Hospice News

JULY 10, 2024

Unfortunately, we also see a lot of caregiver strain and stress taking care of these patients.” Brown is also medical director of Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Phelps Center for Cerebral Palsy. Palliative approaches can help address gaps of care among patients with a diverse range of rare chronic and serious illnesses.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2024

Palliative care delivery trends are increasingly taking root in inpatient and community-based settings across the continuum, Gina Andres, senior director of hospice and palliative care at Kaiser Permanente, said at the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference in Tampa, Florida.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Gavin Baumgardner, vice president and national medical director of primary and palliative care at Contessa, a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED). As they build out their palliative care programs, many of these organizations are pursuing partnerships to foster coordination and growth.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Goals-of-care conversations, referrals to hospice, supporting a patient and a caregiver, symptom management,” Chiang said. “We Programs that integrate both palliative care and home-based primary care are proving effective at improving patients’ quality of life and reducing health care costs. We do a lot of the same thing.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They want to see if there’s any excessive use of medical care because of telehealth. Expanding the regulatory parameters of telemedicine could benefit underserved rural communities in particular, according to Dr. Samyukta (Sam) Mullangi, medical director of Thyme Care. During the pandemic, the U.S.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Palliative care providers in several states are finding the best way to connect to the community is through pre-existing, and in some cases, non-medical community groups. In California, a collaboration between Stanford Medical Center and several community organizations has been in development since before the pandemic lockdown.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

We’re really focused on making sure that we’re using a strong, scientific evidence base to inform everything we do in our care model,” Dr. Julia Frydman, palliative care medical director at Thyme Care, told Palliative Care News. “So The company offers palliative care in addition to other services.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Hospice and palliative care will be a “strong focus” of services provided at the new senior living facility, Heartlinks Adult Family Home, said Shelby Moore, the organization’s executive director. Other services available include 24/7 access to personal care, assistance with activities of daily living, medication management and respite care.

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JUNE 8, 2022

Thus far, the initiative has yielded positive results, but the process hasn’t always been easy, according to Dr. Gregg VandeKieft, executive medical director of the institute’s Palliative Practice Group. Snags along the way included dairy cows blocking staff from reaching patients. palliative?care care services for?patients

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

“Guaranteed Health is redefining the end-of-life-care experience by building a-first-of-its-kind technology and AI-enabled platform that supports patients, caregivers, providers and payers. Additional services include medical equipment assistance, a telehospice program, and music, reiki and pet therapies, among others.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer. Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health. He was previously medical director at Compassus since 2017.

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Hospice News

MARCH 6, 2023

But I want to make sure primarily that the caregivers’ hands are not tied. In some cases, numerous licensed hospices have been operating from the same addresses, often with the same CEOs, medical directors and staff. I’m working to find ways to empower hospice care providers.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6% Medical social workers saw an average 4.07% hourly increase, but in terms of productivity tended to have larger caseloads, with a national average of 29.15 There’s a shortage of hospice and palliative care trained physicians across the country.”. for nurses.

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MARCH 25, 2024

The hospice provider also offers palliative care, veteran and bereavement services, and durable medical equipment (DME) and supplies. It comes with hiring the right medical directors and clinicians to make sure patients are eligible. There’s a big underserved group and a large percentage of our caregivers are Hispanic.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 30, 2024

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It also offers a support system for patients’ families, caregivers and other loved ones. Dr. Dustin Dillon, medical director of palliative care services at Pallitus, said it was important for the palliative care provider to stand on its own. “We do that through expert symptom management,” Dillon said.We

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AUGUST 8, 2024

The Future Leaders awards program recognizes dynamic leaders, age 40 and under, who are defining the future of aging across the behavioral health, complex rehab technology, at-home care, home medical equipment, hospice and palliative care, senior housing, and skilled nursing industries.

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Hospice Red River Valley

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This not only places physical and emotional stress on the person with the disease but also affects their caregivers and family. House Calls and Hospice of the Red River Valley are committed to helping those living with heart disease by offering support to both the patient and their caregivers.

