Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Melinda Herron – Registered Nurse, Headwaters Hospice and Palliative Care Nicole Ryder – Licensed Vocational Nurse, Huntington Hospice & Palliative Care Joseph Solien, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP – Vice President of Clinical Services, OnePoint Patient Care Taylor Tosto – Hospice Floor Registered Nurse, Friendship Village Behavioral (..)

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Hospice News

AUGUST 8, 2024

This article is sponsored by OnePoint Patient Care. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Kenny Judd, Vice President — Client Relations, OnePoint Patient Care, to talk about the key pharmacy challenges in today’s hospice environment, and how providers can overcome them.

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Caregiver Support Services

MARCH 6, 2025

Caregiving teaches a lot, like how to stay calm when a patient suddenly forgets they just took their meds, how to carry on a conversation while helping someone out of bed, how to do CPR , and how to keep smiling when exhaustion kicks in. But for many caregivers, there comes a moment when the question pops up: Is this it?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 8, 2024

This article is sponsored by OnePoint Patient Care. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Kenny Judd, Vice President – Client Services, OnePoint Patient Care, to talk about the key pharmacy challenges in today’s hospice environment, and how providers can overcome them.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By managing these time-consuming processes, AI allows caregivers to focus more on direct patient care — the cornerstone of hospice services. It analyzes patterns in patient needs and staff availability, optimizing schedules to assign the right caregivers, to the right patients, at the right time.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

At such a vulnerable time, it is important for families to have a resource like a patient care unit right in their backyard. AMOREM provides comfort and understanding in ensuring that their compassionate and incredibly skilled nurses are there to support patients and families.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

“HOPE items are designed to collect patient-specific data in real-time, based on interactions with the patient and family/caregiver, and with flexibility to accommodate patients with varying clinical needs,” CMS indicated in the guidance.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Updates to Caregiver Training Services (CTS) What to know : CMS is finalizing new coding and payment specifically for caregiver training services. Topics covered include wound care, infection control, behavior management and decubitus ulcer prevention. These services are also eligible to be conducted via telehealth.

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This is how they’re using AlayaCare to spend less time on billing and paperwork and more time on patient care so they can leverage the growing home infusion market to become subcontracting nursing agencies of choice. Curious about how else you can position your agency to win referrals from top specialty pharmacies?

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This is how they’re using AlayaCare to spend less time on billing and paperwork and more time on patient care so they can leverage the growing home infusion market to become subcontracting nursing agencies of choice. Improving efficiency with real-time field visibility. Providing the custom forms needed for home infusion operations.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Nurses are on the front lines of patient care, often providing comfort during some of the most critical moments of people’s lives. However, the constant emotional toll of caregiving can lead to a phenomenon known as compassion fatiguea form of burnout tied explicitly to the emotional strain of caring for others.

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AlayaCare

MAY 11, 2022

In a recent survey AlayaCare released with Home Health Care News (HHCN), over 60% of respondents identified that their employees were overworked and burned out. Higher caregiver work satisfaction is important for any home care business to provide the highest quality of patient care and maintain employee retention.

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AlayaCare

MAY 12, 2022

In a recent survey AlayaCare released with Home Health Care News (HHCN), over 60% of respondents identified that their employees were overworked and burned out. Higher caregiver work satisfaction is important for any home care business to provide the highest quality of patient care and maintain employee retention.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

We’ve seen that VR technology can deliver surprising results at a relatively low cost and with little training required for caregivers,” Shega recently told Forbes Health. Patients use a 5G mobile hotspot to receive virtual and augmented reality (AR) video experiences. Other operators are similarly embracing virtual reality technology.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Technology, cost control, and family caregiver support have emerged as cost-saving strategies as headwinds mount for hospice providers. Other hospices have leveraged remote patient monitoring systems, integrated electronic health records (EHR), and predictive analytics. Optimizing caregiver support, care plans.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

The lab is designed to give new hospice clinicians hands-on experience and hone their skills before they go out to engage directly with patients and families. A centerpiece of the lab is two interactive medical mannequins that stand in the role of a patient and a caregiver. Tidewell named the pair Apollo and Ares.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

The reduced capacity has some hospice providers furrowing their brows with the return of the requirement that volunteers provide a minimum of 5% of hospice patient care hours. Volunteers can also help perform administrative tasks related to daily care, such as assistance with patient charting audits.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

“Volunteers can help clinicians with the right patient reporting system and processes in place,” Benton told Hospice News. Having access to their visits with families and patients can help clinicians pick up any pieces that were left behind – especially for caregivers. during the previous fiscal year, according to Conway.

