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Terminal Anorexia Patients Hitting Referral, Regulatory Barriers to Hospice Care

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Patients with eating disorders can face an array of challenges that impede access to health care and pose risk of negative care experiences, according to Dr. Jonathan Treem, regional medical director of palliative care and hospice at Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group | Kaiser Permanente.

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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

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This article is sponsored by CHAP. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

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We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. And what she found most compelling was the work of the peer workers.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

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For a deeper diver into these issues, check out some of the following links: Ira’s Stat new article “Hospice care needs saving” GeriPal’s episode on the growing role of private equity in hospice care Acquisitions of Hospice Agencies by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Corporations. Ira: I like the article. Thank you, Anne.

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Palliative Care Conference: A Discussion with nVoq

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This article is brought to you by nVoq. This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Do you have a doctor and a social worker that can work on, for instance, Medicaid eligibility.

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Staffing Summit Panel: A Discussion with SilverStone Hospice

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This article is brought to you by SilverStone Hospice. The article is based on an interview that took place during a virtual panel discussion with Alfonso Montiel of SilverStone Hospice at the Hospice News Staffing Summit. We have one thing that is different, I think, from most hospices, which is we have a full-time medical director.

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5 Tips to Stop Feeling Incompetent for New Hospice Nurses

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RELATED ARTICLE: Hospice IDG: Top Time Wasters and How to Avoid Them. RECOMMENDED ARTICLE: How to Survive Your First Year as a Hospice Nurse. If you made it to the end of this article, pat yourself on the back! This will ensure that you are only providing relevant information and facts. What does SBAR stand for? CONCLUSION.