Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Another recent example came in December when Arizona-based Hospice of the Valley launched a community education program to help inform health care providers about dementia care support and patients’ changing needs as they age. Awareness of even the basic tools to address some of this will greatly empower our medical community.”

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Hospice of the North Coast

AUGUST 25, 2023

Armed with knowledge, individuals and their loved ones can make informed decisions, ensuring dignity, support, and well-being during the final stages of life. The hospice care team comprises medical experts, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers who collectively address the needs of patients and their families.

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2023

The whole team of nurses, social workers and chaplains were so committed to their patients,” Sheehan said. Lightways plans to continue developing its services by hiring a full-time pediatric medical director to foster a culture that truly understands palliative care for children. “We’re

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Hope Hospice

MAY 15, 2020

In this special series, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, obtain some great information, and learn some valuable tips on how to navigate these unfamiliar waters. Panelists: Jatinder Marwaha, MD, FACP, HMCD, Hope Hospice Medical Director. Kuljeet Multani, MD, HMCD, Hope Hospice Associate Medical Director.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

“Now, I think it’s going to be a few years of real scarcity in our bedside people, and interestingly enough a lot of us are also experiencing really severe shortages in our information technology, or business office people.” . Length of stay. Hospices reported drops in their average length of stay during 2022.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JULY 24, 2022

For instance, you’ll find there are informal and formal leaders, easygoing nurses, overwhelmed nurses, and everything in between. This will ensure that you are only providing relevant information and facts. Try to think back to your first nursing job. I’m sure you can recall different types and styles within the team.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. We have medical social workers who support the patients.

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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. Social workers can help you and your loved one resolve any lingering end-of-life planning. Check out our FAQ page for more information.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Please read full disclosur e for more information. For instance, if you have a patient with a lot of family “drama,” you might want to get the social worker involved so you can focus on providing nursing care while the social worker focuses on social issues. Sound familiar? It was certainly mine!

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GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back to the GeriPal Podcast, Stephanie Rogers, who’s a geriatrician and medical director of UCSF’s, age-friendly health systems. ” And the environment that we worked in, in geriatrics, was more of this sharing information and different groups or calling.

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Medical equipment like wheelchairs, walkers, or hospital beds. Medical supplies like bandages and catheters. Social worker services. The patient has a comorbid medical condition – another serious medical issue that may accelerate the normal pace of the cancer. Grief counseling for patient and family.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

It’s also what are the pieces of information we’re bringing to the table when we start providing care for residents? Those are evidence-based or evidence-informed tools that have been in practice. Eric: So Jasmine, we hit on care delivery, we also hit apparently on health information technology. Jasmine: Technology.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

Reading Ira’s article, it essentially was the VITAS Medical Director job description. What is the role of the physicians, the nurses, the social workers in hospice? Joseph: I mean, like I said before, his paper is very well written, reflects our job description for a medical director.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I could walk down the hall and get information. And these care navigator, they can be community health worker with just 12 years of education. They can be a- Diane: Social worker. Malaz: Social worker, anybody. Some of these models I think include more medication management, some of them don’t.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. He’s a palliative care doctor and he is Medical Director of Palliative Care at Ascension Illinois Palliative Care. I think your most-watched video is around 750,000 views.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

MAY 11, 2022

If your agency is still on paper then you will likely have a physical chart with this information. Regardless, there are key pieces of information that your intake team should obtain. Review Intake Information and Records. You don’t want to wait until you get the patient’s home to review this information!

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