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More States Integrating Palliative Care Into Medicaid Programs

Hospice News

The channels for palliative care payment may be widening as more state legislators recognize growing demand for these services and start to weave them into Medicaid reimbursement. Case in point, New Jersey legislators are currently mulling a bill that would create a community-based palliative care benefit within the state’s Medicaid program.

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Ep. 44 - ELNEC in Action: Empowering Nurses to Lead Palliative Care Discussions

HPNA podcast

By providing nurses with the essential skills and knowledge to lead compassionate palliative care conversations, this initiative empowers staff to facilitate critical "goals of care" discussions with patients and families. She is currently the Operations Director for Palliative Medicine at Baptist Health Systems in Memphis, TN.

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Why Spiritual Care?

AJN Off the Charts

Across years of conducting mixed-methods research to explore the role of spirituality among people with cancer, I am constantly presented with ways where our connection to spirit is challenged, and ways that we can remain connected amidst the very real pain, challenge, busyness, stress, and burnout of this modern world.

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The Intersection of Minority Identity and Palliative Care Nursing 

Minority Nurse

Palliative care can be equally rewarding and challenging. So much of who people are impacts their experience of the palliative journey. It should be no question, then, that minority nurses are an invaluable resource at this time. Yet, the current state of palliative care suggests that the industry doesn’t quite reflect this.

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Nurses’ Experiences as Patients: Recommended Reading from AJN’s August Issue

AJN Off the Charts

Also in this issue, you’ll find the latest installment of AJN ‘s Strip Savvy column, “A Case of Symptomatic Bradycardia After Valve Replacement,” which presents a case scenario and an ECG strip and guides readers in analyzing the heart rhythm. Curious about the growing field of aesthetic nursing?

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Executive Changes at Niagara Hospice, Transcend Strategy Group, AMOREM, HomeCare & Hospice

Hospice News

Niagara Hospice is part of The Hospice and Palliative Care Group (HPCG), an organization that provides administrative services. I would like to personally thank every employee, past and present for taking this journey with me. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater. I hope that will be my legacy.

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Ep. 31 - The Role and Professional Standards of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative Care

HPNA podcast

Moderated by Dr. Betty Ferrell, this episode discusses the adult-gerontology nurse practitioner's role in hospice and palliative care. This podcast episode coincides with an article written by Heather and Kelly in the June 2024 issue of the Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001025.