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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

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The Denver Hospice Appoints New Medical Director. The Denver Hospice recently tapped Dr. Robert Howe as its new medical director following the retirement of Dr. Shirlee Turner after 11 years of service at the company. Hiranandani earned his medical degree from St.

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The Benefits of Palliative, Home-Based Primary Care Integration

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A 2017 analysis of Northwestern’s program showed significant cost reductions, reduced hospital readmissions and increases in hospice enrollment and length of stay, Chiang said at the symposium. The program is in the process of hiring its first social worker as a part-time employee.

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How Palliative Care Could Address Unmet Needs of Patients With Rare Diseases

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Brown is also medical director of Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Phelps Center for Cerebral Palsy. Palliative a quality, cost driver An estimated 25–30 million Americans have some type of rare disease (RD) and experience unique challenges as a result, according to a 2017 study published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

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I became a registered nurse in 2012 and received my nurse practitioner degree in 2017. We also have a home health aide, a chaplain, a social worker, a patient intake coordinator and a medical director. As a nurse practitioner, what led you to begin a hospice program?

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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An aim of the resource center is to provide a safe place for individuals to work through difficult emotions and grief, and help survivors address the physical, mental, social and spiritual impact of losing a family member or close friend, Hill continued.

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New CEOs Tapped at Adory, Montgomery, Prince George Hospices

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Aaby previously served as CFO from 1998 to 2017 at the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. Brubaker Miller is a licensed clinical social worker and brings more than 25 years of experience in the hospice industry. Additionally, he will serve as medical director of The Denver Hospice.

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