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Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

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Training interdisciplinary staff to identify and address patients nonmedical needs is a significant component of quality palliative care delivery, according to Dr. Tracy Romanello, medical director at Catholic Hospice and Catholic Palliative Care Services.

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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

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The Denver Hospice Appoints New Medical Director. The Denver Hospice recently tapped Dr. Robert Howe as its new medical director following the retirement of Dr. Shirlee Turner after 11 years of service at the company. Hiranandani earned his medical degree from St.

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M&A Buyers Scour Hospice Financials for Compliance Risks

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Despite slowed intensity thus far in 2022 compared to previous years, the hospice sector has “remained active” and “still outpaces” other markets in health care, according to a recent report from Bass Berry & Sims. But there’s nothing routine about these reviews in today’s current hospice regulatory environment. said Kulik. “Is

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2024

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Additionally, the rule included language to clarify that designated physician members of the hospice interdisciplinary team may certify patients for hospice if the medical director is unavailable. The second piece looked at elements of the 2025 proposed rule that would represent new requirements, if finalized.

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Nonprofit Startup Emmaus Catholic Hospice: Supportive Culture Key to ‘Rapid Growth’

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The organization began as a home health agency and added a hospice segment in 2022, according to Vicki Owens, CEO of Emmaus Catholic Hospice, DBA under the nonprofit Dominican Home Health Agency. Owens: The inception of pivoting from home health to hospice was in 2022. Emmaus Catholic Hospice established services within the last year.

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

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Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. From a medical director standpoint, how do you think about that? Jasmine: Thank you.

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

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So you can go to skilled facility for short rehab- But if you are permanently living in a nursing home. But if you’re in assisted living, yes. If you are independent living, yes. So we came out with a report in March of 2023, followed it on the heels of a report that we had done in November, 2022.

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