Hospice News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

At such a vulnerable time, it is important for families to have a resource like a patient care unit right in their backyard. AMOREM provides comfort and understanding in ensuring that their compassionate and incredibly skilled nurses are there to support patients and families. AMOREM also has an advanced cardiac care program.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Alliance hinted that it was inching closer to a leadership decision earlier this month after completing an affiliation in June between the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Hospice News

JULY 23, 2024

More than half (52.9%) of hospice providers reported undergoing more than one audit simultaneously within a six month period in a survey from LeadingAge, the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), NAHC and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Providers will need far more than the 2.6%

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Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2024

Hospice budgeting practices hinge on several factors, according to Matt Chadwick, CFO of Well Care Health. He shared his thoughts at the National Association of Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas. You are going to see more regulations,” Doak said at the conference.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2022

Clinical workforce shortages in hospice and palliative care are among the biggest threats to patient access, say some providers. Samaritan in 2013 launched its first hospice and palliative care fellowship program in concert with the Rowan University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine. Building career paths for hospice clinicians.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Hospice providers need to evolve with their changing patient populations and the larger health care system, according to Greg Hagfors, CEO of Partners In Care. Partners In Care has done that well with home health care. Our home health care census is actually larger than our hospice census at this time.

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HPNA podcast

APRIL 1, 2025

By providing nurses with the essential skills and knowledge to lead compassionate palliative care conversations, this initiative empowers staff to facilitate critical "goals of care" discussions with patients and families. She is honored to be the HPNA 2025 podcast host.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

There is a myriad of opportunities to positively impact patient care and the nurse experience. We always say, “You deliver the care, we make it easier.” Finish this sentence: “In 2025, the hospice industry will be defined by…” … innovation as a pathway to operational stability in changing times.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

We covered some of our questions on the podcast, others you can ponder on your own or in your journal clubs, including: Maries tele/video palliative care intervention was tailored/refined with the help of a community advisory board. You did a rural tele-palliative care consultation study. Who would/should be on that board?

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Alex 01:42 And we’re delighted to welcome from my home state of Michigan, Joe Dixon, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc at Trinity Health. Yael 44:20 I would say for AGS 2025, because I’m going to be giving a presentation with a colleague about that specific issue. Tim 01:40 Wonderful to be here.

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GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

Hope is a palliative care doc and hospice medical director at Evergreen Health up near Seattle, Washington. Alex 00:48 And we’re delighted to welcome back Josh Briscoe, who’s a palliative care doc at the Durham VA Medical center in Duke and blogs at Notes from a Family Meeting. I mean, patients do all the time.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 20, 2024

Additionally, studies indicate that healthcare outcomes and patient satisfaction improve significantly when physicians reflect the populations they serve. Once I settled on palliative care during my first year of internal medicine residency, a program such as this one really stood out as an opportunity for more growth and development.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2025. However, the DANTON study adds more questions to that conclusion. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose.

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NHPCO

AUGUST 26, 2024

Landers has dedicated his career to seeking home- and community-based health care solutions for people of all ages. Landers based his clinical practice on providing health care through house calls and thousands of home visits, primarily to low-mobility patients. Find the latest on the NAHC and NHPCO websites.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Looking toward the future of hospice care, I would like to enhance access to comprehensive support for patients and their families earlier in the care process. This proactive approach would help destigmatize hospice care and make it a more accessible and compassionate choice for all.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 12, 2024

On the other hand, NHPCO is disappointed by MedPAC’s recommendation to Congress that hospice reimbursement rates for patient care should not be updated in 2025, although by law hospice payment rates are pegged to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) inpatient hospital market basket rate.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

That’s really a significant investment that we’ve made and innovation in how we care for staff with personal days, recognition, we have a fleet car program, all the things that we can do to make this the most desirable place to work in our communities. What they care about is professional development. HSPN: Thank you.

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) celebrates it’s 25th anniversary in 2025. As I argue on the podcast, ELNEC has likely done more to lift the primary palliative care skills of clinicians than any other initiative. We talk today with Betty Ferrell, who has been a nurse for 47 years, and is the founder and PI of ELNEC.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Alex 00:15 We are delighted to welcome back Janet Ho, who is a palliative care doc and addiction medicine doc and associate professor at UCSF. Alex 00:27 And we’re delighted to welcome S a ch Kale, who is a palliative care doc at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Janet, welcome back to the GeriPal Podcast.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Alex 00:30 We are also delighted to welcome Sydney D y, w ho’s a primary care doc, palliative care doc, and researcher and professor at Johns Hopkins. Sydney 06:45 So I’ve been Developing and running palliative care and hospice programs at Hopkins for about 25 years. Jennifer, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2025

This is the third piece of this three-part Hospice News series that explores the significant regulatory challenges facing hospice providers in 2025. Photo by Hospice News Photo by Hospice News 2025 Outlook Survey Results by Hospice News and Homecare Homebase.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 12, 2024

You can donate tax deductible donations to GeriPal so we can continue to produce t hese podcasts in 2025. Dave Wendler, Jenny Blumenthal-Barby, Teva Brender appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Alex and I don’t make anything on it. Alex 00:28 It’s a hobby.

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