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Defining Palliative Care Quality in Murky Regulatory Waters

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Patient data must be gathered and synthesized across several areas of health care managing an individuals care, she stated. Future quality measures need to take into account the multitude of disciplines that could be collaborating on patient care.

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National Alliance’s Scott Levy: Hospices Need ‘Regulatory Relief’ to Protect ‘Sacred Benefit’

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Those resources that have to be diverted toward responding to audits are ultimately being diverted away from patient care. So its figuring out how we can break through that process with CMS.

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Voices: Michael Porpora, President – Hospice Division, OnePoint Patient Care

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This article is sponsored by OnePoint Patient Care. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Michael Porpora, President – Hospice Division, OnePoint Patient Care, to talk about the current state of hospice pharmacy, technology and staffing. I was amazed at how she was able to handle it all.

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Palliative Care Providers Get Creative to Boost Utilization

Hospice News

“The unique nature of working from your home — our settings [and] our beloved companion animals — invites similar sharing from the people we care for as they let us into the things that matter most of them [and] that make the most difference.”. Yoda began to show a lot of interest in talking and interacting with patients early on, said Mize.

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BrightSpring Acquires Nonprofit Haven Hospice

Hospice News

BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ: BTSG) has penned a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Haven Hospice in a $60 million deal. The nonprofit holds hospice certificates of need (CON) for hospice care in 18 Florida counties. The transaction includes the purchase of two brands, North Central Florida Hospice, Inc.

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Hospice Carve-In’s Sunset Could Affect Palliative Care

Hospice News

“But [payers] are being picky about what providers are going to provide the care and are making their own definitions of who qualifies for palliative care and who does not. The post Hospice Carve-In’s Sunset Could Affect Palliative Care appeared first on Hospice News. It’s honestly mind blowing.”

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

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Different hearing recovery criteria are used in practice resulted in confusion over definitions and how hearing recovery is identified5. Improvement is seen as synonymous with recovery, although identified changes may have little impact on a patient’s quality of life. However, management of steroid drug, dose, and regimes vary (2,3,4).