Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

The U.S Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a “period of enhanced oversight” for new hospices in California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. A key component of the enhanced oversight includes a medical review of claims before a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) will pay them. These actions follow reports of potentially unethical or illegal practices among hospices, particularly among new companies popping up in those four states, which have spurred calls for stro

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Daily Nurse

JULY 14, 2023

We all depend on technology to manage our daily responsibilities at home and work to make purchases, open doors, send messages, attend meetings virtually, and more, but did you know you can also use technology to advance your nursing career ? Technology for Career Advancement You are likely already using technology to tackle tasks like grocery shopping and take-out orders, but are you also using it to help advance your career ?

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Minority Nurse

JULY 13, 2023

Nurses are astute clinicians often endowed with a keen helping of intuitive discernment. This ability to sense that something is wrong — or about to go wrong — has likely saved countless patients’ lives over centuries of nursing care. Whatever it is and wherever it comes from, a nurse’s intuition is something we can choose to pay heed to and to increasingly nurture, sharpen, and trust as the years go by.

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Chicago Caregiving

JULY 12, 2023

Who benefits from the Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid, and how does it work? Pam and Jon (who wish to remain anonymous for this story) are two former Chicagoans living in southern California. They took great care during the pandemic not to catch Covid-19. They masked, attended outdoor events only, and took all recommended shots and boosters. But over Christmas 2022, their luck ran out; the couple tested positive for Covid.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

Aveanna Opens Hospice De Novo Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAH) has opened a de novo in Greenville, Alabama. Through the new location, Aveanna provides advanced palliative care and hospice to community-based patients. The home health and hospice provider will also offer bereavement and family support services to the community, as well as 24/7 on-call clinical support for emergencies, medication management and assistance obtaining medical equipment.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 13, 2023

The U.S. nursing shortage is projected to hit the hundreds of thousands, and the ability to educate and train nurses is more vital than ever. Yet, prospective caregivers still encounter barriers within nursing education that can limit their degree completion. And this disproportionately includes college applicants from diverse communities. The nursing leadership team at Adtalem Global Education helps nursing schools better meet the needs of their students through the Social Determinants of Lea

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Chicago Caregiving

JULY 14, 2023

By K.J. Bannan When a loved one can’t find the answers, a caregiver can fill in the gaps Anna Falkenstein’s husband went into cardiac arrest six years ago while walking outside. He pitched forward as he collapsed. Bystanders started CPR, but his brain was without oxygen long enough to cause an anoxic brain injury and major memory loss. “When he woke up, he had no idea who he was, who anybody around him was.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

The health care space — including hospice — is increasingly shaped by numbers. During the past several years hospice providers have had to become experts in data management in order to remain competitive. Data has become invaluable to negoitiations with referral and payer sources, as well as to regulatory compliance. But providers can also benefit from considering data that comes from outside their organizations to identify prevailing trends, inform their marketing efforts and guide their decis

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Daily Nurse

JULY 13, 2023

More than 40% of patients have experienced a “longer than reasonable” wait for healthcare, with 26% of those patients waiting more than two months for healthcare, according to a new national survey of U.S. adults released by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). As a result, nearly half of those who experienced unreasonable wait times gave up seeking an appointment and did not receive care.

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Today's Caregiver

JULY 10, 2023

Speak up when we complain about how hard it is for Mom to hear; after years at the disco, no sound is too clear. Slow down when we jog by, complaining about the man with the cane, ‘cause I think I just got a charley horse or at least a small sprain.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 12, 2023

Nursing is a second career for Derek J. Flores, RN, CHPN, BS, a hospice nurse in Colorado since 2012. In 2020 Flores was a featured guest on the TV Show, The Doctors , sharing his expertise on end-of-life hospice care. He’s also written two books to increase knowledge of end-of-life care. Flores’ first book, Seven Keys to a Peaceful Passing , walks patients and families through common challenges and decisions they must make during their hospice journey.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) have reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), designed to bolster the field’s shrinking workforce with federal support. If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 12, 2023

Helping others is what nurse navigator Megan Trewhitt does for a living at the CHI MaryEllen Locher Breast Center in Chattanooga, Tennesse. But sometimes, the person doing the comforting needs comfort. After Trewhitt and her husband moved to Chattanooga in 2017, she was a nurse, and something happened along the way that gave her a new perspective. Trewhitt was diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 and saw a new side of what nurse navigators do.

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 13, 2023

Photo by Artem Kovalev on Unsplash Two-and-a-half years ago, I experienced severe burnout in my role as a night shift charge nurse in a cardiovascular ICU. This blog post shares my personal story, highlighting the common ingredients of burnout and the challenges I faced. Through this experience, I learned valuable lessons that can benefit both nurses and the health care industry as a whole.

