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2024’s Most Read Palliative Care News Stories

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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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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

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Palliative care providers have explored diverse routes to improve quality and access to their services in 2024. The topics spanned evolving reimbursement trends, innovative care delivery partnerships and research examining the biggest barriers among undeserved populations.

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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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How to Diversify Services Within the Medicare Hospice Benefit

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The Maryland-based hospice and palliative care provider has seen a significant increase in demand for dementia care amid a growing population of seniors with Alzheimers disease and related conditions across its service region, which spans four counties in the state. Also in 2024, The Connecticut Hospice Inc.

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The Senior Living Opportunity for Hospices

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Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a broader range of services. The nonprofit provides home care, hospice, advance care and supportive and palliative care across northern Florida and southern Georgia.

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The Strategy Behind CMS’ 2024 Updates to ACO REACH

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 updates to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) model: care coordination, managing health equity-related risks and social determinants of health. Three principles are guiding the U.S.

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Transparency Essential to Hospice Compliance in 2024

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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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