Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

Palliative professionals are among the health care providers with room for improvement in their gender affirming practices, according to Zachary Fried, licensed clinical social worker and training supervisor of Optum at Home, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

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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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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There’s not even a place in most medical records to document that. I was a hospice manager, and I had the philosophy, first, that social workers are a lot cheaper than nurses. And secondly, nurses are best at doing nursing, and social workers are best at doing social work. Is that an additional cost?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 25, 2022

The SIC MOC teaches these specialist teams a systematic approach to eliciting and documenting seriously ill patients’ values and goals.”. We have plans to expand the SIC MOC to other medical specialties, like cardiology, nephrology, and pulmonary/critical care medicine. An amount that surpassed the initial goal of raising the bar by 25%.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 5, 2023

What we heard from many providers was that CMS was not clear about the requirements and what [providers] needed to document to support these billing claims. OIG recommended that CMS improve education for providers on documentation and time requirements for ACP billing. That needs to be fixed so that goals of care can be addressed.”.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Things that are unique for rural and frontier providers are trying to find qualified staff, registered nurses, physicians, social workers or spiritual care providers,” Wood said. About 845 hospices provided care in rural-based regions in 2021, a drop from 878 organizations in 2017, the MedPAC report found.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Brubaker Miller entered the field as a social worker in 1993 and has held leadership positions at hospice organizations for the last 14 years. We’re seeing a fair bit of variability in how different agencies approach documentation audits. There needs to be a little consistency in how auditors are approaching things.

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High Peaks Hospice

JUNE 27, 2023

High Peaks Hospice has an immediate opening for a Part-Time Hospice Social Worker in our Northern Clinical Care Team serving Essex County, Northern Hamilton County, Southern Franklin County, and the Southeast corner of St. Maintains documentation of social work services in patients’ medical records according to agency policy.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Though increased virtual health care access can help hospice providers reach patients upstream, the trend may be worsening disparities and outcomes among Asian American populations, according to Victoria Tsze, an outpatient hospice social worker at Tucson Medical Center (TMC) Hospice.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

Palliative care is provided by a specialty-trained team of doctors, nurses, social workers, and chaplains who work together with a patient’s other treating clinicians to provide an extra layer of support. This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of the illness.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Providers have reported shortages among social workers and nonclinical staff as well. This includes tasks like clinical documentation, a major pain point for clinicians who wish to focus more on their patients. Only LPNs and LVNs had higher rates, reaching 31.52% turnover and 25.12% for vacancies.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 22, 2022

This left employees burdened with more documentation responsibilities that often took time away from patient care and left chaplains in particular spread too thin, said Richardson. If an interdisciplinary team member from one discipline didn’t have enough points, they would be asked to help out on another team, she continued.

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1-800-HOSPICE

JUNE 20, 2023

Amidst the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges faced during this delicate time, social workers emerge as invaluable members of the hospice interdisciplinary team. Understanding the Role of Social Workers in Hospice Care Social workers in hospice care possess a unique set of skills that complement the medical care provided.

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Caregiver Support Services

JANUARY 31, 2025

Coordination Palliative care often involves multiple professionals, from doctors to therapists to social workers. Regular follow-ups with medical professionals and documenting changes in the patients condition ensure youre meeting their evolving needs effectively.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A state of stress Palliative professionals of all walks are navigating symptoms of burnout, including social workers, grief counselors, chaplains, physicians and nurses. During that time frame, workers reported low levels of well-being that indicated a higher potential risk of burnout.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Missouri set a very high bar, explicit written documentation that applies to this specific circumstance, which the Cruzan’s eventually cleared. But legislation can change, clinical practice can change, but I think what we’ll talk about today is how we’re now opening the door to conversations rather than legal rules and documents.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

But we really wanted to put it into a document with an actual work plan. We’ve got several social workers working within the medical center with the palliative care director. When we really took a look at both of our missions, they were so closely aligned that it was like a natural thing.

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Hospice News

JUNE 8, 2023

As essential as documentation is, they of course, have other things to do and Jason is here to help figure that out. We also had social workers, licensed social workers, music therapists, other paraprofessionals as well. They’re so sucked into the documentation. Some of it is really valuable.

