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2024’s Most Read Palliative Care News Stories

Hospice News

Access was the watchword in the palliative care community during 2024, as providers sought more ways to reach the right patients at the right time. The following are the most-read Palliative Care News articles of 2024. Operators in the space anticipated diverse challenges heading into 2024.

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Palliative Care’s Most Disruptive Forces in 2025

Hospice News

Palliative care providers are taking varied routes to address the most disruptive forces they are encountering this year, rising to challenges that have been persistent across the sector. Martha Twaddle, The Waud Family Medical Directorships palliative medicine and supportive care clinical professor of medicine at Northwestern Medicine.

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How to Diversify Services Within the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Hospice News

Hospices nationwide have been diversifying their services to include palliative care, PACE, home-based primary care and a host of other business lines. A growing number of operators have developed programs tailored to patients with specific diagnoses, providing specialized care tailored to their specific needs.

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Care Coordination, Quality Data Crucial to Hospice Referral Growth

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Care coordination and quality data will be engines for hospice referral growth. As end-of-life care received a spotlight during a global pandemic, the historical viewpoints around hospice care delivery have been undergoing a “fundamental shift,” Dresang said. As challenging as it was, the residue is largely positive.

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‘Detrimental, Unnecessary Chaos’ Looms as Hospice Telehealth Waivers Expire

Hospice News

Temporary telehealth flexibilities granted during the pandemic have opened up discussions around the future of technology in health care delivery, said Dr. Michael Fratkin, board president at the Institute for Rural Psychedelic Care. Fratkin is also a palliative care specialist at Humboldt Center for New Growth.

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Aetna’s President of Medicare: MA Plans Go All-In on Aging in Place with New 2024 Benefits, Palliative Care, Hospice VBID

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Aetna, a subsidiary of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is leveraging a series of new benefits that, coupled with existing palliative care programs and ongoing hospice payment demonstrations, promise to keep patients in their homes and out of facilities. In 2024, we have plans that offer $0 copay for primary care visits and labs.

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Transparency Essential to Hospice Compliance in 2024

Hospice News

The ability to monitor and educate staff on their roles and responsibilities in compliance will be a key for hospice sustainability and quality heading into 2024, Piland said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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