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How Palliative Providers Can Improve Transitions of Care

Hospice News

To ensure smooth care transitions for patients with serious illnesses, palliative providers must tread carefully, collaborating not only with patients and their families but also with other health care providers and community resources to provide holistic support. Krmpotic said.

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Palliative Care Physicians Unionizing

Hospice News

Palliative care physicians at Providence St. Labor pressures have haunted hospice and palliative care providers nationwide for several years running, only to be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the past few years, Oregon in particular has become a hotbed for unionization among health care workers. Providence St.

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4 For-Profit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

Hospice News

’s (NASDAQ: AMED) trajectory in 2023 is a tale of three companies, and they should be watched for three reasons. And last but certainly not least is the bid by Option Care Health (NASDAQ:) to acquire the company, with closing expected in the second half of this year. A forthcoming second story will focus on nonprofit providers.

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Caring for the Caregivers: Keys for Helping Family Members in Palliative Care Roles

Hospice News

Given the crucial role that caregivers play in families, their well-being is central to palliative care, and providers need to assist these caregivers by developing sustainable models of support for them. In the United States, more than 40 million adults provide palliative care for family members.

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Amedisys Prioritizing Palliative Care Expansion

Hospice News

Expanding its palliative care business is a rising priority for Amedisys Inc., The company’s palliative care strategy rests on the back of risk-based payment models, primarily Medicare Advantage, Kusserow indicated at the J.P. Contessa is a likely engine for propelling the anticipated palliative care growth.

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2023 NHPCO Facts and Figures Report Now Available

NHPCO

The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2021, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. However, this year started to see the return to pre COVID-19 levels in some areas.

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Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Develops New Pediatric Palliative Care Strategy

Hospice News

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health recently developed a new palliative care team designed to help improve access and quality among underserved pediatric populations. We’re calling this a palliative paradigm shift and we’re just getting started with it,” Baker told Palliative Care News.