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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

Hospice News

He returned to hospice care part time from 2010 to 2014 from his home base in Napa County. He describes the findings from the pilot program, and its subsequent influence, to showcase the vast importance of palliative care treatment.

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

Hospice News

He served in the same role prior to that at Optum Hospice since 2010. HopeWest Names New Vice President Colorado-based HopeWest has named Lindsay Kampfer as its vice president of hospice and palliative care. Howe has more than 14 years of experience in hospice. He was previously medical director at Compassus since 2017.

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Hospice Gives the Gift of Quality Family Time

Hospice Red River Valley

They would share a cup of coffee and conversation together as well as completing his personal cares. In 2010, he was honored at a banquet in Washington DC and awarded the Silver Helmet Award as the AMVET of the year. He looked forward to his Hospice visits. Volunteering was Glen’s passion.

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Ep.13: How Becoming an Accredited Organization will Help you Build More Partnerships and Increase Referrals

Home Care Pulse

They required nurses to perform assessments before initiating care and regularly every 60 days. And that’s even though we were strictly a personal care provider and not providing any skilled nursing services. So we don’t come there, you know, looking for, you know, for medical type of, of care being provided.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

Michelle Cone ( 03:28 ): So, you know, at its most basic level, it really allows home care agencies to monitor and promote the quality of care that they provide to their clients with actual quantitative data. Readmissions have been tracked and monitored by c M S for over a decade now.