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Regulators Extend Some Telemedicine Flexibilities, Gauge Telehealth’s ‘New Path Forward’ in Hospice

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The temporary telemedicine rules allowed hospices and other health care providers to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine such as ketamine, cannabis, MDMA and psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin, among other drugs. The temporary telemedicine regulations allowed for virtual exceptions to this in-person rule.

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St. Croix’s New Minnesota Location Supports Staff Amid Growth

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Croix Hospice has opened a new office in its home state to support clinical capacity during a time of expansion. Located in Eagan, Minnesota, the office will serve as a hub for the companys interdisciplinary hospice team in the area. Croix Hospices new location. Launched in 2008, St. In addition to hospice, St.

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

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A range of new hospice executives have been recently tapped to lead organizations nationwide. AAHPM Announces New President-Elect Dr. Arif Kamal recently became the new president-elect of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). The hospice provider has inpatient care centers at Holy Cross Hospital, St.

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Choice Health at Home Acquires Lumicare Hospice

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Texas-based Choice Health at Home LLC has inked a deal to acquire Lumicare Hospice, growing its presence in two current markets while establishing services in a new state. Lumicare Hospice has locations in Texas and Arizona, two states in Choice’s existing service region. Hospice utilization in the state reached 50.4%

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

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It’s modeled off the Karnofsky performance scale, but it was adapted for palliative care populations, and it was developed in canadian palliative care units in the 1990s, about 30 years ago. But it’s still the prognostic tool used most often by palliative care clinicians. Eric 04:55 Oh, really? Eric 05:50 Yeah.