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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

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Palliative care providers have explored diverse routes to improve quality and access to their services in 2024. Below are five under-the-radar stories that, while important, didnt make our most read this year. SMI patients with serious physical illnesses often have less access to appropriate medical care and mental health services.

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Global Partners in Care, Elea Institute Partner to Improve Palliative Care Access Worldwide

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The organization became an affiliate of the Indiana-based provider Center for Hospice Care in 2017. Global Partners in Care (GPIC) and Elea Institute have formed a partnership designed to extend access to palliative care services worldwide. Now, it oversees direct partnerships between U.S.

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Early Palliative Care Spending Rose Over the Last Decade

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in 2017 through 2019 compared to 51% in 2010-2013. in 2017 through 2019 compared to 51% in 2010-2013. Though the numbers are still relatively low, spending on early palliative care rose between 2010 and 2019 for patients with advanced cancers, a recent study found. A decline occurred with between-provider variation, 45.3%

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Hospices Leverage Partnerships to Scale Palliative Care Programs

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Tennessee-based Contessa and Mount Sinai first partnered in 2017 to provide these services, adding Mount Sinai’s home health agency into the fold with the expansion. Tennessee-based Contessa and Mount Sinai first partnered in 2017 to provide these services, adding Mount Sinai’s home health agency into the fold with the expansion.

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Emergency Department Residents Lack Training in Palliation

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Between 2014 and 2017, these patients accounted for more than 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, according to the U.S. The post Emergency Department Residents Lack Training in Palliation appeared first on Hospice News.

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The Value of Palliative Care Consults in the Hospital Emergency Department

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Between 2014 and 2017, these patients accounted for more than 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, according to the U.S. Patients and clinicians can benefit from having palliative care consults available in hospital emergency departments, though currently few providers have done so. ROI,” the authors found.

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What Hospice VBID’s Ending Means for Palliative Care

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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. That problem was mirrored in the environment outside of the program.