critical to share information and collaborate effectively. How can hospice providers better prepare to navigate labor shortages in 2024 and beyond?

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

When we’re kept waiting, it’s the lack of information about when things may or may not happen that can make it worse. Information is power, and the lack of information can be supremely disempowering. Doctors see patients in rushed 15-minute appointments, often without a cursory physical exam.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Stephanie Skaggs, product lead for Medalogix, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link].

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 18, 2025

” with Brianna Valentine, RN, CCRN, who became certified in 2024 during AACN’s National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition. For more information about Certified Nurses Day, visit www.aacn.org/certnursesday. Styles designed the first comprehensive study of nurse credentialing.

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AJN Off the Charts

JUNE 14, 2024

7002 (the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2024) and S. Attaining precise information on the nature of the salary gap is an important first step toward solving the nursing faculty shortage. Getting informed. Jacqueline Christianson Proposed federal measures to clarify salary gap.

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 7, 2024

“Hopefully, a survey like this can increase awareness among hospital leadership, identify innovative strategies to mitigate workplace violence, and potentially inform the need for legislation,” Dellinger says. The 2024 survey will be open until October 11. Notably, participation is not limited to those in the United States.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 20, 2024

While I’m now preparing to become a fellow at MedStar Washington Hospital Center starting Summer 2024, it seems likely that I would not have had the opportunity to dip my toe into AAHPM happenings until probably after fellowship is complete. Visit our webpage for more information.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

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.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Patient and carer escalation of concerns had been happening on an informal basis for those patients particularly at risk, for example step-down from critical care, patients with learning difficulty and those with fractured ribs. 106(SUPPL 1) (pp A361) [8] Patient Safety Commissioner (nd) Listening to patients.

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AJN Off the Charts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In early July 2024, a nationwide blood culture bottle shortage was announced. On July 19th, 2023, New York State governor Kathy Hochul signed the Non-Patient Specific Orders bill #A6030C- Paulin/S6886 Rivera into law. The ED nursing director team was notified of the nationwide blood culture shortage on the first week of July 2024.

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

This article is based on a Palliative Care News discussion with Deanna Heath, Senior Vice President of customer experience at KanTime, Jared King, Vice President of business development and sales at Hospice Dynamix and Sundar Kannan, CEO of KanTime. The discussion took place on February 29, 2024 during PCN Conference in Tampa.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JULY 21, 2024

They are responsible for preparing nurses to meet the changing demands of patient care, regulatory standards, and technological advancements. This detailed analysis enables more precise and effective competency-based education, ensuring that nurses are genuinely prepared for the complexities of patient care 2. Withall, J.,

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act , introduced on February8, 2024, aims to bolster a vulnerable and often-targeted industry against cyberattacks. This breach allowed hackers to access the protected health information of more than four million patients. million records when it was attacked with ransomware.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

It is guided by the four aspects of the Healey and Jenkins (2009) Research Informed Teaching perspectives. This aspect of the internship has been particularly well received as the students have been able to apply their university-based learning to practice as well as see the direct impact of research on patient care.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

She started in health care as a front desk clerk and worked up to her current position as the Director of Nursing Operations at the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. I worked in that role for about two years before taking the interim role of director of nursing operations.

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2025

Joseph Solien, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP, Vice President of Clinical Services at OnePoint Patient Care, has been named a 2024 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. Id also be remiss if I didnt mention the outstanding people I work with at OnePoint Patient Care. HSPN: Whats your favorite part about your job?

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 6, 2024

As a first-generation Latino physician and Brazilian immigrant, I’m aware of the challenges and biases that can affect different parts of a medical career—from academic opportunities to patient care and professional relationships. The Next Gen Scholars for Equity in HPM program is now accepting applications, apply before July 1, 2024.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 7, 2024

AI is transforming diagnostics, treatment planning, and patient care management, making the issue of professional licensure increasingly pertinent. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the national standard for protecting patient health information.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 21, 2024

In skilled nursing facilities, regulated staffing levels will likely impact quality care scores and reimbursements in the future. Staffing and reducing turnover are top of mind for healthcare leaders everywhere, even more so as they continue to look ahead to 2024.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For almost 40 years as the Director of Nursing for Throughput Operations at Montefiore Health System in New York, Elodia Mercier, RNC, MS, has been advancing patient care and creating and defining new roles for fellow nurses and other providers. After consecutive years of consistently meeting high Press Ganey (patient.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

MARCH 6, 2024

Subjective Data: This information comes from your patients, families, caregivers, and friends. Establishing Recertification Eligibility For recertification, Medicare requires evidence of continued decline despite appropriate palliative care. Also consider, how their clothes fit. You might even document changes in diaper sizes.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

He died in 2024. So it defines unrepresented as someone who lacks decisional capacity to provide informed consent to a particular medical treatment. And that can really inform what your own institutional policy is. This is Eric Widera. Alex 01:24 This is Alex Smith. I’m a little bit of a throwback kind of 70s 80s guy.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

As of February 2024, 88% of nurse practitioners are certified in primary care, and 70.3% deliver primary care every day. They positively impact their patients and patient outcomes and also meet the needs of those living in rural communities.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

One is they’re defining the intervention using future information, which Maria always tells me is a big no, no. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2022, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. These waivers included increased telehealth services. With 49.1%

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Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2024

Integrative oncology is a whole-person model of care that focuses on nutrition, lifestyle, and complementary interventions to improve the quality of life for cancer patients alongside their cancer treatment. These flexibilities are expected to sunset at the end of 2024, though there are efforts to prevent that.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

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.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Expanding services not only draws clients to the practice, but also improves patient care by ensuring patients are in the right setting, at the right time, with the right caregivers who understand the fluidity of end-of-life care. For more information on Voices, please contact sales@agingmedia.com.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

MAY 16, 2024

Brenner, MD MPA Medical College of Wisconsin AAHPM reached out to the 2024 Emerging Leaders to gain insight into what motivated them to pursue leadership positions and what they find more fulfilling in their experiences. What is the significance to you of being recognized as a “Emerging Leader” in Hospice and Palliative Medicine?

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