Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2024

A range of medical specialties are incorporating palliative care principles into their care models. The trend points to ways that patients might receive palliative services through new avenues, such as geriatrics, primary care or home health care. Through palliative integration, these providers can make their care models more patient-centered, Alex Binder, vice president of Parker Advance Care said at the Hospice News/Palliative Care News Palliative Care Conference in Tampa, Florida.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 13, 2024

Barbara Bosah, MS, RN, PCCN, is a highly skilled nurse manager in the thoracic and surgical intermediate care unit and vascular progressive care unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), downtown campus in Baltimore, MD. With over 14 years of experience leading care teams for patients with complex medical conditions, she is passionate nursing leader who fosters dynamic and supportive work environments that encourage continuous learning and professional growth.

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Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2024

As hospice program integrity remains in the spotlight, California remains the only state to take action on curbing the problem. Beginning in 2021, numerous reports emerged of unethical or illegal practices among hundreds of newly licensed hospices, particularly among new companies popping up in California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona. California’s Department of Justice (CDOJ) in 2021 issued a report detailing the state’s history of lax oversight.

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 13, 2024

Nurse practitioner Judy Vire has dedicated her life to establishing care for patients in rural parts of Central Texas. Her clinic, Kocurek & James, is one of a few providers offering medical care to communities desperate for easier access. Vire has a master’s degree in nursing, was a nursing educator, and worked in many nursing roles, but she said her love of small-town America and the people there inspires her life’s work.

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Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2024

In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! VITAS Healthcare Corporation has penned an agreement to acquire Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one of its assisted living facility locations for $85 million.

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Elder Care Matters

MARCH 13, 2024

You often hear that everyone needs an estate plan, but you don’t often hear exactly what that means. As a result, many people reach the conclusion that they’re not old enough, or not wealthy enough, to bother making an estate plan. But as Danielle explains, while your estate plan may vary depending on your age,… The post What is an Estate Plan, and Who Needs One?

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 13, 2024

U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently introduced a bill addressing cybersecurity protections and oversight in the healthcare industry. The Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act , introduced on February8, 2024, aims to bolster a vulnerable and often-targeted industry against cyberattacks. The proposal follows a number of significant cyberattacks on healthcare organizations in recent years; Senator King noted that approximately 133 million people, or nearly one i

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Chicago Caregiving

MARCH 13, 2024

Tips for navigating assisted living options when your loved one has addiction About 1 million adults aged 65 and older in the U.S. have a substance use disorder , according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. The majority of that addiction (around 65%) involves alcohol. But other types of addiction are on the rise among this segment of the population, including prescription drugs, marijuana, nicotine, and vaping.

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Changing Lives Podcast

MARCH 13, 2024

McDougall Insurance presents Hospice Quinte's Breakfast of Champions 2024 May 8, 2024 | 7:00 – 9:00 AM Host Site: The Grand (70 Harder Drive, Belleville) Tickets: $150.00 (per attendee) ($100 charitable tax receipt included) Join us at The Grand for a fun-filled morning of great food with great people for a great cause. This year we will be honouring the Klemencic Family as this year’s recipient of the John Williams Champion of Care Award !

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Traditions Health

MARCH 13, 2024

When Tamra Ketchum, LMSW, was in her undergrad program e, she wanted to work with veterans. “I was thinking about the VA (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) and counseling younger veterans,” she said. “All the internships were taken, though, and I realized the only one left that would work with my schedule was one with hospice.” Initially, Ketchum wasn’t sure if hospice was for her.

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Nurse Nacole

MARCH 13, 2024

Category: Fundamentals The gold standard for pneumothorax diagnosis is a thoracic CT scan, which can even detect a pneumothorax that is not easily visible on a plain radiograph. CT scans are much more sensitive than plain radiographs in detecting pneumothorax.

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Healthcare Law Insights podcast

MARCH 13, 2024

It came as a surprise to our team when we learned that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was ending the hospice component of Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) on December 31, 2024. Upon learning this, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske contacted Chris Comeaux , the president and CEO of Teleios Collaborative Network , to see if he wanted to share his thoughts on this unexpected turn of events and what may be on the horizon.

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Nurse Nacole

MARCH 13, 2024

Category: Fundamentals Supraventricular tachycardias are classified as narrow-complex (QRS duration 0.12 second). The rhythms of these dysrhythmias can be regular or irregular.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

MARCH 13, 2024

This episode features Sue-Ling Chang, (CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Oncology Division, Québec City, QC, Canada) What is already known about the topic? There is a growing interest in psilocybin-assisted therapy worldwide, particularly to treat existential distress at the end of life. What this paper adds? In this study, we show that the social acceptability of psilocybin-assisted therapy to treat existential distress at the end of life is high in Canada and identify factors

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