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Seasons Hospice

APRIL 8, 2021

There’s a swirling cloud of confusion and questions when it comes to end-of-life documentation. ” Keep reading to learn more about different types of end-of-life documents, why they are essential and the process to create them. What Is End-of-Life Documentation? End-of-Life Medical Documents. The Process.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The way that the physician describes, the way that the nurse describes, or the social worker, or the chaplain, all of them are going to help you identify what’s important to that patient that you should be tracking. You can’t take it as one size fits all. When you think about technology, your EHR sits at the top of it.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

How do you clearly articulate the value in what you deliver when we can’t even fully document it in our notes so that we can sit at tables and boardrooms and say, “Look, we’re more than just mobility training. They’re really great, the palliative care social worker and chaplain. Sarguni: Yeah.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

One of these skills is understanding and completing hospice GIP documentation. In this article, we’ll explore why you need to learn General Inpatient (GIP) documentation and explore patient scenarios where GIP might be necessary. Plus, I’ll explain when GIP care is appropriate and when it’s not.

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Diversity Nursing

AUGUST 3, 2023

Keep an eye out for sudden changes in the elder's financial situation, such as missing money, unauthorized withdrawals, or unusual changes to their will or financial documents, as these may indicate financial abuse. Take their concerns seriously and document their statements appropriately.

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AlayaCare

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Lifematters is the first choice in home care for individuals, families, doctors, nurses, social workers, hospitals, and independent- and assisted-living facilities, and has garnered recognition in these areas from local and national award programs. metropolitan area.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Eric and I are joined today on this podcast by Anne Kelly palliative care social worker to discuss these issues with Liz. Alex: And joining us as she has many times, Anne Kelly is a social worker at the San Francisco VA. At the end we also pay tribute to Randy Curtis, senior author on this paper and mentor to Liz.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah. Beth: From a hospice standpoint, we obviously have the nursing support, social work chaplaincy.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

That CNA, that nurse, that social worker, that chaplain feels supported in the field by this robust tool. We know that technology is certainly a double-edged sword. .” Then the third way is AI in really embracing the technological world and getting in as a beta for AI and EHR.

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

What we did was ask clinicians earlier in the ICU stay for very sick patients to document prognosis, and for those who they thought would survive, to document six-month functional prognosis. We have our social workers and our psychologists and we know how to manage these symptoms. Kate: These are very sick patients.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

It used to also be a social worker and myself who would actually go to clinic and spend some time up there. Said social worker has left since then, so it’s now just me. And I will document everything they express to me in a obviously non encephalopathic state. Sarah 06:23 It’s just me.

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Pallimed

MARCH 22, 2021

by Vickie Leff ( @VickieLeff ) Another year, another study proving the value of the palliative care social worker. This adds to what we already knew: involvement of social work impacts quality of care and patient satisfaction (Auerbach, 2007; O’Donnell et al., For more Pallimed posts about social workers, click here.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

We welcome all professions, including but not limited to physicians, chaplains, social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, administrators, and pharmacists. On the one hand people have said research is the meticulous documentation of the blatantly obvious, which is kind of LaVera’s point here.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JUNE 11, 2024

Documentation Challenges & Compliance for Hospice Nurses: Have you ever felt like the only thing your agency cares about is how fast you can get your admission entered? Sometimes, the demands of documentation can feel overwhelming. For instance, some states allow chaplains and social workers to attend a death.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Alex: And a voice that will be very familiar to our listeners, a dynamic and enthusiastic social worker in palliative care at the San Francisco VA, Anne Kelly. They had it, the note then documents that they don’t have it. Alex: And of course, Lynn Flint, who’s a palliative care physician at the San Francisco VA.

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Healthy Workforce Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

For example, if patient violence occurs more frequently during a period when a patient is told they have cancer, perhaps you could have a social worker or counselor be present or offer additional support during the period of time after. Said – Document what they said in as much detail as possible. Actions – What did you DO? “I

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

There’s more to it that you should be documenting than DNR DNI, which seems like. Another reason why maybe documenting in the chart and not having, you know, like our advance directives are usually hidden away. And it bothers me how the nurses are there, the physical therapists are there, some of the social workers are there.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

And yet, I think for everyone who’s elderly, which is anyone who’s my age or older, I would say it’s very important and ought to be part of an annual exam that we ought to be asking that, and documenting it in the chart. I think Bob also noted documenting it. Eric: Anybody else’s thoughts on that?

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Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

DECEMBER 22, 2020

With COVID-19 introducing social distancing guidelines and restrictions on visitations, social isolation and loneliness are increasing. A report referenced by JAMA discussed the need for solutions for social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Daily Caregiving suggests some ways to help: Encourage a sense of purpose.

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