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Hospice News
JUNE 12, 2024
A 2018 study showed that most students in clinical disciplines do not feel prepared to provide family care at the end of life. Jennifer Blechman, palliative care medical director at the Oregon-based nonprofit Partners in Care said at the Hospice News Virtual Staffing Summit. Palliative care is relatively a new field.
Hospice News
AUGUST 26, 2022
Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director. Dr. William “Monty” Downs is stepping into a new role as medical director of Hawaii-based Kaua‘i Hospice after retiring from 50 years in the emergency department at Wilcox Health Medical Centert. Wilcox Health is part of Hawaii Pacific Health.
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Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
A 2018 study showed that most students in clinical disciplines do not feel prepared to provide family care at the end of life. Palliative care education programs are gaining speed regionally, leading some to hope for a “domino effect” that would spur further growth. Regional programs cropping up.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Ginn began leading financial teams at Amedisys in 2007, while Guidroz previously served as senior vice president of accounting at Amedisys since June 2018. He joined the hospice provider in 2015 as director of market development before moving up the ranks to general manager in 2018 and senior general manager in 2022.
Hospice News
MAY 22, 2023
Understanding these perspectives can drive conversations about management of these symptoms, according to VITAS Medical Director Robert Nguyen, who worked on the study. of Medicare decedents who used hospice in 2018, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reported. between 2010 and 2019.
Hospice News
JUNE 1, 2022
This can result in patients coming to hospice later in the course of their illnesses, according to Lee, who also serves on the board of directors at the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN). Most students in clinical disciplines do not feel prepared to provide family care at the end of life, according to a 2018 study.
Hospice News
JULY 15, 2022
The program now is staffed by one full-time and one part-time hospice nurse, as well as a chaplain, home health aides, and a medical social worker. in California during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Hospice utilization reached 46.1% This trailed behind the national average of 50.3%
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