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Embrace Your Transitions: Part 1

Donna Cardillo, The Inspiration Nurse

Let’s talk about the importance and the value of transitions in your life. A transition is that time when you’re going from one thing to another—from one place to another. It’s that in-between time, that gray area. Many of us always feel like we have to go from one relationship to another immediately, or we … Embrace Your Transitions: Part 1 Read More » The post Embrace Your Transitions: Part 1 first appeared on Donna Cardillo, RN.

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Benefits of Art Therapy During Bereavement

Hospice of the North Coast

What does grief look like? What color is it? Is it a shape that moves or changes? Does it have meaning without words, purpose without explanation or depth that is beyond thinking? Looking down at the page, images appear, unexpected, sometimes unwanted but then they move, can be covered, soothed, and often cared for. As images are created, new expressions of emotions can be revealed, feelings that often do not have words are discovered, hope that is not apparent is revealed, and transformation ha

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Primary Care Physician Shortage Creating High Demand For Nurse Practitioners

Diversity Nursing

Research shows there has been a steady decrease of Physicians across the United States, especially primary care Physicians. The data published by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projects shortfalls in primary care Physicians of between 21,400 and 55,200 by 2033. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reports, 80 million Americans lack adequate access to primary care, primarily in rural areas.

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Home Health Agency Services Explained

Bayshore Care Home

As a provider of home health agency services we are often asked if our agency provides therapy such as physical therapy (PT) or occupational therapy (OT). The fact of the. The post Home Health Agency Services Explained first appeared on Bayshore Home Care.

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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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Hospice Audit Series: The Second Guessing of Billed Hospice Physician Visits

Healthcare Law Insights podcast

Hospice Audit Series Audits are a fact of life for hospices—it’s not a matter of “if” a hospice will be audited, but “when.” The alphabet soup of audits has expanded, from UPICs to SMRCs, CPIs, TPEs and more. With the hospice carve-in to Medicare Advantage, MAO audits will join the list. The recent pause in audits as a result of the COVID pandemic hints at increased activity as the pandemic wanes.

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Tools to help healthcare professionals recognize palliative care needs in patients with advanced heart failure: a systematic review

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features Dr Stephanie Ament (Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands). Identification of palliative care needs in patients with chronic heart failure may be more appropriate for the delivery of optimal care than the application of prognostic models to estimate the risk of dying.