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CMS Launches GUIDE Model Demonstration With Strong Showing From Hospice, Palliative Care Participants

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The payment model is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing care coordination, behavioral health and functional needs. The model features reimbursement for care coordination and management, respite services and caregiver education and support.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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He first joined that company as its executive vice president of clinical services and CMO in 2002 while holding a similar role at Hospice of the Piedmont from 2019 to 2020. There he helped to develop standardized approaches to claims analytics, quality measurement and care coordination strategies aimed at improving cost-savings.

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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The new location will allow for improved support for serious and terminally ill patients that lack caregiver support or need higher levels of care, said Dr. Christopher Strzalka, medical director at Julia Hospice & Palliative Care. The organization planned to begin construction in 2022 and open by the end of 2023.

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Palliative Care an ‘Important Piece’ of Quality in Oncology Programs

Hospice News

The Nashville-headquartered organization recently secured a $60 million funding round to expand its health services for cancer patients, including palliative care and programs to address social determinants. The funds will also allow Thyme Care to deepen its partnerships with health care providers across the continuum, according to Mullangi.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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Summary Transcript Summary We’ve talked a lot about comprehensive dementia care on the GeriPal podcast but while the evidence is clear that these programs work, the uptake has been limited largely because there hasn’t been a strong financial case for it. laughter] Eric: That was back in 2020. So we had Care Ecosystem.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed some avenues to reimbursement for palliative care services through value-based payment programs and demonstrations. The most visible attempt began in 2020 when CMS began allowing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit.

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