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National Alliance for Care at Home CEO Dr. Steven Landers: Build a Better Future for Hospice, Home Health

Hospice News

Spreading the home-based care community’s message is about more than health care, it also speaks to the priorities and values of society at large, according to Dr. Steven Landers, the newly appointed CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home (NACH). It’s a deep and important cause.”

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[UPDATED] NAHC-NHPCO Alliance Taps Dr. Steven Landers as First CEO

Hospice News

Landers is a board-certified physician in hospice and palliative care, as well as family and geriatric medicine. We will ensure that health care at home continues to evolve as an integral and vital partner in the continuum of care in America.” He also holds a masters degree in public health policy and management.

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Hospices Leverage Partnerships to Scale Palliative Care Programs

Hospice News

Limited pathways to reimbursement and workforce shortages are the largest hurdles for growth among community-based palliative care programs. Some providers have a learning curve around the complex process of working out payer contracts and sustainable business models for their community-based palliative care programs, according to Goldstein.

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Hospice News

The grant will also support efforts to address social determinants of health, according to Dr. Heidi Young, associate chief medical officer for Capital Caring and medical director of the Primary Care at Home program. million home-based primary care visits during 2016, up from less than 1 million in 1996, the study found.

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Provider Partnerships Driving Palliative Care Growth

Hospice News

“One is in our joint venture partners that are already in the high-acuity space, such as those offering hospital-at-home [care]. Katz Professor and chair of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai. Sean Morrison, the Ellen and Howard C.

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HSPN Palliative Care: Fireside Chat with Contessa and Netsmart

Hospice News

Nikki Davis: I’m a nurse practitioner and have been working in geriatrics and palliative care for about 21 years now. I have spent about 11 years total with Optum and then worked with Aspire, but now I’m currently working with Contessa and Amedisys to help support palliative care at home programs.

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Steve Landers, MD, MPH, Named Inaugural Chief Executive Officer of NAHC-NHPCO Alliance

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Landers brings almost two decades of experience as a physician, executive leader and health policy advocate to The Alliance, which represents care at home and community providers across the country. Dr. Landers has dedicated his career to seeking home- and community-based health care solutions for people of all ages.