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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

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Researchers examined eight other studies from 2012 to 2021 that included virtual reality interventions among a rough total of 225 palliative care patients with diverse types of advanced illnesses and age ranges (20 to 103 years old). Around 17.5% About 82.5%

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Palliative Care a ‘Natural Fit’ for Home Health Agencies

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Though relatively few home health agencies provide palliative care, those providers and their patients can benefit from more integration of those services. Currently, the palliative care space is dominated by hospices and health systems. Challenges do exist when it comes to developing palliative care programs, according to Farrand.

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Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

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The LIFE program mirrors Empath’s Suncoast Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program, which the organization has operated since 2012. The facility opened in 2012, fueled by a $300,000 donation from Robert and Helen Ball, local community members. The hospice’s W.

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Medicare Advantage Crackdown Could Dampen Palliative Care Growth

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billion, a 287% increase in profits since 2012,” Sens. Federal regulators are cracking down on the private insurers that administer Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. In turn, that could dampen the growth of palliative care supplemental benefits in MA moving forward. based research and consulting firm ATI Advisory. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

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Compassus’ Laura Templeton: Education, Better Reimbursement Needed to Foster Palliative Care Growth

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I worked in acute care prior to coming into the more integrated home-based care scene at Compassus in 2012. Sometimes we have a gap in identifying patient needs appropriately in our health systems, whether it’s palliating symptoms or identifying care support resources they need. What has led your career journey into palliative care?

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Steward Health Exec to Replace Stephan Rodgers as AccentCare’s CEO

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Rodgers became AccentCare’s top executive in 2012 after more than three years as the CEO of OptumHealth Collaborative Care. Optum is now a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH). The deal made AccentCare one of the nation’s largest hospice providers. AccentCare announced the news early Thursday evening.

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Contessa Launches JV with Memorial Hermann Health System

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Census Bureau projects that seniors will comprise more than 20% of the state’s population by 2030, up 25% from 2012. Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) subsidiary Contessa Health has unveiled a new joint venture partnership with Texas-based Memorial Hermann Health System. Contessa is using JV partnerships to cast a wider net across the care continuum.