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Using a Hospice Data ‘Toolbox’ to Tune Up Health Equity

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Hospice providers have leveraged data in various ways to both identify and address the biggest barriers to access and unmet needs among underserved terminally ill patient populations. CBPR practices allow hospices to ask deeper questions beyond patient and family health care experiences, such as their values, beliefs and daily challenges.

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Most Rural Regions Lack Palliative Care Specialists

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The lion’s share of palliative care physicians dwell in more densely populated communities, creating disparities among the rural seriously ill population. Recent research has found that more than 90% of board certified palliative physicians and nurse practitioners nationwide were located in metropolitan and urban areas in 2022.

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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director; Silverado Taps New Sales VP

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“With her leadership and passion for palliative care, we’ll be able to offer even more comprehensive support for palliative patients, their families, and our team members.” Silverado Names New VP of Sales The hospice and palliative care provider Silverado has hired Dawn Wolda to be its national vice president of sales.

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Key Research Trends: State CON Laws, Dementia Patient Trajectories Reshaping Hospice

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Data are reshaping the health care space, and hospice is no exception. Hospice providers have needed a window into access and utilization, as well as how lawmakers are shaping policies around health care. Data on CON laws has taken on new significance as regulators zero in on the hospice space.

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From the Trenches: Nurse Practitioner Obiora on Where Hospice Succeeds, What Needs to Change

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In hospice, clinicians in the field have the closest relationships with patients and families, giving them direct insight into their needs and the challenge of providing care when many operators are understaffed. Akunesokwu (Neso) Obiora entered the palliative care field nearly 20 years ago as a hospice aide.

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More States Integrating Palliative Care Into Medicaid Programs

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Case in point, New Jersey legislators are currently mulling a bill that would create a community-based palliative care benefit within the state’s Medicaid program. “We Five states — Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Washington and Virginia — define palliative care eligibility within their Medicaid hospice programs.

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Advance Care Planning Billing Rules Impede Equitable Access

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The 272 participants polled in the 2022 research included clinicians and administrators from 11 health systems nationwide, among other key stakeholders. There are places where there are not a lot of physicians, nurse practitioners or physician assistants, but where there might be more people like social workers.”