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JULY 10, 2023

July is a prime month for sunburns, but protecting your skin from sun damage is a year-round task. No matter where you live, putting sunscreen on before you head out the door is just as important in the summer as it is in the wintertime. With July marked as National UV Awareness Month, this is a great opportunity to educate patients (and yourself) about protection from the sun’s damaging rays.

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Hospice News

JULY 10, 2023

As health care stakeholders work to improve care coordination, more hospices are exploring home-based primary care. Offering those services can help hospice and palliative care providers engage patients further upstream, as well as offer a more comprehensive suite of services to meet their needs, according to Melissa Singleton, chief learning officer at the Home-Centered Care Institute.

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Diversity Nursing

JULY 10, 2023

Nurses at the forefront of healthcare continue to face challenges that change how we provide Nursing care to our patients. As the Nursing field continues to evolve, here are some of the top Nursing trends to watch in 2023 and for the years to come. Nursing Shortages Nursing shortages across all aspects of healthcare will continue to increase in 2023 and for several years to come.

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JULY 9, 2023

In this blog, Emma and Kevin, both qualified Professional Nurse Advocates, discuss why they set up a National Community of Practice for Internationally Educated Nurses, the impact to date for its members, and their hopes for the future. Emma Perry ( @EmmaPerry2007 ) is a Mental Health Nursing Advisor for International Recruitment at NHS England and the Divisional Director of Nursing Adult Mental Health at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust while Kevin Fernandez ( @k9fernandez ) is a L

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JULY 12, 2023

Navigating difficult conversation is an essential skill healthcare leaders must possess to build healthy work cultures. Especially in healthcare, effective communication is the backbone of providing top-notch patient care and fostering a supportive work environment. We know that nobody actually enjoys having difficult conversations, and that doing so can be quite challenging.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has been relatively quiet on its strategic plans with Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), which it is in the process of acquiring via its subsidiary, Optum. The company shed some light on how the home health and hospice asset will fit into its overall scope of services Friday, however. Optum announced plans to acquire the massive home health and hospice provider Amedisys for $3.3 billion in June.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 12, 2023

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

JULY 10, 2023

If you provide care for a senior loved one, you’re at risk for caregiver PTSD! If you think PTSD only happens to those who have experienced life-threatening danger, think again. PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) can arise after any traumatic event or experience. It might surprise you to learn that providing care for a family member is among the main factors that cause PTSD.

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Living Assistance Services

JULY 12, 2023

If you have an aging loved one, you may be familiar with respite care—temporary daily, part-time or 24-hour caregiver support that is.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

Strains on reimbursement, referrals and staffing represent the biggest obstacles to palliative care providers’ viability and growth. It takes time to build up the payment, referral and workforce resources needed to support a sustainable palliative care program, according to Dr. Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 11, 2023

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for certification across the emergency spectrum, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) certification program. Held by over 5,800 RNs worldwide, the CFRN is one of the longest-running, most complex, multifaceted national nursing specialty certifications.

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Today's Caregiver

JULY 9, 2023

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 11, 2023

A mother’s grief. Photo by Khamkéo Vilaysing on Unsplash As a member of the spiritual care team, I received a request one morning to visit Ms. L, a patient who had just received devastating news: her son had unexpectedly died the previous night. Ms. L was recovering from a major surgery and in the process of being discharged from the hospital.

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Hospice News

JULY 12, 2023

The Kidney Care Choices (KCC) model is among the reimbursement streams that is widening payment for palliative care services. It could also help improve utilization of serious illness and end-of-life care. Patients with chronic kidney disease can often receive fragmented care and expensive treatments. They also receive limited to no education about their health trajectories, or serious illness and end-of-life care options.

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Nurse.com

JULY 11, 2023

Many nurses try and stick it out at work even if they’re unhappy. After all, we’re resilient and tend to try to fix problems rather than run from them. Although we can rise to most challenges, jobs that sap us physically and emotionally are detrimental. The result is burnout and even physical illness. Could there be a better fit for your nursing career?

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Responsive Home Care

JULY 11, 2023

Wouldn’t it be helpful if there was an Alzheimer’s care manual, with step-by-step information on what to expect at each stage of the disease? While there are a few general commonalities during the progression of dementia, each person’s experience is different. This makes it difficult to know what to anticipate on any given day. Even […] The post Why Are Your Loved One’s Dementia Symptoms Suddenly Getting Worse?

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