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Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2023

I am passionate about patient care and giving Amedisys’ caregivers the tools and support needed to focus on what they do best,” Ashworth said in statement. “I The post Amedisys Appoints Richard Ashworth as President, CEO and Board Member appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It’s an expense, there is diversion risk, and disposing of unused medication can be an unnecessary stressor for caregivers. If a patient is likely to pass away within a week, a 15-day refill is not the answer. There is a myriad of opportunities to positively impact patient care and the nurse experience.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2022

Hospices need to improve staff awareness and training around these health care disparities, and also put mechanisms into place that ensure accountability for better patient care and family support, according to Chambers.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 13, 2024

A growing need for care Rocky Mountain Refuge provides shelter for unhoused individuals approaching the end of life as well as a continuum of care. Services include personal care, assistance with daily activities of life, nonmedical and caregiving support, and pain, symptom and medication management.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Worries about their pets can contribute to great stress and anxiety for dying patients, impacting quality of life, according to Tania Crawford, volunteer coordinator at Hospice of Redmond. The organization also deploys volunteers to help families care for animals in the home. “In

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AlayaCare

APRIL 11, 2019

In the ever-changing home care industry, there are innumerable variables that agencies must strategically consider – as well as those that are hard to predict but still need to be managed carefully. An aging demographic’s impact on the caregiving industry is certainly one variable that agencies must anticipate.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 28, 2025

She oversees initiatives designed to improve clinical outcomes and enhance patient care at Traditions Health. Urology Partners and has more than 30 years of clinical leadership and health care innovation experience. Radabaugh has more than 25 years of health care operations experience in health care operations.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The inpatient cap limits the number of days of inpatient care for which Medicare will pay to 20% of a hospice’s total Medicare patient care days, according to OIG. The hospice, for instance, must retain primary management of the patient.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 21, 2022

This can lead to a decrease in the quality of patient care. Find ways to balance out your caregiver’s schedules through technology or other organization methods so your caregivers aren’t over-stressed or underwhelmed by their work. and ultimately, provide better patient outcomes. streamline the scheduling process.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The demands of patient care, the emotional weight of your responsibilities, and the added pressures of the holidays can leave even the most resilient among us feeling a bit stressed. Amidst the holiday season and the demands of your profession, remember to care for yourself as you care for others.

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AlayaCare

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

All of this helps to create a more efficient business process automation system for home care. Improve patient care: Allows home care agencies to access a comprehensive view of patient information, including medical history, medications, and care plans, which can help to improve the quality of care provided.

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Diversity Nursing

JANUARY 16, 2025

Diversity in healthcare is essential for ensuring fair treatment and enhancing patient outcomes. Among healthcare professionals, Nurses have emerged as champions for diversity, leveraging their unique positions as caregivers, educators, and advocates to lead the charge.

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Diversity Nursing

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Nurses, as frontline caregivers, have a unique opportunity to lead the charge in pushing for policies and practices that promote equitable care. Speak Up for Patients Recognize and address implicit biases in patient care, guaranteeing every individual receives the high-quality treatment they deserve.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2023

Currently, people in Forks who need in-home care for their chronic conditions rely on a home health company based in the town of Port Angeles, more than 50 miles away. Another caregiving agency in the area serves patients on Medicaid or Medicare, but their availability is limited.

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Hospice News

JUNE 13, 2024

Training that creates comfortable spaces for providers to learn about types of biases and how these may impact patient care are also imperative and [we] should normalize this, while providing techniques to work past them. Creating comfortable spaces for employees to be themselves can trickle down into patient care.”

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Jeri Vaughan: I have experience as a consumer of hospice benefits, as a leader of a hospice agency, and now as a vendor in the post-acute care industry, which provides me with a unique perspective. My mother had pancreatic cancer, and I served as her primary caregiver while also managing a hospice agency.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Leading concerns in the industry include the bill’s suggested regulatory reforms to address program integrity in the hospice industry, along with potential changes to reimbursement, caregiver support and palliative care payment pathways.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2023

. “We have an incredible team of local, dedicated caregivers who will continue to provide compassionate, patient-focused care in Kansas,” St. “The new Manhattan location puts our team closer to their work and helps them have more time for one-on-one patient care.” ” The post St.

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Seasons Hospice

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Hospice patients often have weakened immune systems due to underlying health conditions, making them more susceptible to severe complications from the flu or common cold. By implementing proactive strategies, caregivers and families can help reduce the risk of infection and ensure a safer, healthier environment for their loved ones.

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