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Preventing hospital-acquired pressure injuries

American Nurse

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimates that individual care for patients with HAPI can cost an organization $20,900 to $151,700. Medicare estimates that each pressure injury adds $43,180 to a hospital stay. Casia Tomlinson is a wound care coordinator at Glens Falls Hospital in Glens Falls, New York.

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Home health nursing

American Nurse

Patient-centered care focused on self-sufficiency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the term “home health” to describe a federal health insurance program that provides intermittent short-term care to help patients recover from illness and become as self-sufficient as possible at home. 2024; 19(6).

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Views From ViVE: 5 Top Talking Points (So Far) in LA This Week

Health Leaders | Nursing

With ViVE 2024 picking up steam this week in Los Angeles, here's what attendees are talking about A few trends picked up during the first two days at ViVE 2024: Telehealth isn't dead. More and more care will be in the home.