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National Alliance’s Scott Levy: Hospices Need ‘Regulatory Relief’ to Protect ‘Sacred Benefit’

Hospice News

This is according to Scott Levy, chief government affairs officer at National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). Can you share your background in hospice and home over the last decade, starting with your most recent role at Amedisys? I started out in a lower-level government affairs position at Amedisys in August 2015.

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The Forces Driving, Impeding Access to Pediatric Palliative Care

Hospice News

Reimbursement pressures, workforce strains and lagging awareness represent pain points preventing greater utilization of palliative care. There are so many things that need to be addressed to improve quality and access to pediatric palliative and hospice care,” Leonard told Palliative Care News in an email.

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Health Systems Adapt to Changing Environment by Expanding Hospice, Home-Based Care

Hospice News

Initiatives like these allow health systems the opportunity to not only capitalize on growing demand, but also to address a more comprehensive range of their patients’ health needs in the setting that most prefer, according to Angel Vargas, vice president of Care at Home for Kaiser Permanente. Census Bureau.

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Data Trends Point to Palliative Care’s Return on Investment

Hospice News

Recent research has found that palliative care’s value proposition may be gaining momentum across the health continuum and in educational settings. Researchers examined 345 hospitalized HCC patients who underwent palliative locoregional therapy between January 2015 and December 2022. Nearly half, or 46.1%

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Systematic Change Needed to Support Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients

Hospice News

Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. Families caring for seriously ill loved ones face systemic barriers that could threaten patients’ ability to receive care at home, including at the end of life.

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Key Trends to Watch: Health Systems Moving into Hospice, Home-Based Care

Hospice News

As more care moves into the home setting, more hospitals and health systems are throwing their hats into the ring. Coupled with the entry of more payers into the space, the influx of health systems into home health, hospice and community-based palliative care stands to change the competitive dynamics in markets nationwide.

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Challenges for children’s palliative care

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

In this week’s blog, the 5th and final of our CYP series, Gilda Davis @GildaMDavis, Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing at the University of Worcester discusses challenges affecting children’s palliative care. As such, the services that are currently available are going to find themselves under further increasing pressure.