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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

Hospice News

Factors deemed suspicious, like live discharges or recertifications, were often presented as clear indicators of fraud, even though they could be matters of medical necessity. These included Texas-headquartered Traditions Health, and California providers Bridge Home Health & Hospice and Healthflex Home Health & Hospice.

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A Message to the Nurse's Future Self

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

As a home health nurse, I've spent more hours than I can count in the homes of many patients over the years. In home care, you're a guest in the patient's castle, and it's up to you to be a non-threatening presence who provides peace of mind along with skilled nursing care. Nurse, the future is yours to create.

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Nurse Be Nimble, Nurse Be Quick

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

During these past ten years when you've been focusing exclusively on home health, you haven't done any networking, your resume is a mess, and you have few contacts beyond your small universe of home care colleagues. As professionals, there's always the micro and the macro.

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Potentially Unsafe Low-evidence Treatments: Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan

GeriPal

And we were able to engage in a conversation about providing him the best care possible while he continues to engage in this therapy. That could include a robust home care plan to manage his symptoms. So I’m going to present a case. The major rock climbing magazine has an obituary section.

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Your Nursing Career Mitochondria

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

If your original motivations for entering the profession no longer hold true for you in the present, some soul searching may reveal where you need to look next for inspiration. Patients feel it when we nurses are inspired and present; if I can play even a tiny part in one nurse achieving that, I'm totally satisfied and my work is worthwhile.

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S3 Ep.1 : How Training Has Changed Over the Last 20 Years, With New Hosts Linda Leekley and Amanda Sternklar

Home Care Pulse

This is season three of vision, and before we jumped in, we just wanted to introduce ourselves talk a little bit about our backgrounds and specifically talk a lot about Linda’s background, how she came to be the chief clinical officer here at home care pulse and her history with the industry.

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A Transformative Approach to Care: Empowering Nurses to Serve the Trans and Nonbinary Community

Minority Nurse

Working in the home care field here in New York City at the home- and community-based nonprofit VNS Health , my colleagues and I serve an incredibly diverse population. With training, however, they gain the confidence to be fully present and supportive of our patients. “