Fri.Apr 18, 2025

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3 Major Tactics Used by Hospice Scammers

Hospice News

Among the numerous tactics that unscrupulous hospices use to commit fraud, three are rising to the forefront. Four states have garnered national attention as fraud hotbeds Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. These regions have seen swarms of new hospices emerging and receiving Medicare dollars. Numerous reports of unethical or illegal practices have surfaced, particularly among these new companies.

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Inside the Mind of a Future Client: What Drives Families to Choose a Care Agency

Corecubed Care Marketing Solutions

When families begin the search for home care, theyre not just comparing services or checking prices. Theyre navigating an emotional process filled with concern, urgency, and the desire to do whats best for someone they love. At the center of their decision is one crucial question: Can I trust you to care for someone I love? You already know the answer is yes.

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Hospices Navigating a New World of Quality

Hospice News

The barometer is falling in hospice care delivery. Providers are unveiling diverse tactics to improve outcomes and family satisfaction amid a sea of changes. Adaptability is a providers hallmark in todays current hospice landscape, according to Greg Wood, executive director at Hospice of the Ozarks. The Arkansas-based nonprofit is affiliated with Baxter Health and provides hospice and palliative care in a predominantly rural region of the Ozark Mountains.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing Hypertensive emergency is a severe elevation in systemic blood pressure combined with new or progressive end-organ damage most frequently in the cardiac, renal and central nervous systems.

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The Essential Guide to Secure Messaging in Healthcare

Discover everything healthcare providers need to know about secure messaging. Covering essential topics like HIPAA compliance, communication efficiency, and patient privacy protection, this resource is indispensable for professionals, caregivers, and administrative staff alike.📱 💬 Whether managing sensitive patient data, coordinating care teams, or streamlining workflows, discover actionable insights to implement secure messaging solutions effectively.

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How One Hospice Provider Reduced Avoidable Medication Spend by 95%

Hospice News

For Hope Hospice, prescribing habits were fine. Not bad. Not great. An affiliate of Chapters Health System, Hope Hospice, based in Fort Myers, Florida, was looking for ways to optimize their ordering habits particularly for drugs that could be deprescribed or that have effective lower-cost alternatives. They also wanted data and a process that would bring more information directly to everyone in the process.

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When Nurses Receive Their Due

Daily Nurse

Most nurses admit they didn’t choose nursing because of the astronomically high paychecks. Sure, nursing can be a relatively well-paid career. Still, plenty of other professions are significantly more financially rewarding (and free of the challenges that nurses face daily). So, what if nurses were paid a lot more in exchange for savingand otherwise improvingthe lives of a grateful public?

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