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Stakeholder Support Grows for Hospice Patient Transfusions Legislation

Hospice News

Stakeholders are closely eying the legislative journey of a bill designed to improve access to blood transfusion services among hospice patients. If enacted, it could affect hospices’ ability to measure quality. Providing terminally ill patients with greater blood transfusion access could result in improved outcomes and hospice utilization, according to Dr.

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Can Hospitality Cure the Woes of Healthcare? 

Daily Nurse

Have you ever wondered about the similarity between “hospital” and “hospitality”? Is this a coincidence, or can we identify how they’re connected? Maybe we can also discover how hospitality concepts could help repair the broken relationship between the healthcare system and its patients. Healthcare revolves around the delivery of patient care. Thus, customer service and satisfaction must play a role in its success.

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Hospice Momentum, CEO Pipeline Has Pennant Riding High

Hospice News

High-quality care, leadership development, margin improvement and overall business growth helped The Pennant Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG) close out 2024 with a bang. The Eagle, Idaho-based company saw particularly strong financial and operational results across its home health and hospice business. The Pennant Group and its independent operating subsidiaries provide health care services through 111 home health and hospice agencies and 51 senior living communities throughout several states.

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Flying V: Lessons for the interdisciplinary team

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

If there has been a theme in my world this month, it is the art of asking for help. Not just asking for help but doing so with the confidence of knowing I am surrounded by team members ready to step in at a moment’s notice. “I need help with an interview. Can you let me know if this candidate will jive well with us?” “I need HELP quick! I have double booked Zooms.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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Chair Yoga for Seniors

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

5 Amazing Benefits of Chair Yoga for Seniors Chair yoga for seniors stands out as a beacon of hope, offering a gentle yet effective way to improve flexibility, strength, and mental well-being. In a world where exercise is often synonymous with high-intensity workouts, chair yoga emerges as a serene alternative, especially designed for those who seek to maintain their health and vitality into their golden years.

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Now Available: Professional Listening Artist Training

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

As a Professional Listening Artist, you offer an innovative, significant and supportive service. You create the space for clients to release and vent as they receive your gift of listening. Professional Listening Artists provide a very specific yet valuable supportive service: Listening. An appropriate client will be an individual who benefits from sharing and venting after a difficult day, during a stressful experience or as part of an ongoing self-care routine.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Thoracentesis can be performed for either diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. With diagnostic thoracentesis, 50 mL of pleural fluid is obtained for laboratory studies to elucidate the cause of effusion.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Please join Eric and Alex in person for the GeriPal pub crawl at the AAHPM/HPNA annual assembly in Phoenix, Thursday night 3/21 8PM. Starting bar TBD, look for the GeriPal post, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** Today we celebrate eight years, around 2 million listens, and 300 podcasts! Eric and I take questions from you, our listeners, about: why we podcast, our most controversial podcast, which podcast changed our practice, favorite song req