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Black Communities Face Barriers to Advance Care Planning

Hospice News

Advance directives (AD) and other goals-of-care documentation often lack information related to cultural, religious and spiritual affiliations, as well as personal health values, the 2016 research indicated. Fewer than 24% of Black participants had completed an advance directive, compared to 44% of caucasians who had.

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AlayaCare ranks among Canada’s Top Growing Companies

AlayaCare

The full list of 2020 winners, and accompanying editorial coverage, is published in the October issue of Report on Business magazine—out now—and online at tgam.ca/TopGrowing. million readers every week in print or digital formats, and Report on Business magazine reaches 2.1 TopGrowing. million readers in print and digital every issue.

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3 ways to improve care management in home care 

AlayaCare

5 key benefits of continuity of care in homecare: Improve accessibility and client care Enhance provider communication Reduce paperwork Increase safety and quality of care Better documentation How can home care software help provide continuity of care? It is critically important in delivering safe, effective, and cost-efficient client care.

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AlayaCare Ranks No. 18 on the 2018 Startup 50

AlayaCare

The software suite includes scheduling, time reporting, clinical documentation, remote patient monitoring and mobile, billing, and web apps specifically for patients, family members, and care workers. We’re really just getting started,” continued Schauer. For more information on the ranking visit Growth500.ca ca or CanadianBusiness.com.

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NPs in 2025: Trends to Watch 

Minority Nurse

Those technologies, he said, use a microphone that’s set up in the exam room that is picking up the conversation between the NP and the patient and is not just transcribing the conversation but also putting it into an exam note format would be used for documentation purposes.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

Hospice News

When the audit launches, the OIG will contact individual hospices to request Medicare claims and associated documentation. The audit will focus on patients who did not have a hospitalization or emergency department visit prior to electing hospice. The 2023 eligibility audit comes from the results of previous, less extensive inquiries.

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Lions, Gazelles, and Nurses

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

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