Elder Care Matters

MARCH 24, 2025

Advance directives, including living wills and healthcare proxies, are essential for seniors to ensure their healthcare preferences are respected if they become incapacitated. Learn why these documents are crucial and how to create them in this informative article.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 27, 2025

With ongoing challenges like staffing shortages, high turnover, and burnout, healthcare organizations are rethinking how they deliver care to better support nurses and improve patient outcomes. Listening to Nurses: The Key to Progress Healthcare leaders must truly listen to their nurses to make top-of-license utilization a reality.

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Caregiver Support Services

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

When it comes to healthcare, few concepts are as criticaland often misunderstoodas informed consent. Whether youre a patient, a loved ones caregiver, or a healthcare provider, understanding informed consent is critical. Below, were taking a glance at informed consent in healthcare and why it matters for everyone involved.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Bailey Woodhams, business development manager for consulting firm Maxwell Healthcare Associates, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. My role was more than just teaching clinicians how to document patient visits. Two years into my career, I began working with Maxwell Healthcare Associates. Change is inevitable.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The benefits of advance care planning for seniors are well-documented, but younger adults should also ensure they are prepared for a life-threatening health crisis, according to Dr. Joseph Shega, executive vice president and chief medical officer for VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHEM).

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Hospice News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Having ongoing, internal clinical documentation and billing review processes is key to both avoiding and responding to the common red flags on auditors’ radars, which often hinge on around patient eligibility and services related to their terminal condition, Bring indicated. Lisa Barker, chief medical officer at Gulfside Healthcare Services.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 15, 2024

What you need to know about power of attorney Planning for your future healthcare needs isn’t always easy, but it is important. When you sign a power of attorney document, the agent you choose agrees to act in your best interest, making decisions for you in the way you’d want them to be made. What is a power of attorney?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Compliance] is very challenging, because one mistake can create a big problem and that is a lot of money [if] somebody didn’t document things properly,” Montiel told Hospice News during the virtual summit. “We We have resources [for] those kinds of troubles … hiring lawyers and going file by file to make sure that everything we do is right.

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Hospice News

APRIL 2, 2024

Hospice and home health provider Charter Healthcare, a portfolio company of Pharos Capital, recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The petition for bankruptcy was filed in the Federal District Court of Delaware in late January, according to documents obtained by Hospice News. No public announcement was made.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

A frequent goal is reducing the amount of time spent on documentation. Though complete and accurate documentation is essential to regulatory compliance, patient safety and securing payment, the sheer amount of it is taxing for staff. Among the dissatisfiers is the encroachment of documentation into clinicians personal lives.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 23, 2024

Today, Abridge, Mayo Clinic, and Epic have revealed an innovative AI ambient documentation workflow designed for nurses. As part of the Epic Workshop program’s next phase of collaboration, Abridge, Epic, and Mayo Clinic aim to introduce new and innovative technologies in the healthcare industry. Ryannon Frederick, M.,

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Hospice News

JULY 17, 2023

These driving forces coupled with rising demand are bringing hospices to a period of substantial change in the industry, according to Kenneth Albert, president and CEO of Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice. You hear it all the time about documentation, documentation, documentation.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 27, 2023

EHR systems serve as a centralized platform that facilitates the seamless sharing of client information among healthcare professionals, reducing the risk of miscommunication and enhancing care coordination. Enhanced documentation and accessibility Gone are the days of sifting through piles of paper documents to find client records.

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Hospice News

JULY 17, 2023

The agency has contracted with Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC as its Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRC). The SMRC will notify hospices under review with a statement of reasons, request for documentation as well as informational resources. Noridian will perform the reviews and submit findings to CMS.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2024

What I would say is make sure that whatever you’re doing for your clinicians as far as here, document this because we need it for such and such regulation. If you want to form a committee around what is the best way to improve that documentation again. Be very transparent with that. They will have a better home-life balance.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) is the system through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services determines payment rates for services provided by physicians and other healthcare professionals. At first glance, it might not appear so important to us, but rest assured, it is.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Hospices are seeking greater clarity on updated Medicare rules that allow hospices to document a broader range of chaplain services on claims. CMS has directed providers to work directly with payers to sort out the specifics on how to use the codes.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This evolving mix of hospice regulation has placed staff oversight at the forefront of ensuring compliance, according to Christie Piland, director of education at Caris Healthcare. We’ve heard the importance of documentation numerous times, but it’s following up with how to identify that something is a problem so you can make corrections.”

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Daily Nurse

MAY 18, 2023

Every day, healthcare workers across the country are violently attacked. recently introduced the Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. Implement protocols to document and investigate the violence. Studies have shown that ED staff experience a violent event about once every two months.

