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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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Hospices often lack the financial and staffing resources needed to fully support bereaved families. As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health.

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Behavioral Health, Chronic Disease Among Top Health Care Macro-Trends Impacting Hospices

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While the term “behavioral health” refers to a broad spectrum of services, including services for mental health, autism, addiction and eating disorders, among others, some aspects have dovetailed with hospice care since the foundation of the benefit. They really said, ‘We need to get into the space,’” Braff said at INVEST.

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The Ups and Downs of Inpatient Hospice Care: New Facilities Open as Others Close

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Hospice of the Midwest’s services within the Marshalltown community include assistance with medical equipment and medication order and delivery, developing patient care plans, providing home assessment consultations and a veteran honors program. has launched a new inpatient hospice facility.

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Government Funding Bill Extends Telehealth Flexibilities, Averts Cap Cut

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Cap cut avoided: Beyond extension of the IMPACT Act methodology, there was some consideration to MedPAC’s recommendation to outright decrease the hospice aggregate cap by 20 percent. That cut was averted, protecting hospice patients and providers. This package is a mixed bag for hospices. It also directs the U.S.

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Hollie Trogdon, Senior Vice President, PruittHealth Home

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The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. Early on I knew I wanted to work in health care and needed a career in which I could find meaning and purpose. ’ That is what I have here. .

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Primary Care Clinicians Provide Palliative Care Without Realizing It

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All hospice is palliative, but not all palliative medicine is hospice. Defining Palliative Care To appreciate the difference between palliative care and hospice , consider the definition of palliative care offered by the Center to Advance Palliative Care: 2 Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illness.

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Federal Bill Calls for Bereavement Care Consensus Standards

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Proposed federal legislation could advance the development of an evidence-based definition of “high-quality” bereavement care. Considered “report language,” the bereavement portion of the bill is a recommendation to federal agencies to pursue its stated objectives. The legislation “encourages” the U.S.