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Hospice Underutilized for Patients with Several Types of Conditions

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Terminally ill patients often lack a firm understanding and awareness about their end-of-life care options, a trend researchers across the world are examining more closely. One-third of 8,297 ovarian cancer patients received late referrals for palliative care services, the analysis found.

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Psychedelics, Cannabis Show Promise in End-of-Life Care, But More Research Needed on the Risks

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Researchers have identified a number of clinical benefits, including reduction of anxiety, depression and improved acceptance of mortality, according to a 2019 literature review in the journal Current Oncology. and serves on the national advisory board for the California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care.

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‘Transforming’ Hospice Access for Terminally Ill Prison Populations

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Many medically complex incarcerated patients do not understand the full scope of their end-of-life care options, recent research found. Efforts are ramping up to improve end-of-life outcomes among prison populations, including other volunteer-based hospice and palliative care programs.

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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

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Former NAHC President Joins New Day Healthcare, Law Firm Bill Dombi has recently stepped into two new roles following his retirement as president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). His insights will be invaluable as we continue to innovate home care and Burn the Ships to rethink and redesign care delivery models.

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Reps. Van Duyne, Panetta Introduce Bill to Reform Hospice Special Focus Program

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When it comes to end-of-life care, you only have one chance to get it right,” Van Duyne said in a statement emailed to Hospice News. This was in response to July 2019 reports on hospice quality from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Helios Care Partners with Bassett Healthcare to Expand Hospice, Palliative Services

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The hospice and senior care provider Helios Care is partnering with the integrated health system Bassett Healthcare Network to bring more extensive access to hospice and palliative care to patients in central New York. Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

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Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them. This was the impetus behind the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), which emerged from an Oct. 8, 2005 meeting of health care leaders in South Korea. Case in point, as many as 71% of the U.S.