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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

Palliative care providers are becoming a larger part of improving outcomes among patients with rare diseases by helping to address nonmedical needs, symptom management, care coordination, spiritual support and ensuring goal-concordant care delivery.

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From Sea to Shining Sea: State Palliative Care Laws Yield Mixed Results

Hospice News

Among the applicants to join the council was Barbara Hansen, CEO of the Oregon Hospice & Palliative Care Association, who became a member in 2018. The Oregon advisory group began producing a website to inform health care providers about palliative care, with a particular focus on long term care organizations.

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Finding your PAC

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Post-acute care (PAC) represents an important component of the healthcare delivery system in the United States, with the Medicare fee-for-service program spending more than $57 billion on these services in 2019 (The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 2021a). The care trajectory for an individual beneficiary can be complicated.

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April 2022: CMS updates National Quality Strategy

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Noted in its stated objectives the CMS National Quality Strategy takes a person-centered approach to quality and safety and seeks to improve the overall care journey as individuals move across the continuum of care, from home- or community-based settings to hospitals and post-acute care. This all sounds great, right?

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