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CMS Issues Guidance for Hospices on HOPE Tool Implementation

Hospice News

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its first draft guidance manual for implementing the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool. The tool is slated for an October 2025 implementation, according to the agency’s 2025 final hospice rule. The tool will replace the Hospice Item Set (HIS) quality reporting system.

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Understanding and Managing COPD Comorbidities

Responsive Home Care

Watching an older loved one manage the daily challenges of COPD is not easy. You see them struggle with breathlessness and fatigue, and you want to do all you can to help. What you might not realize is that COPD often brings along other health conditions, known as comorbidities. Managing COPD comorbidities in tandem with COPD […] The post Understanding and Managing COPD Comorbidities appeared first on Responsive Home Care.

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Home Health for Alzheimer’s

AT Home Care & Hospice

World Alzheimer’s Month: Utilizing Home Health Care to Support Alzheimer’s Patients As the global population ages, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continues to pose significant challenges to patients, families, and healthcare systems. World Alzheimer’s Month in September provides an opportunity to highlight the vital role that home health care plays in managing this condition.

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Home Health for Alzheimer’s

Adobe Hospice & Home Health

World Alzheimer’s Month: Utilizing Home Health Care to Support Alzheimer’s Patients As the global population ages, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continues to pose significant challenges to patients, families, and healthcare systems. World Alzheimer’s Month in September provides an opportunity to highlight the vital role that home health care plays in managing this condition.

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Real-Life Examples of HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.

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Neonatal Nursing: Discover the Challenges and Compassion Behind Caring for the Tiniest Patients

Minority Nurse

Neonatal Nursing Week is September 14-20, celebrating the dedication and hard work of neonatal nurses who provide essential care to their tiniest patients. Neonatal nursing is a subspeciality of nursing that provides care to newborns born with health abnormalities such as prematurity, congenital disabilities, infections, and other types of health problems.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing In critically ill patients, induction agents have the potential to exaggerate hypotension. Peri-intubation cardiac arrest, typically pulseless electrical activity, complicates up to 4% of emergency rapid sequence intubations.

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