Scrubs
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
The funeral home then called 911 and hospice.” Emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene and soon found a pulse but no other movement or motor response. She was then transferred to a hospital before ultimately returning to the hospice facility in Urbandale. She then passed away with her family on Jan.
Relias
MAY 6, 2022
The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report, or PEPPER, contains valuable information to help your hospice organization identify billing issues and prevent improper payment audits. The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide.
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Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a care giving space that is often difficult and foreign for most families, friends, and other caregivers. Hospice care’s goal is different from the other medical care that a patient has been receiving for their illness.
Sensible Medicine
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Even though my practice is made up of about 750, overwhelmingly older people, mostly with chronic medical conditions, I only attend to the death of a patient a few times a month. He is otherwise well, with only hypertension, well-controlled on one medication. Others are transferred to inpatient hospice centers.
Scrubs
MARCH 3, 2023
Professionals use these mediums to highlight all kinds of issues from unsafe staffing levels, common medical conditions, and even end-of-life care. Several social media influencers in the medical field are speaking out about what drove them to the platform and why they feel the need to continue to post.
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Sometimes we are initiating hospice; other times the patient is moving to be with family who will take responsibility for end-of-life care. MT’s multiple medical problems and poor functional status made him a poor candidate for any therapy. Occasionally, these visits are more difficult and frustrating than sad.
Scrubs
JULY 25, 2023
Patients and their families can discern genuine concern from their medical professionals. For Bob and Ardis, genuine patient concern comes as naturally as taking a blood pressure or pushing a medication—it is at the core of who they are as nurses.
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