Hospice News
MAY 14, 2024
Hospices and other health care providers are increasingly recognizing the value proposition of end-of-life doulas. Organizations are taking varied routes to leverage doula’s skills to improve quality. End-of-life doulas support patients and their families in a number of broad and diverse ways, according to Erin Collins, program director of The Peaceful Presence Project.
Together for Short Lives
MAY 14, 2024
Together for Short Lives is deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of Professor Dame Elizabeth Fradd, Vice President of Together for Short Lives. Dame Liz trained as a children’s nurse and held a variety of registered nurse, midwife and health visitor posts before supporting the nursing profession nationally, becoming Deputy Chief Nursing Officer […] The post Professor Dame Elizabeth Fradd appeared first on Together for Short Lives.
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Hospice News
MAY 14, 2024
A new collaboration for transitional care between Florida-based Big Bend Hospice and the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare system has more going on behind the scenes. Big Bend, a nonprofit provider, in 2021 formed a new parent company called Seven Oaks Healthcare. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare has entered into an affiliation agreement with Seven Oaks, as the new organization works over the next five years to build a larger value-based network to provide transitional and palliative care, social d
Daily Nurse
MAY 14, 2024
Behavioral skills can help someone flourish in school, work, home, and social settings. A registered behavior technician ® (RBT ® ) works one-on-one with children, teens, or adults, addressing unique challenges so people can learn new skills and increase their capacity for communication, autonomy, and connection. What’s it like to be an RBT working with children on the autism spectrum?
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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.
Hospice News
MAY 14, 2024
After more than a year of negotiations, the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) labor union has reached an agreement with PeaceHealth. Priorities among the hospice and home nurses include wage increases, raising safety standards, ensuring affordable and accessible home health care delivery, equitable pay protection and addressing clinical staffing crises by increasing recruitment and retention of skilled caregivers.
Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing
MAY 14, 2024
Welcome Yana Smith to Our Team at Freedom Home Care! We are thrilled to welcome Yana Smith, our new Clinical Nursing Supervisor, to the Freedom Home Care family. Yana brings a wealth of experience and passion to our team, having begun her career in healthcare as a private home health aide in 2012 while pursuing her nursing degree. About Yana Yana is a graduate of the College of Lake County (2016) and Purdue University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2019.
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Go Hire - HomeCare
MAY 14, 2024
In our latest interview, we sat down with Jessica Miller-Merrell, also known as Jess, a leading voice in HR and talent acquisition and the Founder of Workology. Jess shared insights from her extensive experience and discussed the growing importance of TikTok recruiting videos. Jess runs the popular HR blog, Workology, which she started in 2007. Her blog reaches about a million people monthly.
Minority Nurse
MAY 14, 2024
Lauren Underwood, former Public Health Advisor for President Obama and current Congresswoman from Illinois’s 14th congressional district, is featured on Springer Publishing’s new health care podcast series, Conversations About Health Care Delivery in the United States. Underwood has gone from congressional candidate to congresswoman. To get you all caught up and ready for her guest appearance, this story is a repost of her interview with Minority Nurse from 2018.
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