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Dole Act Could Give Veterans Greater Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

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This in turn would allow Veterans greater access to palliative care, which is typically a core element of PACE programs, according to Dr. Richard Feifer, chief medical officer at the PACE company InnovAge. The bill also contains provisions designed to enhance care coordination between the VA and PACE providers in communities nationwide. “If

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Launches New Dementia Program Amid ‘Urgent, Significant’ Need

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Aliviado Health’s program is part of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) at New York University’s (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Staff training is among the most important considerations when launching a dementia care service line, Escalante stated. Participation in the GUIDE model has grown since its inception.

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Inside The Pennant Group’s Palliative Care Philosophy and Practice

Hospice News

These practitioners are reimbursed via Medicare Part B and have the ability to integrate palliative services into a patients care when medically warranted. This approach helps reduce fragmented care for seniors, Walker indicated. These practitioners are backed up by a care coordination staff.

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Top Nursing Specialties for 2025

Diversity Nursing

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner As the global population ages, Geriatric Nurse Practitioners (GNPs) are essential in addressing the unique healthcare needs of older adults. GNPs specialize in managing chronic conditions, promoting healthy aging, and coordinating long-term care. Average Salary: $95,503 per year.

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Why Hospices Are Pursuing Home-Based Primary Care

Hospice News

As health care stakeholders work to improve care coordination, more hospices are exploring home-based primary care. Close to 260,000 of those seniors are homebound, with only 26% receiving home-based primary care. million primary care visits in 2016. million primary care visits in 2016.

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Provider Partnerships Driving Palliative Care Growth

Hospice News

More primary care providers are seeing community-based palliative care as an opportunity to bridge gaps among underserved populations, such as seriously ill patients in rural regions, according to Baumgardner. Katz Professor and chair of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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Key to the Continuum: Hospice Providers Eye Primary Care Businesses

Hospice News

We have an existing group of primary care providers, but we’re very aggressively pursuing acquiring as many primary care providers who are already in the geriatric care space, because when you look at most of the risk-based models — the GUIDE model that’s coming out and ACO REACH,” Ponder Stansel said. “[The

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