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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

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The Denver Hospice Appoints New Medical Director. The Denver Hospice recently tapped Dr. Robert Howe as its new medical director following the retirement of Dr. Shirlee Turner after 11 years of service at the company. Hiranandani earned his medical degree from St.

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Palliative Care as ‘Personalized Medicine’

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But some argue that palliative care — which focuses heavily on patients’ own wishes and goals — as a form of personalized medicine, Dr. Bill Logan, national medical director and chief medical officer for Carelon Health, a subsidiary of Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV), said at the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference in Tampa, Florida.

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Psychedelics, Cannabis Show Promise in End-of-Life Care, But More Research Needed on the Risks

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If restrictions eased around controlled substances, then hospice providers might be more open to their use, according to Dr. Karl Steinberg, medical director for Hospice by the Sea. He is also CEO of California-based Stone Mountain Medical Associates, Inc. I don’t see a lot of focus on the possible harms.

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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

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In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP. This article is sponsored by CHAP. The post Voices: ??Dr.

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Wages Rising for Hospice Workers; Aides See 9.09% Increase

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The recruitment and retention of nurses has also been a sore point, a longstanding problem that has worsened during the pandemic. Registered nurses also saw high turnover rates at 25.15% turnover and accounted for 16.97% of vacancies. These nurses saw average national salary increases of 5.95% in 2022. for nurses.

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Guaranteed Taps SVP of Strategic Growth; Nurses Step Into C-Suite at Hospice of the Piedmont, Hudson Valley Hospice

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Its technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff. Holstein is a registered nurse with more than a decade of hospice and health care experiences in community-based and hospital system programs. “It

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C-Suite Shakeups at Aveanna, New Day, Samaritan, VNAHSR

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She is a registered nurse who has also served as a hospice case manager, nursing aide, director of nursing and regional director. Pagliaro is also medical director of palliative medicine at Jefferson Health East and serves on its ethics and cancer committees.

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