Caregiver Support Services

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

When it comes to healthcare, few concepts are as criticaland often misunderstoodas informed consent. At its core, informed consent is the process by which patients are given the information they need to make educated decisions about their care. What Makes Up Effective Informed Consent?

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

All the information about the call can be found at this page In the past we would have referred to these sessions as ‘parallel sessions’. The post Ready for the Future: Your opportunity to shape the content presented at EAPC 2025 in Helsinki! For 2025 we are seeking proposals for sessions that can be delivered in a variety of formats.

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2025

We even wrote up this case as a poster presentation for a national conference. Solien: I love learning new information and building solutions that put actionable clinical information in front of hospice nurses and physicians to assist them with clinical decision support and patient care.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The defendants took the plaintiffs staff, resources, information and corporate opportunities to construct this competing enterprise. Specifically, they claimed it improperly compares the undiscounted future value of VitalCarings exit proceeds with the present value of the contributions made by private-equity investors.

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Healthcare workers need to be informed on how to recognize the symptoms of infantile spasms and the necessary workup and treatment after an initial diagnosis. Staying Educated and Informed All healthcare workers are required to complete continuing medical education regularly.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While pediatric palliative care nurses were viewed as helpful in addressing the needs of children with serious illnesses, “service gaps” were found in terms of a need for better medical care collaboration and coordination of supportive resources and information, researchers indicated.

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2024

Researchers found that early palliative care via telehealth often improves quality of life for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at a level equivalent to in-person care, according to a study presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions, according to the Institute of Medicine. The issue deepens when it comes to palliative care. There are a lot of barriers.

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

It’s not just past, but also present experiences that are still in existence and impact the quality of care that transgender patients receive,” Fried said. Ultimately, the negative impacts include a lack of access and quality of care for seriously ill transgender patients, Fried indicated.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2024

VNS Health staff, with lead researcher Rutgers University Assistant Professor Elizabeth Luth, presented their findings at the recent International Nurse Informatics Conference. ”We

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Hospice News

JULY 8, 2024

That presents the opportunity to figure out prospectively how to keep risks at a minimum. Hospices have faced increased risk of cybersecurity threats that have included incidents of exposed private health information belonging to patients. It’s a terribly exciting frontier, we just need to go in it with caution.”

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

So it defines unrepresented as someone who lacks decisional capacity to provide informed consent to a particular medical treatment. And that can really inform what your own institutional policy is. Yael 44:20 I would say for AGS 2025, because I’m going to be giving a presentation with a colleague about that specific issue.

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2024

It also featured a series of requests for information (RFI) on issues like health equity, social determinants of health and future quality measures. “The hospice community should pay attention to the information request on high cost services as it may signal an emerging interest in payment model reform.”

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Adding any new form of coverage to Medicaid takes a substantial commitment of time and resources, including investing and designing the benefit, building out the information technology infrastructure and, critically, securing the federal approvals and financial participation necessary to reduce state costs.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For Enclara, predicting disease progression presents several opportunities to help our hospice partners improve quality while managing expenses. No matter how smart the technology gets, it’s only as good as the information providers put into it. For more information on Voices, please contact sales-healthcare@wtwhmedia.com.

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2024

OIG, on behalf of CMS, informed the hospice that it would be audited in a May 2018 letter. For Hagfors, the nonprofit provider lawsuit presents an opportunity not only to recoup funds but to defend its employees against OIG’s allegations. “I The audit examined medical and billing records for 100 patients from Jan. 1, 2016 and Dec.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary In todays podcast we were delighted to be joined by the presenters of the top scientific abstracts for the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine ( AAHPM ) and the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Nurses Association ( HPNA ). I’m a PhD candidate at Yale School of Nursing.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

We were able to fund 13 junior investigators to come to Denver to present research into neuropalliative care.” Also, as more people want to increase their palliative knowledge without formal training, the INPCS is working to be the place for the information.” To increase the number of specialists in the field, Daly said.

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AJN Off the Charts

JANUARY 10, 2025

Stay home when experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms and share information regarding illness with individuals responsible for occupational/employee health. Be aware of illness present in local communities. For more information from the CDC about norovirus for the public and clinicians, click here.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JANUARY 16, 2025

For many individuals we serve who present with chronic, progressive and/or neurological conditions, this is what they face daily. Rehab professionals can use this information to determine the most appropriate AAC interventions to enhance expressive communication. End-of-life care in LTC often presents unique communication challenges.

