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Palliativecare providers have explored diverse routes to improve quality and access to their services in 2024. The topics spanned evolving reimbursement trends, innovative care delivery partnerships and research examining the biggest barriers among undeserved populations.
The Pennant Group has been quietly building palliativecare programs driven by its local leaders with support from the corporate offices Service Center. Pennants Service Center also facilitates education in palliativecare for local leaders and provides, including courses from the Center to Advance PalliativeCare.
NYSE: HUM) and Thyme Care promises to expand access to palliativecare among the oncology care companys patient population. The value-based agreement contracts Thyme Care with Humana Medicare Advantage plans, giving them access to their beneficiaries. A new partnership between Humana Inc.
Access was the watchword in the palliativecare community during 2024, as providers sought more ways to reach the right patients at the right time. The following are the most-read PalliativeCare News articles of 2024. This trend has helped community-based palliativecare to earn greater recognition of its benefits.
Montana-based Headwaters Hospice and PalliativeCare LLC will soon unveil a new palliativecare service line, set to launch later this year. We have kind of married our health care experience with the structure and accountability of our founders having a military background, Brown told PalliativeCare News.
Heart to Heart Hospices return on investment in its community-based palliativecare service line has come in the form of improved quality and financial outcomes. Also important is the ability for palliativecare providers to demonstrate positive trends of improved quality and care transitions, Avery added.
Fragmented health care has significant ties to adverse outcomes in patients with chronic or serious illnesses. Palliativecare providers’ ability to navigate the health care system, coordinate the delivery of care, interact regularly with patients, and facilitate communication between providers can reduce this fragmentation.
The trend represents significant unmet needs that some say palliativecare providers are well-positioned to fill. These are just some of the areas that palliativecare teams could help to improve. Palliativecare providers are really poised to help improve quality of life for both the recipient and their caregiver.
The Maryland-based hospice and palliativecare provider has seen a significant increase in demand for dementia care amid a growing population of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions across its service region, which spans four counties in the state.
Hospices nationwide have been diversifying their services to include palliativecare, PACE, home-based primary care and a host of other business lines. A growing number of operators have developed programs tailored to patients with specific diagnoses, providing specialized care tailored to their specific needs.
As more health care reimbursement migrates towards value-based payment models, providers will need to master the art of carecoordination. Seriously ill patients can easily fall through the cracks in a fragmented health care system, leading to poorer outcomes and costly hospital stays and emergency department visits.
Carecoordination and quality data will be engines for hospice referral growth. YoloCares offers hospice, supportive and palliativecare, adult day services and advance care planning, among other programs. The post CareCoordination, Quality Data Crucial to Hospice Referral Growth appeared first on Hospice News.
As more health care reimbursement migrates towards value-based payment models, providers will need to master the art of carecoordination. Seriously ill patients can easily fall through the cracks in a fragmented health care system, leading to poorer outcomes and costly hospital stays and emergency department visits.
Palliativecare providers are taking varied routes to address the most disruptive forces they are encountering this year, rising to challenges that have been persistent across the sector. The nation lacks a sufficient supply of palliativecare professionals amid a swelling population of seriously ill patients, driving up demand.
Establishing consistent relationships with referral sources will not only fill palliativecare’s business pipeline, but they also allow providers to develop better delivery models to meet the needs of their partners and patients. It’s almost a requirement for these large health systems.
An increasingly diverse base of health care providers have taken an interest in the palliativecare space, a trend that could be indicative of how strategic growth is taking shape in the field. We’re able to bring a focus on symptom management and care navigation to organizations not traditionally in the palliativecare space.”
Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & PalliativeCare, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a broader range of services. The nonprofit provides home care, hospice, advance care and supportive and palliativecare across northern Florida and southern Georgia.
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The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is developing new reimbursement pathways for palliativecare. As part of that process, CMMI is applying elements of its Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) demonstration, which ended Dec. MCCM was designed to test the impact of concurrent hospice and curative care.
One of the most significant challenges confronting children living with serious illness and their families is the heterogeneity of policies and programs across the country, said Allison Silvers, chief health care transformation officer at the Center to Advance PalliativeCare (CAPC).
Although uncommon, the severity of symptoms and increased mortality risks associated with rare diseases is fueling greater demand for more specialized health care professionals. Some gaps exist because they can’t access care without much needed specialists [nearby]. “For As a disease progresses, symptoms inevitably worsen.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new avenue of funding for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with implications for palliativecare providers. This proposed policy dovetails with the Advance Investment Payment (AIP) component of CMS’ ACO Primary Care FLEX payment model demonstration.
The payment model is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing carecoordination, behavioral health and functional needs. Also participating in the model are primary care operators that also offer palliativecare. Many of those providers agree. million people.
In a fractious political environment, hospice and palliativecare policy is one area in which members of both parties find common ground. Aside from building better career pathways for clinicians, another “big picture” focus for legislators is to develop a payment model dedicated to palliativecare, Thompson stated.
The channels for palliativecare payment may be widening as more state legislators recognize growing demand for these services and start to weave them into Medicaid reimbursement. California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine and Oregon each have established Medicaid reimbursement for community-based palliativecare.
Oncology nurses at cancer centers across the country are developing ways to improve palliativecare referrals for seriously ill patients and families who could benefit from these services. A common thread woven through these referral strategies is expanding palliativecare awareness among clinicians across the continuum.
The project is designed to learn more about the innovative, person-centered care models that can help address common challenges that these patients and their caregivers face — including approaches that integrate palliativecare services. Data may be mounting that supports this theory.
Though revenue streams for palliativecare are often shallow, these services can generate sustainable growth for providers who can play their cards right with payers. When it comes to palliativecare, billing teams need to have a firm grasp on the different levels of codes to apply when submitting claims, she continued.
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The health care performance improvement company Stratis Health has developed a framework for expanding access to palliativecare in rural communities. What are some of the unique needs of rural populations when it comes to palliativecare? So advanced care planning is one. There’s a variety.
Two barriers interfere with palliativecare growth — identifying patients in need and a fragmented reimbursement system, according to Laura Templeton, COO and executive vice president at Compassus. As a nurse, Templeton has leveraged her clinical experiences to help navigate challenges that prevent patients from accessing care.
is launching a pediatric palliativecare professional training program at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center (OUHSC). Founded roughly 40 years ago, the Children’s Health Foundation is the fundraising arm of the University of Oklahoma’s pediatric palliativecare team and associated researchers.
A new cancer-focused payment model demonstration from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) could create opportunities for palliativecare providers. And they also are required to have care partners that can meet holistic needs. That’s another CMMI program that has an obvious palliativecare tie-in.”
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A large key for hospices to navigate is how quickly technology evolves, and the care delivery and operational challenges associated with that rapid pace, he stated. We are investing in AI-driven carecoordination and predictive analytics to support personalized patient experiences and improve outcomes.
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Palliativecare and hospice providers are enhancing their staff education programs in an effort to better ensure they have a sustainable workforce. More millennials are enter the health care workforce as more baby boomers retire. Care Dimensions is also leveraging educational initiatives in their recruitment and staffing plansf.
In addition to hospice, Kirva is in the process of stepping into the palliativecare space, according to Hamilton Fried. She recently joined the organization with more than 32 years of health care experience. Its additional services include pediatric, dementia and veterans care.
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