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Federal Funds Reignite Hospice Nurse Recruitment Initiative

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A new hospice nursing recruitment effort has launched in the New England region after being stalled by the pandemic. The recruitment initiative is the fruit of a collaboration between Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) and the Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care Alliance of New Hampshire (the Alliance).

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Breaking Down Costs, ROIs of Hospice-Death Doula Partnerships

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Goodwin Hospice formed a collaboration with end-of-life doula provider Present for You LLC roughly three years ago. Costs involved in a hospice-doula partnership Goodwin Hospice has a service agreement with Present for You that includes “on demand access” to EOLDs when a patient and family need arises, Klint explained.

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CMS Ramps Up Efforts to Root Out ‘Door Knocker’ Hospice Schemes

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CMS’ Centers of Program Integrity has ramped up Medicare beneficiary education efforts designed to help identify fraudsters, according to Thomas Pryor, nurse consultant and program lead of CMS’ Hospice Survey and Certification.

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Training the Next Generation of Hospice Leaders

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We do have to show them why that investment is so important, and why they can make a difference within our industry,” Harrell said in a presentation at the conference. “I Some have partnered with nursing schools and other learning institutions to advance employees skill sets and engage new clinicians entering the field.

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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

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The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. The greatest barrier to further improvement is the ever-present workforce shortage affecting the health care industry at large and hospices in particular.

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Inside Palliative Care at Contessa’s Health System Joint Ventures

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The subsidiary’s specialty is high-acuity care in the home, including hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility-at-home programs, but in recent years it has also leaned hard into growing its palliative care business. The insurance company provides the patient data and claims,” Black said during the presentation. “So

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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

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A dearth of coordination or integration between rehab teams and palliative care teams routinely forces some patients into a cycle between the hospital and the nursing home in their last year of life. Older adults frequently utilize such services, often in skilled nursing facilities (SNF).