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Enhabit Mum on Potential Sale

Hospice News

Enhabit hired 166 new home health nurses in Q3 in addition to 200 more the previous quarter – with additional growth on the horizon, Jacobsmeyer said. The company has eliminated contracted workers in its hospice segment, seeking to do the same on its home health side, she indicated.

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Lawmakers Mull Bills to Ensure Hospice, Home Health Worker Safety

Hospice News

Connecticut Hospice CEO Barbara Pearce stated in a Public Health Committee testimony that the proposed new rules regarding background checks are unclear, redundant of some Medicare regulations and could also pose barriers for patients in need of end-of-life care.

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Federal Funds Reignite Hospice Nurse Recruitment Initiative

Hospice News

Collaborating with the Alliance allows for coordination and expansion of the recruitment program across the advocacy organization’s nonprofit home health and hospice providers. The project is fueled in part by a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S.

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The #1 Mistake OASIS Home Health Nurses Make During OASIS Assessments

The Productive Home Health Nurse

What if you could submit OASIS home health assessments confidently every time on auto-pilot…. OASIS home health assessments that your agency and Medicare approve instantly…. What Medicare is approving is your analysis of your patients mandatory need for home health services. OVERALL PLANNING.

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OASIS Nursing Notes: How to Write Medicare-Friendly Notes That Get Approved

The Productive Home Health Nurse

It took me 2 long months to get an understanding of the OASIS nursing note and another 2 weeks or so before I figured out how to speak the Medicare language. A lot of that initial stalling was because I didnt have a plan for how I wanted to approach learning about the OASIS nursing note. I know exactly how that feels!

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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

The home health nurse could also call us. The focus of the model, she said, is to be a hub for families to help them navigate the healthcare system and the child’s health care. The programs may also address mental health needs by connecting families with social services.

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Future Leaders: Tej Dhillon, Founder and CEO, Seva Hospice

Hospice News

One day, a home health nurse came into the facility and said, “You should get into home health.” My father was a little older at the time, and he did eventually go down the path of wanting to start a home health company, and then I had joined him in that endeavor. I would say “evolving.”

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