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4 Hospices Tap New Executive, Clinical LeadersĀ 

Hospice News

Heart to Heart Hospice Appoints CMO, National Medical Director Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice has tapped Dr. Michael Bond as its new chief medical officer and national medical director. Dopf is board-certified physician in internal medicine, geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative medicine.

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Thyme Care Appoints Scientific Advisory Board with Palliative Care Expertise

Hospice News

The four-person board includes experts in palliative care, geriatric oncology, health policy , care delivery, predictive analytics and health care innovation from health systems, cancer centers, and research institutions. So we want to prioritize proven strategies from both community and academic centers that are leaders in oncology.

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High Peaks Hospice celebrates National Doctors Day with a Spotlight on our Medical Director

High Peaks Hospice

High Peaks Hospice would like to honor our Medical Director, Dr. Curt Gedney for National Doctors Day by sharing information about him with the team. Dr. He fulfilled his commitment plus more by working six years full-time in family medicine and adding on working part-time as a hospice Medical Director.

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Palliative Care an ā€˜Important Pieceā€™ of Quality in Oncology Programs

Hospice News

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, for instance, has a team of palliative care providers ā€œembeddedā€ into its oncology clinic and ALS Center, according to David Wu, the programā€™s director. Also in 2020 came the launch of partnership between Livio Health and cancer care provider Minnesota Oncology.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

Alex: We are delighted to welcome to the GeriPal Podcast, Kellie Flood, who is a geriatrician at the University of Alabama Birmingham and associate Chief Quality Officer for Geriatrics and Care Transitions. And also to have those folks proactively assessing and addressing geriatric syndromes. Kellie, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

Hospice News

Prior to joining Treasure Coast Hospice, he practiced family medicine at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, Gateway Medical Group and Jupiter Medical Center. He also served as medical director at skilled nursing facility provider Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie, as well as at Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center. ā€œI

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Improving Nursing Home Quality: Jasmine Travers, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, and Mike Wasserman

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You were on a National Academy of Sciences committee started in 2020? ” How hard would it be for every medical director, every director of nurses, every administrator to know the first and last name of every CNA who works in that building? From a medical director standpoint, how do you think about that?