Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

The model is designed to address care coordination, behavioral, medical and functional needs. The certification process takes into account six domains: program management, personnel education, patient and caregiver education, care coordination, clinical management and performance improvement.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Current payment structures do not sufficiently support the full scope of interdisciplinary care. Among families’ largest unmet needs is finding pediatric palliative care providers nearby, along with care coordination and caregiver support, he indicated.

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Hospice News

JULY 8, 2024

The payment model is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing care coordination, behavioral health and functional needs. The model features reimbursement for care coordination and management, respite services and caregiver education and support.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2024

The new location will allow for improved support for serious and terminally ill patients that lack caregiver support or need higher levels of care, said Dr. Christopher Strzalka, medical director at Julia Hospice & Palliative Care. An estimated 50 patients will be impacted by the temporary closure.

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

AAHPM president and vice president and national medical director of Aspire Health. Aspire is a subsidiary of Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) and is the nation’s largest palliative care provider. The more time that passes without legislative action, the further behind providers fall in filling their ranks, said Rotella.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Nashville-headquartered organization recently secured a $60 million funding round to expand its health services for cancer patients, including palliative care and programs to address social determinants. Minneapolis-based Livio Health was later acquired in 2022 by Lifespark, a senior health care company in the state.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] Kensington Hospice & ‘Radical Love’ Equity-Oriented Hospice Palliative Care Naheed Dosani also serves as the Medical Director of Kensington Hospice, Torontos largest hospice. To medical directors, chiefs, and some were really cool to talk to me. those experiencing homelessness).

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Faith Protsman, regional medical director at VITAS Healthcare, Raianne Melton, senior clinical manager of professional service at Axxess, and Cheryl Hamilton Fried, president & CEO at Blue Ridge Hospice. It’s named after our very first patient that we cared for at VITAS.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

“PCHETA really focuses us on the fact that in order to have really high-quality palliative care, we need a huge catapult to our skilled interprofessional workforce,” Dr. Tara Friedman, vice president and national medical director of the Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) subsidiary Aspire Health, told Hospice News. “We

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The good news is that the financial case for comprehensive dementia care is changing thanks to a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) alternative payment model (APM) called Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. They do what we call it minimally viable standard. inaudible 00:36:17]- Diane: MVP.

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