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Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act
Administration, industry tout healthcare provisions included in the sweeping legislative package.
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Long-Term Care Facilities Cut Superfluous Antibiotic Use
Locations that adhered to federal safety program reported more success in this area.
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Falls Prevention Awareness Week:
Is Your Facility Prepared?Read on for more information leaders and caregivers need to keep patients safe.
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Patients/surrogates vastly overrate likelihood of survival
Most (83%) patients/surrogates stated they preferred full code status but only 4% could identify the components of CPR; 16% stated preferences that differed with the medical record. -
Study shows issues with discharge instructions
Patients and their caregivers sometimes have difficulty recalling details of their discharge instructions, a new study finds. -
Personalize protection of patient health information to improve employee education
A hospice can have encryption on all devices that include patient information as well as a full set of policies and procedures regarding the protection of patient information, but staff education is critical to ensure safety of data, says Brian Payne, chief executive officer at Winston-Salem Hospice and Palliative CareCenter in North Carolina. -
CMS finalizes 2012 Medicare home health payment changes
Payments to home health agencies (HHAs) are estimated to decrease by approximately 2.31% or $430 million in calendar year (CY) 2012, the net effect of a 1.4% payment update, the wage index update, and the case-mix coding adjustment, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS). -
Survey of medical records demonstrates effectiveness of POLST
According to newly published research, a program created to communicate the treatment preferences of those with advanced illness or frailty ensures those preferences are honored 94% of the time. The Program, called Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST), was launched in Oregon almost 20 years ago. -
Encrypt laptops and smartphones to prevent data breaches
In April 2010, the laptop computer of a hospice nurse in the Chicago area was stolen. The theft of a mobile device is not that unusual. -
Parents less likely to choose supportive care
Parents are more likely to choose aggressive chemotherapy for their children who are in the palliative stage of cancer than the health care professionals caring for the children, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.