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Early Telepalliative Care Can Reduce Caregiver Burden, Improve Quality

Hospice News

The JAMA study examined outcomes of 1,250 adults with advanced lung cancer receiving palliative care across 22 health care organizations in the United States from June 14, 2018 to May 4, 2023. Satisfaction with care for the caregivers and for the patients [showed] no differences.

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The Link Between Palliative and Mental Health Care

Hospice News

Researchers dug into patients’ data to examine palliative care utilization and delivery of mental health services and pharmacotherapies between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2018.

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PRIM-ER Palliative Care Training Program Did Not Reduce Hospital Admissions

Hospice News

The PRIM-ER interventions took place between 2018 and 2022, meaning that the results could have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers evaluated the initial emergency department visits of nearly 99,000 seniors with serious illnesses before and after implementation of PRIM-ER. The results were published in JAMA.

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Bridging the gap between clinical services and research

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

There is a growing body of evidence that patients treated in research active organisations have improved outcomes (Downing et al 2017, Jonker & Fisher 2018, Jonker et al 2019). Johnson, M (2018). Jonker, L & Fisher, S (2018). 2018 Apr;157:1-6. Strengthening Research in the NHS. BMJ 2018;360. Public Health.

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Senate Confirms Dr. Mehmet Oz as CMS Administrator

Hospice News

In 2018, he was named Professor Emeritus of Surgery. Oz previously served as the director of the Cardiovascular Institute at New York Presbyterian Hospital and vice-chairman and professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Ozs career also has been steeped in controversy.

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Automated Orders Improve Palliative Care Access

Hospice News

The study took place between March 2018 and November 2018. These patients often experience emotional distress, breathlessness, anxiety, pain and other symptoms that palliative care can help ameliorate.

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MA Beneficiaries More Likely than Fee-for-Service Patients to Enter Hospice from Community Setting

Hospice News

More than 46% of MA beneficiaries who enrolled in hospice in 2018 did so while in their homes (rather than a hospital or nursing facility), compared to 38% who were covered by traditional Medicare, a study published in JAMA Health Forum found. .” Years prior to 2018 showed similar patterns.

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