Minority Nurse
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
According to the Joint Commission (2022), 1,441 sentinel events were reported in 2022, a 19% increase from 2021. Instead, it will increase their financial losses due to increased sentinel events and a decrease in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores due to poor patient outcomes.
AJN Off the Charts
JANUARY 10, 2025
This communication should also include environmental services in the event a change is needed in the disinfectant used in a given patient care area. Consistently use standard precautions including use of gloves and other barrier precautions to prevent contact with patient body fluids. mask as a barrier) as needed.
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GeriPal
JANUARY 23, 2025
Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. In our early studies in the same nursing home population, we found about 70% of residents had a deprescribing event of antihypertensives during their stay. And that was a stay of a median length of six months.
Hospice News
MAY 20, 2022
As some events and other fundraisers start to rebound, providers are carrying with them lessons learned during leaner years. Fundraising and philanthropy are often a primary source of financing for programs such as complementary therapies, hospice houses, programs for those experiencing homelessness and palliative care services.
Hospice News
JULY 23, 2024
Hospices will need a sharp compliance focus with ongoing internal assessments around their admission processes and care delivery approaches to navigate forthcoming changes, according to Dombi. A large contingent of these companies were established with the purpose of selling the license at a profit, with little concern for patient care. “I
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
The agency is keeping the provision that other activities should continue to focus on adverse events. As of May 11, hospices will have to ensure that volunteers provide at least 5% of patient care hours. This can include services like physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 20, 2023
According to the study, approximately 1 in 5 patients experience adverse events during this kind of transition. “Patients moving from a hospital to a home setting may face challenges in adjusting to self-management or medication regimens,” Transitions Care COO Trish Benson told Palliative Care News in an email.
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