November, 2018

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AlayaCare Launches interRAI Assessments

AlayaCare

TORONTO, ON – November 6, 2018 – AlayaCare today announced that its home and community care clients can now apply interRAI assessments to patient care plans. The assessments allow care providers to better track the health of elderly patients, and agencies can use the assessment data to better plan and coordinate their care services. “This latest feature is another step toward individualized client care, as agencies can use a person-centred assessment system that helps direct comprehensiv

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Palliative Care Chat - Episode 17 - All Things Psych In Palliative Care With Dr. Jason Webb

Palliative Care Chat Podcast

In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. McPherson interviews Jason A. Webb, MD, assistant professor of medicine, psychiatry, and behavioral medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, about psyche issues related to the end of life. In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. McPherson interviews Jason A. Webb, MD, assistant professor of medicine, psychiatry, and behavioral medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, about psyche issues related to the end of life.

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Deep learning algorithms to identify documentation of serious illness conversations during intensive care unit admissions

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features Dr Alex Chan (Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA). Routine assessment of many established quality indicators is nearly impossible because the information is embedded as unstructured free text within electronic clinical notes. A key example of this is timely documentation of patient care preferences in critically ill older adults.

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Important Predictions for Home Care in 2019

AlayaCare

As AlayaCare has grown, we’ve had the privilege of observing how health systems around the world are organizing to keep seniors and chronically or acutely ill patients receiving care and convalescing in their preferred setting: at home. Everywhere we look, home care is growing at double-digit percentages. A key driver: the fact that delivering care where clients/patients want to receive it just makes great economic sense.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

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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Palliative Care Chat - Episode 16 - Music Therapy For Seriously Ill Pediatric Patients

Palliative Care Chat Podcast

Palliative Care Chat - Episode 16 - Music Therapy For Seriously Ill Pediatric Patients by Palliative Care Chat - University of MD Baltimore Palliative Care Chat - Episode 16 - Music Therapy For Seriously Ill Pediatric Patients by Palliative Care Chat - University of MD Baltimore

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Do we prepare patients for their digital legacy? A survey of palliative care professionals

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features Dr Hazel Coop and Dr Clare Marlow (WM CARES (West Midlands Collaborative Actioning Research in End of life and Supportive care), New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK). This regional survey aimed to determine whether palliative care professionals in the West Midlands (United Kingdom) have discussions about digital legacy with their patients.