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AJN Off the Charts

MARCH 10, 2025

They can assist with vaccination, titers, and documentation of vaccination/titer status. Some countries may initiate a requirement for documentation of vaccination/immunity, particularly during outbreaks. Visiting a travel clinic can help you with vaccination verification as well as documentation.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

When we say billing, it’s because everything comes to the claim,” Nancy Cary, manager, billing services operations for HEALTHCARE first , said in a recent Hospice News podcast. The MAC will review approximately 20 to 40 of their claims and will look for all necessary supporting documentation.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

were recently acquired by San Diego-based Mission Healthcare for an undisclosed sum. Likewise, solutions that can reduce time spent on administrative tasks like documentation allows clinicians to “deliver care to the person, not a keyboard,” Wilson told Hospice News. Documentation time was a huge dissatisfier among clinicians.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2024

More than half of providers nationwide reported undergoing multiple types of audits annually in a recent nationwide survey of hospice organizations from the NHPCO, LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). Additionally, the U.S.

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2022

Aside from strong documentation, insight from hospice physicians around patient conditions is a key defense in appealing audits, experts say. Careful attention to documentation is essential to avoiding potential audits by the U.S. During the audit, hospices will receive requests for Medicare claims and associated documentation.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Honing attention on how hospices can integrate technology to better support clinical documentation and patient admission processes may be a key to thriving, Melton indicated. “We More efficient tools can reduce the amount of time spent on administrative tasks and clinical documentation “down to minutes, rather than hours,” she said.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 24, 2023

An RN claims his nurse manager criticized him for documenting in the medical record that a patient was “combative and noncompliant,” after the patient struck the RN and another nurse during discharge. The RN wonders how he should’ve documented the incident since the nurse manager didn’t provide constructive feedback.

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Hospice News

MAY 22, 2023

Though older Asian-American adults may be less likely to discuss pain and symptom management needs with their health care professionals, they may be more receptive to the psychosocial support included in hospice and palliative care, according to recent research from VITAS’ Healthcare.

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CareAcademy Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

This type of system helps you assemble care team schedules, set pay rates, document onboarding and initial training, and more. If its hard to use or access on their phones, you might face challenges with staff members completing documentation or submitting things on time.

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Diversity Nursing

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In practical terms, this means that healthcare facilities looking to attract young talent should invest in digital solutions that streamline communication, scheduling, and documentation. To reach and recruit Gen Z nurses, healthcare organizations need to engage with them where they spend the most time—online.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This is a challenge for providers in light of the widespread healthcare staffing challenges that impact the hospice community.” Claims and documentation for these services are frequently flagged for audits or medical reviews. In addition to these concerns, billing for CHC can be complex.

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Diversity Nursing

MARCH 7, 2025

Case Manager Remote case managers work with patients to coordinate their healthcare needs. They may teach Nursing students in online programs, create continuing education materials, or train staff for healthcare organizations. Nurses can create content for healthcare websites, blogs, pharmaceutical companies, or medical journals.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

So like as an example, in New York State, if someone has no healthcare proxy that they’ve designated, there is a legal structure by which we can assign a surrogate, whereas other states don’t have that same structure. But they also did not do the DPOA for healthcare form. So there’s no healthcare surrogate.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It’s no secret that nurses and other healthcare professionals face the daily danger of infection, back injuries, falls, needlesticks, and other on-the-job hazards. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers put themselves at grave risk to care for critically ill patients, and some paid with their lives.

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Hospice News

MARCH 26, 2025

Dombi also recently joined New Day Healthcare LLCs board of advisors. The second thing is as basic as can be: If youre not documenting things correctly, it will be understood incorrectly. So, documentation has always been for purposes of coverage, for other compliance matters, but also an essential thing for quality of care.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

If the government wants to go in and take documents, [that’s] a different issue and a lot more complex. An example came last year when former owner of New Orleans-based Canon Healthcare Dr. Shiva Akula was convicted for False Claims Act violations totaling nearly $47 million. “The vast majority of criminal cases are going to plead out.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

About 72% of respondents to a National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) survey said they do not believe that the U.S. They also wished to avoid placing the burden of their end-of-life decisions on family members, though 66% said they had not documented their wishes.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2023

When choosing a hospice to work with, payers in the Medicare Advantage (MA) realm zero in on providers’ quality scores and its patient population growth potential, according to Frontpoint Healthcare CEO Brent Korte. Bulletproof your clinical charting and documentation.” MA payers are gauging how a hospice measures up in the U.S

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