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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. Below are five under-the-radar stories that, while important, didnt make our most read this year. SMI patients with serious physical illnesses often have less access to appropriate medical care and mental health services.

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The Most Significant Palliative Care Research Trends in 2024

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Palliative care has been at the forefront of several research efforts in 2024, with findings increasingly pointing to the value proposition of these services when it comes to cost savings and quality. The power of data [along] with the power of a patient-provider experience thats a game changer.

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

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As of January 2024, roughly 480 ACOs are participating in MSSP, which include more than 608,000 clinicians who provide care to nearly 11 million Medicare beneficiaries. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) yielded more than $2.1 million patients annually.

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Value-Based Care a Driver of Palliative Care Investment

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Though home-based care M&A showed signs of life in Q3 2024 in what has otherwise been a relatively quiet year thus far, transaction volume was still down last year, according to a report from M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart. Julia Frydman, senior medical director at Nashville-based Thyme Care, runs its palliative care wing.

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Palliative Care’s Most Disruptive Forces in 2025

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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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WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media Company, Announces the Frontline Honors Class of 2024

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WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media company, is proud to announce the Frontline Honors Class of 2024. The post WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media Company, Announces the Frontline Honors Class of 2024 appeared first on Hospice News.

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