Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

Brown-Forman Foundation and Norton Healthcare, along with individual donors. Kaweah Health Hospice staff will oversee the hospice facility’s day-to-day operations and medical care, which will be provided by a team of nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains. Building a resource center was part of that goal.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

We also have Joe Shega, who is a hospice physician, and he is a Chief Medical Officer and Vice President at VITAS Healthcare. This was an investigative report about fraud and healthcare, pure fraud, pure victimization of vulnerable people. Lauren: Thanks for having me. Alex: And she’s going to be a guest host today.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

For instance, the rule updates the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey, as of October 2025. It also removed three nursing home items from the survey, revised the existing Hospice Team Communication and Getting Hospice Care Training measures and added a new Care Preferences measure.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Faith Protsman, regional medical director at VITAS Healthcare, Raianne Melton, senior clinical manager of professional service at Axxess, and Cheryl Hamilton Fried, president & CEO at Blue Ridge Hospice. This article is sponsored by Axxess. To learn how, visit: [link].

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Most people choose to get hospice care at home. However, inpatient hospice facilities, hospitals, and some nursing homes also provide services. Your healthcare providers usually visit a few times a week. What happens during hospice care? In most cases, your primary caregiver is a family member or friend.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

Here is a breakdown of our teams at Seasons Hospice: Medical directors oversee your loved one’s care at Seasons, ensuring they receive care tailored to their needs. Healthcare services. Nursing services : RNs visit patients in residential homes, nursing homes and hospitals.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 30, 2024

Other ways to get ready for your shift include: Important Phone Numbers to keep handy Hospice Medical Directors + NPI numbers Co-workers/ IDG Hospitals Ambulance Companies Medical Equipment Provider Hospice Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PMB) Local Pharmacies Hospice Nurse Tools Hospice Scales and Measures (PPS, FAST, NYHA, KPS, etc.)

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GeriPal

JULY 14, 2022

Imagine that you are the medical director of a large (>150 bed) nursing home. Two-thirds of the patients in the home now have COVID-19. The other physicians who previously saw patients in the nursing home are no longer coming to your facility because you have COVID positive patients. Jim: Right.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Malaz: One day I was in internal medicine residency and I had to take care of a patient who was admitted from a nursing home with dementia. For me, right now, the worst thing, my nightmare is dying from dementia alone in a nursing home. People start thinking about putting them in a nursing home.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

In the interim, hospice advocacy and lobbying groups like the Alliance, LeadingAge and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) will be working behind the scenes to seek changes to the programs structure, those organizations have indicated.

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