Hospice News

JULY 22, 2024

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries are less likely to receive intensive treatments or burdensome transfers during the last six months of life compared to those in traditional Medicare, a new study has found. MA enrollees were also more likely to receive hospice care and less likely to receive facility-based care after a hospital discharge, according research published in JAMA Health Forum.

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Caring Senior Service

JULY 22, 2024

Aging in place is a goal for many seniors so they can maintain independence. However, it is not always feasible for a senior to remain living in their own home. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) offer a unique solution by providing a separate living space on the same property as the main home. This allows seniors to live near family members, who can assist as needed while maintaining personal space.

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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2024

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are key for scaling palliative care through value-based models. Hospices and palliative care providers can collaborate with ACOs by becoming members of those organizations themselves, or by contracting with them through a preferred provider network. These arrangements allow for the negotiation of mutually beneficial terms that are tailored to the needs and characteristics of patient populations.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 22, 2024

Nurses have a great deal of responsibility when managing sensitive information, including access to the Death Master File (DMF), because they are healthcare professionals entrusted with patient care. This article explores the moral and legal issues that help nurses use the DMF in their practice in a morally responsible manner. The Social Security Administration (SSA) carefully keeps the DMF up to date.

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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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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2024

In this episode, Hospice News Senior Editor Jim Parker speaks with Annemarie Switchulis, CEO of hospice for Bayada Home Health Care. Tune in to hear her perspective on a variety of issues, including: The tie between earlier hospice admission and improved outcomes The power of community education and normalizing conversations about end of life The impact of public figures of such as Jimmy Carter and the potential for more effective marketing and storytelling The post Elevate Podcast: Annemarie Sw

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Changing Lives Podcast

JULY 22, 2024

Losing a child is something no parent ever wants to go through. While it’s understandable that a parent wouldn’t want to even imagine something that tragic happening to them, it can and does unfortunately happen to people every day. July is Bereaved Parents Month and to mark the event, this episode of Changing Lives will cover some strategies for dealing with the death of a child.

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Nurse Nacole

JULY 22, 2024

Category: Fundamentals Calcium channel blockers act primarily to reduce peripheral vascular resistance and, within the renal vasculature, produce natriuresis by increasing renal blood flow, dilating afferent arterioles and increasing glomerular filtration pressure.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JULY 22, 2024

Laura Morrison, MD FAAHPM FACP Yale School of Medicine AAHPM reached out to the 2024 Visionaries to gain insight into what motivated them to pursue leadership positions and what they find more fulfilling in their experiences. Laura Morrison, MD FAAHPM FACP has been recognized as one of the exceptional individuals chosen as a 2024 AAHPM Visionaries in Hospice and Palliative Care Who has most influenced your work and how have they shaped your contributions?

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Minority Nurse

JULY 22, 2024

Every human being sees the world through a variety of lenses. There are lenses of family roles (e.g., mother, father, child, grandparent), lenses of identity (e.g., gender, sexual orientation, race, citizenship, religion), and many others, including lenses of profession and career. How we see the world is filtered through the lenses we wear, most of which we wear simultaneously.

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