Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2023

Patient data protection and telehealth compliance are key pieces for hospices to bear in mind when navigating technology partnerships in a post-pandemic regulatory landscape. Hospices are facing regulatory concerns since the COVID-19 public health emergency ended (PHE) on May 11 that have centered around telehealth. Some telehealth flexibilities temporarily instituted during the PHE will linger until the end of 2024, while others have already ended.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. This 17-bed unit serves inmates from all over the state who are approaching the end of their lives. A few are let out early on compassionate release. Many are there until they die. Today’s podcast is part one of a two-part podcast where we spend a day at CMF, a medium security prison located about halfway between San Francisco and Sacram

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AlayaCare

JUNE 23, 2023

The home care industry in the United States plays a crucial role in supporting individuals who require assistance with daily activities while remaining in the comfort of their own homes. However, home care faces its fair share of challenges like any industry. One significant challenge that home care agencies must navigate is managing labor costs effectively.

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HopeHealth

JUNE 21, 2023

It’s one thing to witness dementia in someone you care for. It’s another to experience it, even briefly, for yourself. That’s where the Virtual Dementia Tour comes in. The post How does dementia feel? A new training builds understanding & empathy appeared first on HopeHealth.

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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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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2023

Years after it was first introduced, hospice leaders are calling on Congress to move forward legislation that would bolster their dwindling workforce. The most significant bill in recent years is the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), which has come before Congress time and again but has not yet been passed. The bill’s most recent go around was last May, reintroduced by Sens.

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Caregiver Warrior

JUNE 20, 2023

No matter what you are feeling during your caregiving journey, it's ok and you must be kind to yourself about it. The post It’s Ok and Be Kind to Yourself About it. appeared first on Caregiver Warrior.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 19, 2023

Compassion is a common trait among health professionals, and compassionate care ensures that patients feel respected and well-cared for during their stay and can even speed up recovery. However, compassion is often misunderstood in the medical world. Compassion is more than being kind to patients or checking in regularly with folks with acute illnesses.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2023

Recent allegations that staff at HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) put pressure on patients to enter hospice dovetail with longstanding questions over how and when patients should be referred. A recent report from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) alleges that HCA has pressured clinicians to inappropriately “push” patients and families to accept hospice referrals.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 20, 2023

Britney Daniels, RN, MSN, is a Black queer ER nurse from Chicago who is passionate about social justice and healthcare equity. She’s also the author of Journal of a Black Queer Nurse , a memoir about her experiences navigating the inequities she faced as an ER nurse on the front lines of COVID-19. Minority Nurse spoke with Daniels to learn more about her memoir and what she hopes readers can learn about what nurses of color experience at work.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 19, 2023

Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is a crucial aspect of managing home care agencies, as it directly affects financial sustainability and the ability to provide high-quality patient care. Effective RCM ensures timely and accurate reimbursement of services provided while minimizing operational costs, resulting in increased cash flow and revenue growth. However, home care agencies face numerous challenges in RCM that can impact their financial stability and ability to provide high-quality care.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 22, 2023

Do you believe that nurses can and should still go to nursing conferences? If so, why would they attend, and what good can come from spending all that time and money? And beyond that, do conferences even matter anymore? Making a Statement Name any discipline within the broad realm of healthcare. That discipline is home to organizations or associations that seek to grow their numbers, educate their members, and create opportunities for those individuals to meet one another, preferably in person,

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Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2023

Amid persistent workforce shortages, sign-on and employee referral bonuses, as well as enhanced benefits, are bearing the most fruit for hospice providers. Though many providers are reporting upward trends when it comes to recruitment and retention, some clinical and administrative vacancies remain pain points. Filling gaps in the hospice workforce has come with hefty financial costs for some providers, but sustainable capacity is a large part of the return on investment.

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Caring Senior Service

JUNE 19, 2023

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an important celebration that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. There are many activities that senior can participate in to honor this momentous occasion. Let's explore some engaging activities and dive into the history of Juneteenth.

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Together for Short Lives

JUNE 19, 2023

“I hope you’ll join me in celebrating the truly extraordinary teamwork that goes into providing this incredible care” – Her Royal Highness, The Princess of Wales shares a personal message to mark Children’s Hospice Week. The Princess of Wales has written of the “truly extraordinary teamwork” that underpins children’s hospices across the UK. Her Royal […] The post HRH The Princess of Wales supports Children’s Hospice Week appeared first on Together for Short Lives.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Washington, which recently became the 40th jurisdiction to enact the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), will allow nurses holding an active, unencumbered multistate license (MSL) to begin practicing in the state on July 24. Additionally, as part of the NLC legislation , the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission will officially change its name to the Washington State Board of Nursing on the same date.

