AlayaCare

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

The privacy and security risks to which home care agencies are susceptible have been well-publicized recently. Data breaches affecting home care and home health providers continues to rise, with some reports showing incidents up 83% in the last ten years. As our industry continues to grow and evolve, it has never been more important for providers to understand the risks that they face and to implement practices designed to mitigate them.

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Red M.D.

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

“Code trauma. ETA 5 min.” The message flashed across my pager on a Wednesday during morning rounds. As I hustled downstairs to the trauma bay, I called ahead and asked, “What’s coming?”. “Mid 30s. Hanging. 10 minutes of CPR with ROSC. Intubated on the scene. Pupils fixed and dilated.”. “Damn,” I mumbled as I hung up. This was my third hanging in as many months.

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Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Almost all of us engage with technology in our daily lives – seniors included! Technological innovation can benefit, and has benefitted, seniors in many ways. We’ve talked before on the blog about how it can help seniors stay safe in their homes , and about how virtual spaces can provide seniors with both entertainment and opportunities to socialize.

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Living With Hospice

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Holidays are often difficult for anyone who has experienced or is facing the death of someone they love. Instead of being a time of tradition, family togetherness, sharing and giving thanks for blessings, this time of year can bring feelings of sadness, loss and emptiness. What do we do when we are feeling pressure to engage in the "holiday spirit", but we are triggered by memories of earlier times with a loved one who is now facing a terminal diagnosis?

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I’m the only one my husband trusts to provide care. My family is scattered all over the country — how can they help with care when they’re so far away? No one else can possibly understand what I’m going through. My siblings can’t help me care for our father, but they’re the first to criticize what I’m doing. I don’t trust anyone else to provide care for my mother — they may not do things the way I’d like; I’ll just have to fix the mistakes they make, so I might as well do it myself.

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Pallimed

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

by Lyle Fettig ( @FettigLyle ) I’ve been thinking about my role as a physician in responding to skepticism about a range of COVID topics, especially as we approach the holidays and all the tension about difficult recommendations to forgo traditional Thanksgiving dinners. As I think about our current situation, I can’t help but recall an encounter I had with a patient many years ago.

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Palliative Care Chat Podcast

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Dr. Dan Morhaim discusses his new book “Preparing for a Better End” and the importance of Advance Care Plans. Dr. Dan Morhaim discusses his new book “Preparing for a Better End” and the importance of Advance Care Plans.

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Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Care at no cost to Veterans and their families. Valeo Home Health and Hospice collaborates with local VA agencies and programs to raise awareness about the benefit of hospice services for Veterans. As a Veteran, expenses for hospice-related services or enrolled veterans are covered in full. We Honor Veterans Program Valeo Home Health and Hospice partners with the We Honor Veterans program to give veterans the best care possible.

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Three Oaks Hospice

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The story of modern hospice and palliative care began in 1963 when Dame Cicely Saunders introduced the concept of specialized care for terminally ill patients during a lecture at Yale University. A few years later, in 1967, Saunders started St. Christopher's Hospice in the United Kingdom, the first facility dedicated to this type of end-of-life care.

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I’m the only one my husband trusts to provide care. My family is scattered all over the country – how can they help with care when they’re so far away? No one else can possibly understand what I’m going through. My siblings can’t help me care for our father, but they’re the first to criticize what I’m doing. I don’t trust anyone else to provide care for my mother — they may not do things the way I’d like; I’ll just have to fix the mistakes they make, so I might as well do it myself.

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Death and Dying Chronicles

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Hospice experience has shown me that there are at least three looming fears one faces when given a terminal diagnosis. Fear of dying in pain, although very real, is greatly overshadowed by the even greater fear over loss of dignity and becoming a burden. Those fears weigh heavily in addition to what one must endure from their terminal illness. But, as my patients who are farther along in the journey tell me, their fear of the dying process weighed much more heavily on their minds at the beginnin

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Many people, even some who work in healthcare, believe that death is always something to dread. Are they right? Is death as bad as many people imagine it will be? Two near-death research studies compared the affective experience of people facing imminent death with that of people imagining imminent death. Interesting results of these studies are the following: The first study revealed that blog posts of near-death patients with cancer and sclerosis were more positive and less negative than the s

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Healthcare Law Insights podcast

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The AseraCare court decision benefited hospices and physicians, particularly by recognizing the uncertainty surrounding prognostication of a six-month life expectancy and the principle that two physicians can disagree about prognostication and neither be wrong. The decision’s future, however, is uncertain, as the U.S. Supreme Court may weigh in. In this episode, Meg Pekarske is joined by Bryan Nowicki , Joe Diedrich and Jody Rudman to discuss their work in representing national hospice, physicia

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Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The holidays can be a challenging and bittersweet time for those with a seriously-ill loved one. Electing the hospice benefit may seem like one more item on your to do list, but hospice can ease the burdens of facing a life-limiting illness. If a loved one has unmanageable symptoms, they could end up spending their […].

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AlayaCare

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We recently sat down with Richard Guttman, who heads AlayaCare’s data privacy and security division, to discuss best practices in risk and compliance for home care agencies today. In this changing landscape, risk exposure is a growing threat, but one that can be proactively managed with the right data-driven strategy. Why is security and risk compliance important to the delivery of home health care?

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Hope Hospice is publishing a five-part monthly series about common family caregiver mistakes. Following is Part 4. This series is written by Debbie Emerson , MS, Hope Hospice Community Health Educator. Revisit Part 1: Not Planning in Advance . Revisit Part 1.5: Not Having Healthcare, Financial, and Legal Affairs in Order. Revisit Part 2: Not Hiring In-Home Help.

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

By Reverend Amina Wolf , MA, DMin. Republished with permission from Presence : An International Journal of Spiritual Direction (first published in Vol. 26, no. 3; September 2020). When I was just starting as a Hospice Chaplain, I used to ask people I visited whether they had any forgiveness issues. Surprisingly, many people answered this intrusive question.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Are miracles real or just wishful thinking when a good health prognosis is wanted? Healthcare worker have to be sensitive to patients' spirituality and religious beliefs regarding death journeys. As a hospice volunteer, I noticed that many patients held strong beliefs about miracles that were important to them when making decisions about their health care.

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Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Care at no cost to Veterans and their families. Hearts for Hospice collaborates with local VA agencies and programs to raise awareness about the benefit of hospice services for Veterans. As a Veteran, expenses for hospice-related services or enrolled veterans are covered in full. We Honor Veterans Program Hearts for Hospice partners with the We […].

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AlayaCare

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Attributes 1,049% Revenue Growth to its employees and clients who are committed to achieving better health outcomes November 18, 2020 – AlayaCare today announced it ranked No. 113 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 , a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America now in its 26 th year.

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AlayaCare

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

MONTREAL, QC, November 18, 2020 — AlayaCare is presented the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 TM program award for its rapid revenue growth, entrepreneurial spirit and bold innovation. The program recognizes technology companies with the highest revenue-growth percentage over the past four years. AlayaCare ranks 17 with a 1,051 percent in revenue growth from 2016 to 2019.

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AlayaCare

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Each year, I step back from the daily rush to take stock of the home health care landscape, and technology’s role within it. Using the rising trends from the past calendar year, I contemplate what elements are likely to influence the business of home care when that calendar turns. Then, 2020 arrived and swiftly erased the whiteboard. What will follow 2020?

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