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Humana, Thyme Care Partnership to Expand Access to Palliative Care

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This agreement directly addresses one of health care’s most significant gaps the fact that only 12% of patients who could benefit from palliative care services currently receive them, Dr. Julia Frydman, senior medical director for Thyme Care, told Palliative Care News.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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Muir also has served as the medical director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations’ (CMMI) high-needs Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) program. 3HC Announces New CEO 3HC Home Health & Hospice Care Inc.

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Palliative Care Startups Require Creativity, Flexibility

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On the flip side, factors challenging this market are high costs of treatment and fragmented delivery models which can result in subpar care coordination providing patients with less-than-ideal outcomes. Patients who aren’t quite ready for hospice still need care but there is no seamless transition between home health and hospice.

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

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Palliative care providers can help ensure that these patients don’t “fall through the many cracks” of a fragmented health care system, according to Landon Blankenship, chief nursing officer at Hospice of Southern West Virginia, which provides hospice and palliative care across four counties in the state.

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Valley Health System, Family of Caring Launch Palliative Care Partnership

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Valley Health’s palliative care model includes a full interdisciplinary team, including physicians, advanced practice nurses, social workers, chaplains and volunteers. Valley Health currently offers palliative care in a number of settings, including inpatient, outpatient, subacute medical facilities and the home.

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Top Hospice Trends to Watch in 2025

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However, more operators are now moving into the Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) arena, while others are investing in disease-specific programs. To qualify for PACE, residents must be 55 and older, in need of nursing home-level care and able to safely receive community-based services in a home-based setting.

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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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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