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

Hospice News

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

Hospice News

Though operators often feel siloed within the Medicare Hospice Benefit, they are not shielded from the shifting currents in the health care system at large. Addressing the psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and families — including bereavement care, social work and chaplain services — have long been integral to the hospice model.

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Nonprofit Hospices See Rebound in Thrift Store, Resale Revenue

Hospice News

We’re definitely seeing an increase in resale shop sales,” Hospice & Community Care CEO Jennifer Graham told Hospice News. As Graham pointed out, many hospices use thrift store revenue to support services that aren’t fully covered by the Medicare Hospice Benefit or other payer sources.

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Government Funding Bill Extends Telehealth Flexibilities, Averts Cap Cut

NHPCO

Continued slowdown of hospice caps: The legislation extends the cap calculation methodology implemented by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014. Patients will also be able to continue to participate in telehealth visits from home. . That cut was averted, protecting hospice patients and providers.

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

Hospice News

The hospice provider also offers pet and music therapy, as well as bereavement support services. The faith-based hospice company received Medicare certification in 2015 and primarily serves an urban region around the Chicago area. Trinity Health signed a definitive agreement with CommonSpirit Health to acquire MercyOne.

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

Hospice News

The beginning of my career was recruiting volunteers for our patients and providing bereavement services to their loved ones. I would love to see a palliative care Medicare benefit. It wasn’t long after I started working in hospice care that I knew this was my calling. I was able to spend time with our patients and families daily.

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Federal Bill Calls for Bereavement Care Consensus Standards

Hospice News

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.