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Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2023

The Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (IL-HPCO) has penned a three-year association management contract with The HAP Foundation to provide counsel and operational support. The two organizations have copacetic missions. The HAP Foundation is an independent nonprofit that provides experienced hospice and palliative care management staff who can assist organizations by leading their operations, education and advocacy efforts.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JUNE 22, 2023

Explore Nature in Chicago/Highland Park If you’re in the Chicago/Highland Park area, take advantage of the nearby hiking and activity options to combine physical exercise with the beauty of nature. Here are a few recommendations: Heller Nature Center : With its 97-acre forest, prairie, and wetlands, Heller Nature Center offers three miles of trails for hiking and exploration.

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Nurse.com

JUNE 22, 2023

Today’s healthcare system faces many challenges — an increasingly complex patient population, a nursing shortage, and lingering problems from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as supply issues. Each challenge adds a layer of complexity to an already complicated industry, where even the smallest error can result in patient harm. With these challenges, nurse accountability has become a growing topic.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 21, 2023

Courtney Miller, an Ortho/Neuro OR Manager with Intermountain Health , saves lives at the same hospital that once saved hers. “I knew as a kid I wanted to do something in the medical field,” says Miller In July 2007, at just 16 years old, Miller was diagnosed with a blood vessel malformation and needed brain surgery. “The OR is very overwhelming — it’s bright, it’s big, there are scary-looking instruments and people you’ve never seen before.

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Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2023

The nonprofit health plan CareSource has signed a definitive agreement to partner with Radiant Alliance, a new entity formed by Metta Healthcare and United Church Homes. The creation and subsequent partnership with Radiant Alliance will bring a hospice and palliative care company and senior living operator under the auspices of a payer. The transaction will give CareSource a larger foothold in the provider space, building up its capabilities as it pursues national expansion.

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NHPCO

JUNE 21, 2023

For Immediate Release June 21, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to a recent NBC News story on HCA Healthcare hospitals, suggesting that HCA hospitals may be inappropriately pushing patients toward hospice care. NHPCO is not in a position to comment on HCA specifically.

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Today's Caregiver

JUNE 20, 2023

Start making your list of those people you know you can count on to pitch in and support your respite program this summer. Let them in on your plan and see what they will commit to doing.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

Nominations are now open for WaterWipes ® Pure Foundation Fund, celebrating the achievements of our “ Great Protectors ,” healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in maternity, neonatal and postnatal care in the U.S. and Canada. To submit a nomination , entries must include background on the HCP and how they improved patient care and outcome for babies and families during pregnancy, delivery, or postnatal care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2023

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 59 bipartisan co-sponsors have reintroduced legislation that would expand Medicare coverage of telehealth and make permanent flexibilities implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency. If enacted, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act would remove all geographic restrictions on telehealth services and expand originating sites to include the home, among others.

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Traditions Health

JUNE 20, 2023

Traditions Health of Winfield, IL A warded Hospice A ccreditation from The Joint Commission Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Winfield, IL has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval ® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

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Today's Caregiver

JUNE 21, 2023

I have been married for almost 40 years. My husband has always been a bit of a mixed bag passionate, loving but also stubborn, and way too forgetful and dependent.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 21, 2023

Rama Walker is passionate about caring for people, and as a nurse leader, she has the privilege of caring for people whose career is caretaking. Walker advocates for nurses and women, pushing them to be their best version. She knows better than anyone that nurses are innovative, caring, resilient, and well-rounded individuals who can adapt and thrive in challenging environments.

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Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2023

Patients are more likely to create an advance care plan if they receive nurse-led palliative care services versus those who had standard care alone. Among patients who received palliative services, a recent three-month assessment found significant increases in the number who participated in end-of-life conversations and completed advance care plans, according to research published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 23, 2023

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JUNE 21, 2023

Photo by RIDVAN AYRIK/ Pexels In the past month, we had a couple of patients in our pediatric ICU who had suffered tragic neurological injuries and were declared medically brain-dead. In the state of California as in most states, a pronouncement of brain death is equal to a legal pronouncement of death, and the medical team then possesses legal permission to remove mechanical support from the physical body that has remained under intensive care.

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