Hospice News
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
The four largest hospice industry organizations are urging congressional lawmakers to mandate changes to the Special Focus Program (SFP) currently set to begin in 2024. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week issued its 2024 home health payment rule , which contained several hospice provisions. Among them was the Jan. 1 implementation date for the SFP.
HopeHealth
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Over his military career, “Buzz” Tilton flew everything from fighter jets to transport planes. At age 92, his community and hospice team honored him with a veteran pinning ceremony. The post Hospice program honors 92-year-old veteran for military service appeared first on HopeHealth.
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Hospice News
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Texas-based Choice Health at Home LLC has inked a deal to acquire Lumicare Hospice, growing its presence in two current markets while establishing services in a new state. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lumicare Hospice has locations in Texas and Arizona, two states in Choice’s existing service region. The hospice also has operations in Colorado – a new state in Choice’s geographic pipeline.
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Military nursing is a career path that offers professional opportunities, a sense of family, and a commitment to meaningful service. Military nurses are especially proud of their profession on Veteran’s Day. Andrea C. Petrovanie-Green, MSN, NC, RN, USN, AMB-BC, CAPT(Ret) and a member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) says nursing is a calling. “It is a gift to help in ‘shaping care where life happens,'” she says. “P
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Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
A career in primary care offers a lot, and when you choose a career caring for Veterans at the VA, you’re taking part in a mission that matters. A mission of service is unlike any other in health care. There’s no greater calling for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants than working directly with Veterans and helping them heal.
NHPCO
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
For Immediate Release November 10, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center (CMMI) release of the final Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) report and At-A-Glance report. MCCM was a CMMI model that ran from 2016 through 2021 to test the impact of providing concurrent curative and hospice care and evaluate “whether providing these supp
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Nurse Nacole
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Category: Fundamentals Airway obstruction in unconscious patients is often due to posterior displacement of the tongue. Research in patients with obstructive sleep apnea using NPPV supports the concept that the airway collapses like a flexible tube.
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
In describing the diversity of VA’s facilities in Puerto Rico, Jorge Santiago , a whole health coach at the San Juan VA Medical Center, explains, “We have a Latino community, we have a Black community that works here, [and] we have a community of age 50-plus workers that need to feel their rights are being considered.” At VA, they treat all employees, Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors with dignity, integrity, and respect to foster a culture of inclusion, but seeing someone who
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