Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries are also less likely to receive intensive treatments or burdensome transfers during the last six months of life compared to those in traditional Medicare, according to research published in JAMA Health Forum. Results indicated that MA beneficiaries were 1.6% less likely to die in a hospital.

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Hospice News

JUNE 8, 2022

Rapid deployment of telemedicine during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has created “a new pathway” for bringing palliative and hospice care specialists to rural areas, according to authors of a recent report published in the JAMA Health Forum.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

More than 46% of MA beneficiaries who enrolled in hospice in 2018 did so while in their homes (rather than a hospital or nursing facility), compared to 38% who were covered by traditional Medicare, a study published in JAMA Health Forum found. “We

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2024

Case in point, MA enrollees were less likely to receive expensive, aggressive treatment and higher hospice utilization rates during the last six months of life in 2022, according to JAMA Health Forum research.

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Changing Lives Podcast

JULY 23, 2024

Graceful Endings Forum is a monthly group offered in person and virtually that has the aim of promoting education and conversation about death and dying. The post Graceful Endings Forum appeared first on Hospice Quinte. Pre-registration is Required. Pre-registration is Required. 227 LisaY@hospicequinte.ca Click here to register!

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Rapid deployment of telemedicine during the PHE also has created “a new pathway” for bringing palliative and hospice care specialists to rural areas, according to authors of a recent report published in the JAMA Health Forum. Additional studies further support the claim that changes to telehealth policy improved access.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

The National Quality Forum endorsed the measures earlier this month, pending a 30-day appeals period. The two new measures fall under the category of “patient-reported outcome performance measures” (PRO-PMs) that assess quality using two main indicators: patient-provider communication and pain management.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 28, 2025

He was also a member of the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Standing Committee at the National Quality Forum. Kamal began his medical career at the Mayo Clinic before becoming co-founder and CEO of Prepped Health.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In addition, standards-development agencies such as the National Quality Forum and the National Committee for Quality Assurance to The Joint Commission will help the coalition scale this approach across more standards-based tools.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

End-of-life care saves cancer costs A new cancer quality metric has been developed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the National Quality Forum (NQF).

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Hospice News

AUGUST 11, 2022

Agency for Health Research & Quality to develop consensus standards on what constitutes high-quality grief and bereavement care, in partnership with the National Quality Forum and hospice providers, among others. “If

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Hospice News

MAY 9, 2023

Fratkin is a chair on American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine’s “Safe Use of Psychedelic Assisted Therapy” forum and also sits on the Compassion & Choices’ health care advisory council. But it’s ultimately giving people the choice to address the serious health aspects as they struggle in the face of mortality.”

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JUNE 29, 2023

Agency for Health Research & Quality to develop consensus standards on what constitutes high-quality grief and bereavement care, in partnership with the National Quality Forum and hospice providers, among others. But Congress did not pass the legislation.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2024

of 955, 777 Medicare decedents who died between 2017 and 2018 utilized these services, a JAMA Health Forum study found. However, a large proportion of families nationwide have not held advance care planning discussions. Only 10.9% As it pursued this most recent infusion of capital, Koda set out to engage with health care-focused investors.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2024

of 955, 777 Medicare decedents who died between 2017 and 2018 utilized these services, a JAMA Health Forum study found. However, a large proportion of families nationwide have not held advance care planning discussions. Only 10.9%

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AlayaCare

JULY 27, 2022

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AlayaCare

JUNE 9, 2021

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AlayaCare

JUNE 10, 2021

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AlayaCare

JUNE 21, 2023

Provide access to knowledge bases, user forums, or help desks where employees can seek assistance and troubleshoot issues independently. This approach not only increases efficiency but also promotes healthy competition among team members. This reduces dependency on trainers and promotes a self-sufficient learning environment.

