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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

Palliative care providers have explored diverse routes to improve quality and access to their services in 2024. The topics spanned evolving reimbursement trends, innovative care delivery partnerships and research examining the biggest barriers among undeserved populations.

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

Hospice News

Stretching back more than a decade, a rising number of states have passed laws designed to raise awareness of hospice and palliative care, but to date, few if any have achieved measurable results. Palliative care does that. Five flavors of palliative care laws. The reasons for this run the gamut.

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Forks Community Hospital Launches Palliative Care Program Amid Financial Struggles

Hospice News

Amid a rash of financial headwinds, Forks Community Hospital is investing in a palliative care progam. This decision came after physicians at the Washington state-based hospital noticed a troubling trend: people with chronic conditions often come to the emergency room in a crisis because no one provides the care they need in the home setting.

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Care Synergy Becomes National Center for Johns Hopkins’ CAPABLE Program

Hospice News

The hospice, palliative care, and home health network Care Synergy has become the national center for the Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program, developed by Johns Hopkins University. In post-acute care, we see people further down in their health trajectory.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

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Alex 01:42 And we’re delighted to welcome from my home state of Michigan, Joe Dixon, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc at Trinity Health. Tim 07:37 I was going to say the terminology really came from the legal literature that we kind of adopted, I think in that 2017 statement. Tim 01:40 Wonderful to be here.

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Key Research Trends: End-of-Life Disparities Across the Globe

Hospice News

Individuals with opioid disorders were 16% less likely to receive end-of-life care during the last 90 days of life compared to others, the study found. Settings examined included acute care hospitals, health care clinics, long-term care facilities and the home.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Jessie Merlin is an addiction and palliative care physician, and professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. 2017 podcast. Bragging rights.