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From Sea to Shining Sea: State Palliative Care Laws Yield Mixed Results

Hospice News

Stretching back more than a decade, a rising number of states have passed laws designed to raise awareness of hospice and palliative care, but to date, few if any have achieved measurable results. Palliative care does that. Five flavors of palliative care laws. The reasons for this run the gamut.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

Hospice News

NPHI is a national advocacy organization with more than 100 nonprofit advanced illness care providers, including those offering hospice and palliative care services. Muir joined the organization in 2019 as its chief of clinical innovations. Both King and McDaniel also join the organization’s leadership council.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

Hospice News

In 2019 the Minnesota-headquartered hospice provider began utilizing a predictive analytics tool from Medalogix. The post-acute data analytics company develops machine learning solutions designed to identify patients in need of home health, hospice or palliative care services as early as possible in the course of their illnesses.

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CMS Unveils Dementia-Focused Payment Model with Interdisciplinary Care Approach

Hospice News

Participating operators may also receive payment for respite care. However, hospice and palliative care providers that offer upstream services may be uniquely suited to implement such a model, either directly or through a partnership. Patients who have elected the Medicare Hospice Benefit are not eligible for the program.

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Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

Hospice News

“The investment in Uintah Basin Home Health and Hospice will allow us to enhance the care coordination with Uintah Basin Medical Center and provide better health outcomes for the patients and clients we serve in the Uintah Basin area.”. in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Frontline Hospice Staff Need to Understand New CMS Survey Methods

Hospice News

In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! These include rules pertaining to patient rights, initial comprehensive assessments, interdisciplinary care planning and care coordination.

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Population Health, Quality, and Palliative Care: The Role of Public and Private Payors

AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

In our discipline of palliative care, understanding the unique needs and characteristics of the population is essential for providing effective and high-quality care. In our discipline of palliative care, understanding the unique needs and characteristics of the population is essential for providing effective and high-quality care.