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Hospice News

JUNE 13, 2022

It is important to let the LGBTQ+ audience know that a provider delivers gender-affirming care by getting the word out in advertising, social forums, community gatherings and support groups. They must ensure that there is diversity among their staff as well. Education is another key factor.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JUNE 2, 2024

By collaborating with policymakers, engaging in policy research, and participating in international forums, ASAM influences systemic changes that prioritise the well-being of diverse communities during pregnancy and childbirth. ASAM has become a recognized platform within the maternity care forum, influencing best practices and policies.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 18, 2024

Director of Marketing and Membership, has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Association Forum Chris Mahaffey Inspiring Leader Award. Emily Muse, CAE, AAHPM Sr. Emily embodies the very essence of inspirational leadership, setting a shining example for her peers and colleagues.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

She is currently the Vice-president of The Doctor Patient Forum, and she has been with the volunteer organization, Don't Punish Pain, since its inception in 2017. Carrie Judy is an unpaid contributor and researcher at The Doctor Patient Forum. Judy serves as a volunteer researchist for The Doctor Patient Forum. References 1.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The AlayaCare Ideas Forum A massive part of building a product is identifying new features our customers desire. AlayaCare users can visit our AlayaCare Ideas Forum to b rowse and vote on existing ideas to see what the AlayaCare Community has submitted, submit a new idea. The easiest way to figure it out? We ask them!

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AlayaCare

JANUARY 8, 2021

Since the early days of AlayaCare, our Customer Advisory Board (CAB) has been an important forum for home care agencies to share their real-world insight into what their administrators, caregivers and clients need, technologically-speaking. Nobody knows how useful any particular technology is more than those who, well, use it every day.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The AlayaCare Ideas Forum. AlayaCare users can visit our AlayaCare Ideas Forum to b rowse and vote on existing ideas to see what the AlayaCare Community has submitted, submit a new idea. A massive part of building a product is identifying new features our customers desire. The easiest way to figure it out? We ask them!

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 27, 2025

Next, creating forums for open dialogue ensures nurses’ voices are heard and their concerns addressed. However, those who embrace top-of-license utilization can build a more engaged, effective workforce. Implementing targeted solutions, such as delegating administrative tasks or redesigning workflows, can tackle specific challenges.

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Hospice News

MARCH 2, 2023

So we have forums and special interest groups that people can join and really plug in, especially if they’re new to the field. It is just part of who we are. That is an emphasis for us this year, and that is absolutely a part of community formation. We aim to be a place where people can find community.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 12, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Wendy-Jo Toyama, MBA CAE FASAE, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Woman of Influence Award by Association Forum. Wendy-Jo exemplifies these qualities and was honored at Association Forum’s Women’s Executive Forum on March 15, 2024, in Chicago.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This could be through online platforms opinion polls, interactive, live feedback tools such as mentimeter, gamification for adolescents, open meeting forums, focus groups, or a target co-design workshop to elicit a clear answer or steer for a specific question or challenge. et al 2023).

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

However, they weren’t even assured that the paper would publish their letter in the first place despite it being an important local community forum. In 2025, the situation has significantly changed in ways that the nurses of the 1970s could not even have imagined.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

You get on any social media forum that supports hospice nurses and you’ll see the same sentiment. How much time do they chase the vendors to get their DME equipment out there? How much time do they spend charting? Charting is incredibly painful. We have a lot of nurses who don’t want to be case managers because of charting.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

These efforts include, but are not limited to: Sharing evidence-based promising practices Engaging with the membership Providing consultative services Convening networking forums “I am honored to have been chosen as the Chair-Elect of DEILN,” says Dr. Alexander-Delpech.

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 21, 2021

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 22, 2021

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

MAY 26, 2024

Furthermore, I have developed an EDI champion forum, staff within maternity and student midwives at two local universities join together to support the Inclusivity agenda and support dissemination of the work we are doing as many of the members are from under-represented communities themselves.

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AlayaCare

JANUARY 7, 2021

Since the early days of AlayaCare, our Customer Advisory Board (CAB) has been an important forum for home care agencies to share their real-world insight into what their administrators, caregivers and clients need, technologically-speaking. Nobody knows how useful any particular technology is more than those who, well, use it every day.

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