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Palliative Care in the ED Reduces Costs, Improves Patient Outcomes

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return on investment by embedding palliative care clinicians in the ED, a 2023 study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine found. return on investment by embedding palliative care clinicians in the ED, a 2023 study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine found. When you do really good palliative care, what happens?”

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Palliative Care, ACO Collaborations Fuel ‘Historical Savings’ in MSSP Program

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billion net savings in 2023 — the largest amount in the program’s inception more than a decade ago, according to the agency. billion net savings in 2023 — the largest amount in the program’s inception more than a decade ago, according to the agency. ACOs participating in MSSP earned an estimated $3.1

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Advocacy Program Pushes for Improved Pediatric Hospice, Respite, Palliative Care

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The National Center for Pediatric Palliative Care Homes (NCPPCH) in 2023 launched the Children’s Respite Homes of America campaign, which strives to expand access to pediatric respite and palliative care services across the country. A national public awareness program is seeking to change this trend. Were trying to connect the dots.

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Bloom Healthcare CEO: Integrating Palliative Care Into Every Decision

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days at home during 2023. The house call provider Bloom Healthcare has leveraged its integrated palliative-primary care model to achieve substantial reductions in hospitalizations and health care costs. Through its ACO REACH program, Bloom reduced unplanned hospital readmissions by 25% and realized a gross cost savings rate of 24.6%.

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Navigating Palliative Care Models in ACO Partnerships

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ACOs can give palliative providers an opportunity to be paid properly for their scope of services, particularly if theyre contracting with an ACO under an arrangement with Medicare, which launched a program called ACO Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) in 2023. According to the U.S.

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Value-Based Care a Driver of Palliative Care Investment

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A total of 30 hospice transactions were completed in 2023, compared to 19 deals as of the end of 2024s third quarter, the report found. Private equity transactions represented half of these deals. Dr. Julia Frydman, senior medical director at Nashville-based Thyme Care, runs its palliative care wing. That growth isnt short-term, either.

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Headwaters Hospice to Launch New Palliative Care Services

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The locally- and veteran-owned hospice provider saw its first patient in 2023, and has met the challenges of rural hospice care delivery with both resilience and adaptability, according to Michael Brown, co-founder of Headwaters. The move comes as the hospice provider expands its reach across its home state.