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HSPN ELEVATE: Leveraging AI and Other Digital Tools in Hospice & Palliative Care

Hospice News

With robust integrations, we can now take care coordination documentsCCDAs, for exampleparse them, and pre-populate the EMR. I recently went through cancer treatment myself as a palliative care patient. We need to identify who should be having advance care planning conversations. AI takes this a step further.

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How Palliative Care Could Address Unmet Needs of Patients With Rare Diseases

Hospice News

Some gaps exist because they can’t access care without much needed specialists [nearby]. Unfortunately, we also see a lot of caregiver strain and stress taking care of these patients.” A wider base of palliative social workers can also be a key to improved patient and caregiver support, Brown indicated.

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Hospice, Health Care Partnership Unveils Person-Centered Care Program for Rural Patients

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California-based Legacy Health Endowment recently launched a program to improve care coordinations and seniors’ awareness around their community-based health care options, including hospice. Legacy’s Person-Centered Care program aims to help rural-dwelling seniors to age in place.

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New Hospice Locations Unveiled in 2 States as Others Close

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The company is currently in the process of hiring new registered nurses, hospice aides/CNAs, social workers, patient care secretaries, chaplains and community representatives. The patient lives at stake and the caregiver jobs lost all lie at Prospects feet, PASNAP said in a statement, according to local news.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

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The post-acute data analytics company develops machine learning solutions designed to identify patients in need of home health, hospice or palliative care services as early as possible in the course of their illnesses. Even more importantly, it’s helping with staff satisfaction.

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Understanding the 7 C’s of Palliative Care

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It can be easy to confuse palliative and hospice care, but one difference between them is that your loved one can receive palliative care at any stage of an illness. For caregivers, understanding the 7 Cs of palliative care can transform the caregiving experience into a meaningful and supportive one.

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Compassus’ Laura Templeton: Education, Better Reimbursement Needed to Foster Palliative Care Growth

Hospice News

Your palliative care team can be instrumental in listening to the goals of a patient and helping to guide them around the care they desire. It’s building a care plan that is right for the patient and a care coordination plan that addresses that fragmentation. Palliative care is a good care coordinator.