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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

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Launched in 2017 by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), the VBID demonstration tested new approaches to reimbursement across a variety of health care settings. Nursing homes may be incentivized to hospitalize residents eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Stillwater Hospice CFO: A Winning Recipe for Improving Rural Hospice Care

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Launched in 2017, the hospice company serves predominantly rural-based populations in Montana, northern Wyoming and South Dakota. For example, we try to buy vehicles for our nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains. If youre a rural hospice, you may have higher reimbursement needs.

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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

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In 2017, the U.S. For hospice and palliative care providers, many were unable to reach patients in facilities and at times could not provide care in some homes, Baker Rogers indicated. Referrals to hospice were frequently delayed, and respite care was also impossible in some instances due to nursing home restrictions.

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Hospice Length of Stay: Balancing Patient Needs Against Regulatory Compliance

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Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Ohio analyzed data for cancer patients between 2013 to 2017, finding that aggressive care in the last 30 days of life was more common among nursing home residents than community-dwelling older adults, at 64% versus 58%, respectively.

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

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Board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, Howe has more than 20 years of experience as a physician and medical director for various health care organizations in the Denver area, including a number of rehabilitation, assisted living and skilled nursing home facilities. In just a few years, Dr.

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Calls Grow Louder for Greater Federal Support of Rural Hospices

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The letter included a push to pass the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), which if passed would provide incentives to expand training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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The nonprofit provider in 2017 originally set a $24 million goal to expand its hospice and palliative care services across 41 counties in Kentucky and Southern Indiana, reporting last year that it surpassed this with a $28 million fundraising campaign.

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