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National Nurses Week Is Extra Meaningful This Year

Each year, May 6-12 is designated as National Nurses Week, a time to recognize, celebrate and honor all the dedicated caregivers who are the heart of healthcare. This year was already shaping up to be something special since 2020 has been declared to be the Year of the Nurse and Midwife to coincide with the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale.

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Industry Insights Lisa Smith Industry Insights Lisa Smith

PACE Programs Amid COVID-19

As we roll into the third month of COVID-19, the world is becoming a very different place, and moving at a very different pace in all manner of speaking. One area particularly affected by the Novel Coronavirus, is a program that serves the most vulnerable population, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).

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Alcohol Screening Tools

Primary care providers often screen their patients for a variety of conditions, including alcohol use. Screening is not the same as diagnostic testing, which can establish a definite diagnosis. Instead, screening is used to identify people who are likely to have a disorder, as determined by their answers to certain questions.

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What is a PACE program?

The PACE Model of Care began in the early 1970’s when the Chinatown-North Beach community of San Francisco saw a need for long-term care services by people. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the PACE model as a permanently recognized provider type under both the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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