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Palliative Providers Navigate Potential ‘Disastrous’ Impacts Amid Telehealth Uncertainties

Hospice News

Telehealth’s value proposition is building in the palliative care realm as regulators mull policies around future utilization, leaving providers to navigate uncertain and potentially difficult challenges among patients. People would suffer. Currently set to sunset Dec.

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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Recertifications by Telehealth

Hospice News

A bill currently before Congress would extend through 2026 regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, including the ability to recertify patients for hospice care. They also found that 88% of patients and caregivers and 78% of providers for telehealth to be as effective as in-person visits. It also includes some exceptions.

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SCAN Group Launches Customized MA Plans for Women, Chronically Ill Patients

Hospice News

More Medicare Advantage organizations are developing customized plans for patients with special needs, including for those who may need palliative care or are nearing the end of life. Gender disparities also exist when it comes to end-of-life and palliative care, a 2023 study in the Journal of Palliative Care found.

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Key Research Trends: Telehealth Impacts, Global Gaps in Hospice, Goal-Concordant Care

Hospice News

Patients, caregivers and family members surveyed rated the telehealth hospice services as “highly satisfactory,” including those from bereavement staff members along with clinicians. Health care professionals surveyed included hospice nurses and administrators, as well as oncology and palliative care clinicians.

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NHPCO Examines Hospice Implications of Extension of Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model

NHPCO

For Immediate Release April 28, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – Earlier this month, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) published details on the extension of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model that may have significant implications for hospice care going forward.

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Ep.8: What Providers Need to Know About the Hospice Quality Reporting Program

Home Care Pulse

She’s worked in hospice and palliative care for more than 20 years. Jennifer is a member of Ana’s National Palliative Nursing Task Group, and has been honored by the UK’s St. Christopher’s Hospice as a nursing pioneer for their palliative care nursing project.

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