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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

Hospice News

More providers are investing in virtual reality (VR) programs as a growing body of research shows that it can ease pain symptoms and improve outcomes for palliative care patients. These findings suggest that there could be therapeutic benefits to expanding virtual reality programming in palliative care delivery, researchers indicated.

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Palliative Care a ‘Natural Fit’ for Home Health Agencies

Hospice News

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.

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Medicare Advantage Crackdown Could Dampen Palliative Care Growth

Hospice News

In turn, that could dampen the growth of palliative care supplemental benefits in MA moving forward. Despite palliative care’s ability to lower health care spending and improve patient outcomes, it remains an underutilized service. billion, a 287% increase in profits since 2012,” Sens. wrote in a statement.

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

Hospice News

Two barriers interfere with palliative care growth — identifying patients in need and a fragmented reimbursement system, according to Laura Templeton, COO and executive vice president at Compassus. As a nurse, Templeton has leveraged her clinical experiences to help navigate challenges that prevent patients from accessing care.

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Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

Hospice News

The LIFE program mirrors Empath’s Suncoast Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program, which the organization has operated since 2012. Erle and Emma White Inpatient Center features 24 patient beds with an interdisciplinary staff that provides round-the-clock care, including respite services for caregivers.

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

Hospice News

Rodgers became AccentCare’s top executive in 2012 after more than three years as the CEO of OptumHealth Collaborative Care. A major achievement during Rodgers’ tenure at the Dallas-based hospice, home health and palliative care provider was the company’s 2020 merger with Illinois-based Seasons Hospice & Palliative.

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Contessa Launches JV with Memorial Hermann Health System

Hospice News

This marks another milestone in Contessa’s strategy to build pathways for greater integration of home-based care and palliative services. The partnership is intended to expand the delivery of palliative and home-based medical care in the state, driven largely on value-based initiatives, according to Contessa. “A