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NHPCO

JULY 25, 2023

Together with our advocacy partner, the Hospice Action Network (HAN), we serve as the leading voice advancing public policy to improve serious-illness and end-of-life care, while our CaringInfo program provides free resources to educate and empower patients and caregivers.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

Here is a breakdown of our teams at Seasons Hospice: Medical directors oversee your loved one’s care at Seasons, ensuring they receive care tailored to their needs. Personal care support aides can provide non-medical care for your loved one. Your work as a caregiver can be taxing.

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Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 19, 2021

You’re able to continue receiving hospice care as long as the hospice doctor or the medical director certifies that you are still terminally ill. You’re allowed an unlimited number of 60-day periods, so long as your doctor, the hospice doctor, or the medical director will certify your condition as terminally ill.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 27, 2023

Thomson, DO MBA HMDC FACOI FAAHPM As one of AAHPM’s delegates, I had the privilege of representing the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) 2023 Annual Meeting held in Chicago in mid-June. We know this issue also leads to moral distress for Hospice Medical Directors.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Hospices are designing new programs around the needs and symptoms that these patients experience, as well as bolstering support for their family caregivers. The model is designed to address care coordination, behavioral, medical and functional needs. The Connecticut Hospice Inc.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

Among families’ largest unmet needs is finding pediatric palliative care providers nearby, along with care coordination and caregiver support, he indicated. A complex web of state regulations and reimbursement systems can challenge pediatric palliative care access for seriously ill children and their families. There’s no consistency.”

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

Cotter has been a board certified physician in family medicine since 1981 and worked as a hospice medical director from 1988 to 1989. Cotter has been a board certified physician in family medicine since 1981 and worked as a hospice medical director from 1988 to 1989.

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2023

There can be long hours, higher caseloads, patient/caregiver heightened emotions that lead to higher levels of stress than in other medical care settings.” Trinh, team physician and medical director designee; Mary Grace Holvenstot, senior human resources generalist; and Shelia Robinson, human resources generalist.

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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. It will be the first hospice center in Erie County, Pennsylvania, the provider indicated.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

. “By offering heart disease patients the right educational resources, we empower them to take control of their health, Hospice of the Chesapeake Vice President of Medical Affairs & Hospice Medical Director Dr. Sonja Richmond said in a statement.

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APRIL 17, 2023

The key secondary goal is to make the support and care we provide easier for caregivers of patients with serious illnesses,” Smith added. “We As the demand for palliative care continues to grow, so too has the way businesses have bolstered their programs to better serve patients. Enter UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

It’s a hard time, and we need ways to take the stress off of these parents and caregivers.” While community-based support is growing, caregivers often lack sufficient supportive resources and respite opportunities “There’s a lot that will be determined,” Keller told Hospice News. Keller Foundation.

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services. HopeHealth is also a hospice and palliative medicine teaching affiliate for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The nonprofit health system serves Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Terminally ill seniors in these locales often experience higher levels of loneliness and isolation at the end-of-life due to a lack of nearby hospices or support from family caregivers. She also serves as medical director of palliative care at the nonprofit organization. I think especially LGBTQ+ elders end up alone.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 30, 2024

But, due to the use of an oral solution, the caregiving daughter has to administer the medication every hour on the hour, which disrupts her sleep and adversely affects her own health. “If Reinvesting cost savings CMS has a role to play in addressing this issue, according to Dr. Monisha Pujari, medical director for Longleaf Hospice.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Many people living with serious medical illnesses also suffer from comorbid behavioral health issues,” the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) indicated in a 2020 report. Awareness of even the basic tools to address some of this will greatly empower our medical community.” The United States has an estimated 8.4

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

2021 Association of Hospice Profit Status With Family Caregivers’ Reported Care Experiences. Reading Ira’s article, it essentially was the VITAS Medical Director job description. JAMA IM 2021 Hospice Acquisitions by Profit-Driven Private Equity Firms. JAMA Health Forum. Eric: Alex, we have some great guests with us today.

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