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The Case for Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

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Individually, palliative care and social determinants programs both have the potential to improve quality of life and reduce costs — but that potential may be greater when the two are combined. Programs to address social determinants have likewise been found to reduce health care expenditures.

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The Value of Palliative Care Consults in the Hospital Emergency Department

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Patients and clinicians can benefit from having palliative care consults available in hospital emergency departments, though currently few providers have done so. Populations who most need palliative care are often chronically ill seniors with complex health conditions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Breast Cancer Patients Often Lack Access to Palliative Care

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Breast cancer patients often lack access to palliative care services, but the needle may be moving as researchers dig into common barriers and clinical and financial outcomes. A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014.

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How Medicaid Boosted Palliative Care Utilization

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More cancer patients have been receiving palliative care since the Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid. of eligible patients received palliative care in states that expanded Medicaid, up from 17% before the ACA provisions took effect on Jan. About 18.9%

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Primary, Palliative Care Collaborations Can Open New Referral Streams

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Many patients lack access to palliative care in part due to lagging reimbursement for these services. This is among the reasons driving more palliative care providers to join forces with primary care providers to bridge gaps in payment, according to Tiffany Hughes, COO and nurse practitioner at Texas-based PalliCare Inc.

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Partners In Care, Summit Health Join Forces on Palliative Care

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Partners In Care has formed a strategic partnership with the primary and urgent care provider Summit Health aimed at increasing access to palliative care in Central Oregon. Beginning this July, Summit Health patients will have access to palliative care consultations and expanded services through the partnership. .

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Amedisys Having ‘Significant Conversations’ with Prospective Palliative Care Partners

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Kusserow – who holds a reputation as a successful turnaround executive – held the Amedisys CEO role from 2014 until early 2022. During that time, he helped spearhead the company’s aggressive hospice expansion, epitomized by the industry-shaping acquisitions of Compassionate Care Hospice, AseraCare and other businesses.