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New Pediatric Center Aims to Improve Patient, Family Support

Hospice News

The Foundation of Community Hospice & Palliative Care is fueling the launch of a new pediatric center in northern Florida that will support serious and terminally ill youths and their families. The building is going to offer a sense of community for our kids care families, Tuttle told Hospice News.

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3 Key Hospice Technology Trends

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We are very pleased with how technology in concert with caregiver judgment has positively impacted our patient care and engagement, as well as the ability to empower staff throughout the organization to work at the top of their skill set, Arnold told Hospice News in an email.

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2024’s Palliative Care Payment Trends Provide ‘Plethora of Data’ for Future Policymaking

Hospice News

The varied routes of palliative care payment trends taking shape in todays reimbursement landscape could have significant effects on the future outlook of sustainability and access to these services. Also playing a role in palliative care is the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), established through the Affordable Care Act.

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A Decade of Palliative Telehealth Utilization Shows Quality Improvement

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Telehealth utilization for palliative care during the last decade has been associated with improved quality of life, patient satisfaction and symptom management. Researchers included palliative care professionals and educators at medical colleges and hospitals in India. The analysis comes at a time when current U.S.

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Hospice CARE Act Would Create Reimbursement for High-Acuity Hospice Services

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Having stronger community-based palliative care reimbursement could help hospice providers improve access, utilization and outcomes, according to Susan Ponder-Stansel, president and CEO of Florida-based Alivia Care. The drafted Hospice CARE Act included potential avenues to improve payment for high-acuity palliative treatments.

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Palliative Providers Navigate Potential ‘Disastrous’ Impacts Amid Telehealth Uncertainties

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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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Research Finds Quality Benefits of Early Telepalliative Access Among Lung Cancer Patients

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Virtual palliative services can be as effective as in-person care in helping to improve quality of life among patients with lung cancer, recent research has found. The] findings underscore the potential to increase access to evidence-based early palliative care through telehealth delivery.”

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