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Phoenix Children’s Palliative Chief: Shift the Culture in Health Care

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The Phoenix Children’s palliative care program was launched in 2009. Shaw’s large staff includes eight board-certified doctors, an advanced nurse practitioner, a social worker, a mental health therapist, a bereavement coordinator, a bereavement counselor, a psychologist, a nurse coordinator and a medical assistant.

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Phoenix Children’s Pediatric Palliative Care Training Works to Bridge Access, Staffing Gaps

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Phoenix Children’s palliative program began in 2009 and includes nine physicians, social workers, mental health therapists, child life specialists and bereavement support professionals. Communication skills are among the most significant components of shaping a sustainable pediatric palliative care workforce, Shaw said. “A

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

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Established in 2009, St. Not only have daily clinical visits in the last week of life improved, so too have bedside presence from other interdisciplinary team members such as social workers and chaplains, she stated. In 2019 the Minnesota-headquartered hospice provider began utilizing a predictive analytics tool from Medalogix.

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Top Lawmakers for Hospices to Watch in 2024

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If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. We are severely concerned with the direction that CMS has taken on this program. We don’t have confidence in the algorithm that they proposed. Jimmy Panetta Rep.

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

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Mission Healthcare, a portfolio company of the private equity firm the Vistria Group, was founded in 2009 and provides care to roughly 5,000 patients daily across its home state in California, as well as in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Agape Care Group Appoints M&A VP.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. Despite this, in my 20-year career as a palliative care physician, I have yet to see a death doula in the wild. Why Beth? Jane, welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

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They’re really excellent, and if I have any complaint about them at all, it’s that they could have been issued in 2008, 2009. What is the role of the physicians, the nurses, the social workers in hospice? Eric: Alex, we have some great guests with us today. Alex: We have some wonderful guests. Tell me about that.

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