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IN-PEACE Palliative Care-Dementia Program Reduced Hospital Care by 50%

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CMS is doing a demonstration project where they’re doing something that they’re calling the GUIDE model that incorporates many of these kinds of services, not just for patients, but also for caregivers to try and provide support for both of them in the home, Sachs told Palliative Care News.

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Michigan Center for Rural Health Working to Expand Rural Palliative Care

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Huse and Saint Martin cite interest in a multidisciplinary approach, including physicians, nurses, community health workers, chaplains, and social workers, as well as family caregivers. MCRH launched phase 2 on Jan. Palliative Care News caught up with MCRHs Amanda Saint Martin and Aleah Huse.

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Transitioning Pediatric Patients Into Adult Palliative Care Programs

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This involves more goals-of-care discussions that place patients in decision-making roles as they reach adulthood while also balancing the integration of support from their parents, guardians or caregivers, he stated. Daniel Karlin, associate clinical professor University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine.

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Telehealth Effective in Supporting Rural Caregivers

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Palliative care delivered via telehealth is effective at improving access to caregiver support. For the study, caregivers of hospitalized patients who dwell in rural areas participated in a randomized, 8-week intervention consisting of video visits conducted by a palliative care-certified registered nurse.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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A dire need exists to be able to better support physicians, hospital discharge planners and social workers on culturally relevant approaches to care at home and having end-of-life conversations with minority families and patients. We are also in the process of putting together a one-day caregiver retreat.

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Hospices Navigating a New World of Quality

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The hospice provider has a triage 24/7 call line for patients and caregivers to connect with clinical and social worker teams. Having a round-the-clock care approach comes with staffing and operational considerations, but also improved symptom management and caregiver satisfaction, Beckwith said.

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The Case for Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

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Individually, palliative care and social determinants programs both have the potential to improve quality of life and reduce costs — but that potential may be greater when the two are combined. Social and economic factors like these drive 40% of health outcomes, according to the Better Medicare Alliance. Case in point, the U.S.