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AJN Off the Charts

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

That means they may rely upon us for timely and accurate information regarding H5N1, so we should be ready to answer questions and help clarify or correct inaccurate information or perceptions. Our patients, families and community members continue to recognize nurses as the most trusted and ethical profession.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2023

hike in the per diem base rate, the proposal includes new requirements and requests for information around who can certify patients, program integrity, health equity initiatives, quality measurement and telehealth. In addition to a 2.8% The post NHPCO: Proposed 2.8% Hospice Payment Hike Insufficient appeared first on Hospice News.

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AJN Off the Charts

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Recent surveillance information from East Asia and the United States have recognized an increase in a respiratory virus that may not be familiar to many, human metapneumovirus (hMPV or HMPV). suctioning, intubation, respiratory treatments). Attend training on respiratory infection management, outbreak response, and new preventive measures.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

While 76% of respondents indicated that they thought the aging population presented a problem, only 14% said the country was prepared to address it. Hospices may be able to use the survey data to inform their outreach to the communities they serve, according to Ethan McChesney, policy director at NPHI. “We

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Listening and responding in good faith to employee concerns is key to avoiding such lawsuits, Thomas Barnard, attorney and shareholder for the law firm Baker Donelson, said in a presentation at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MARCH 13, 2025

A calm, private environment, with a trusted family member present, can help the person feel more secure and supported. Its also essential to revisit the conversation as the disease progresses, adjusting the level of information provided based on the persons cognitive and emotional state. The timing and setting matter.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Our Missing Pieces program prioritizes access to resources and education by providing a centralized hub for support following child loss through direct outreach to families, professional networking for grief specialists, and community presentations,” Matty said.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2024

The health system retains ownership of HHCAH, with Pennant providing financial support services, human resources advising, information technology and other management consulting services. This presented that opportunity. HHCAH is the home health and hospice segment of the Hartford HealthCare integrated health system.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Another really important intervention is making sure patients, families and informal caregivers have sufficient understanding of the medications. Adverse drug events (ADEs) present on a spectrum from discomfort to medical emergency, so the impacts can range widely,” Krout told Hospice News in an email.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 29, 2023

Technology is continuously evolving, and new tools are presented to help advance various industries and improve processes. By looking over data collected in home healthcare software solutions, providers can use the information to solve problems and improve care processes in their organization and for their clients in their homes.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

MARCH 9, 2025

Utilising new technologies and platforms such as YouTube/Snapchat /TikTok and other social media may reach younger audiences and present nursing as an attractive career option. Finally, utilisation of the global evidence base may help inform strategies to develop a nursing workforce from local populations.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2023

After the play’s conclusion, Turner presents additional information about hospice and advance care planning using the Five Wishes Project framework, as well as taking questions from the audience. When you have a new group [of employees] come in, you can present this because it creates conversation,” she said.

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AlayaCare

APRIL 5, 2022

Patient experience involves the ability to listen, measure the experience and develop the capacity to use the information to change practice, policies, and rules. According to HIMSS Analytics, 69% of clinicians are already using mobile devices , such as cell phones, tablets, and laptops, to access patient information.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The four largest hospice industry organizations have been working to present a united front to address widespread program integrity issues. At the same time, we are also working hard to address LeadingAge members’ concerns, which we presented to Congress in late January 2023.” We all want to be involved.

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 4, 2025

The app allows nurses to use a mobile phone to document patient information in real-time through voice dictation. It transcribes the data, and thenonce validated by a clinicianthe app files that information directly into the patient’s electronic medical record.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the study, researchers present the case of an independent 87-year-old woman with moderate dementia admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. After experiencing a functional decline at the hospital, the woman, no longer able to live at home safely, was sent to an SNF for post-acute care, covered by Medicare.

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AlayaCare

MAY 24, 2022

Those in the home-based care industry know first-hand the challenges presented with the current caregiver shortage,” explains Micheal Whyte, Partnerships Manager at AlayaCare. For more information about the partnership, visit: www.alayacare.com/element5 ?? ?. About AlayaCare ?.

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