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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

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These results appeared in a 2019 New England Journal of Medicine study titled “Rehabbed to Death.” In the study, researchers present the case of an independent 87-year-old woman with moderate dementia admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

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population has little to no understanding of what palliative care is, including many clinicians in a position to refer patients and their families, according to a 2019 study in the Journal of Palliative Medicine. Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them.

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How Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Built an Award-Winning Palliative Program

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In 2019, leaders set up a collaborative with researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Bloomberg School of Public Health to diversify patient-care perspectives. Now we’re trying to understand how to integrate that into our training and in our workflow so that we’re thinking about that,” he said.

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VA Study Finds 95% Increase in Palliative Care Utilization When Patients Have Access to Social Workers

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Researchers analyzed records for 43,200 veterans with prior hospitalization who had received primary care at a VA site between October 2016 and September 2019. Patients are more likely to receive palliative care if they can access social workers through their primary care providers, Veterans Health Administration (VA) research has found.

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Death Doulas, Community Health Workers Collaborations Can Aid Hospices, But Resources Are Scarce

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EOLDs have had a growing presence in the serious illness and end-of-life care space, but their services are not reimbursed by Medicare or other insurance, according to Jane Euler, co-founder and chief doula of Present for You LLC. There is no formal mechanism to provide payment for these important services under a fee-for-service system.

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Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Hospice Care

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Adverse drug events (ADEs) present on a spectrum from discomfort to medical emergency, so the impacts can range widely,” Krout told Hospice News in an email. McPherson also serves on the board of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). Nearly half (45.7%) of these patients had more than one adverse drug event.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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About 10% of hospice patients were enrolled for only two days or less during 2019, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. About 10% of hospice patients were enrolled for only two days or less during 2019, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. This tracks with available data.

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