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Using a Hospice Data ‘Toolbox’ to Tune Up Health Equity

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Keys to improvement Designing effective quality improvement and access initiatives involves seeking the perspectives of patients and caregivers to ensure services align with their preferences, according to Karen Bullock, a member of CAPCs Advisory Council. Perfect is not probably an attainable goal.

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Transitioning Pediatric Patients Into Adult Palliative Care Programs

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Access to palliative care can help support a patient and their family through several iterations of physical, emotional and financial changes as they enter the adult health care space, he stated. We can be that bridge that provides continuity transitioning between the pediatric and adult patients, Karlin said.

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Most Rural Regions Lack Palliative Care Specialists

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Demand is growing faster than the supply in terms of specialty and palliative care providers. The nation is facing a mounting deficit of palliative care providers, Chen indicated. Only one palliative care physician existed per 8,632 seniors 65 and older in 2022, according to the research.

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Researchers Uncover Widespread Disparities Affecting Rural Hospice Caregivers

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Lagging supportive services around social determinants of health and limited access to hospice and palliative care are driving disparities among rural family caregivers. Family caregivers in rural areas are more likely to experience social determinants of health that negatively affect the provision of palliative and end of life care.

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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

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Access to high quality palliative and hospice care services is vital for patients and their families,” Capito said in a statement. “As As a caregiver for parents living with Alzheimer’s disease, I saw firsthand just how valuable these services are.

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Palliative Care, Health Equity Growing in Medicare Advantage

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Grant is also a nurse practitioner and palliative care consult service provider at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Since then, community-based palliative care growth has been slow but steady in the MA landscape, according to Grant.

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From the Trenches: Nurse Practitioner Obiora on Where Hospice Succeeds, What Needs to Change

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So I found myself in hospice, and now I’m a certified hospice and palliative nurse practitioner, focusing on helping to improve the quality of life for patients in the community. Thank you for raising that issue, because caregiver stress is a real problem. What would you like to see happen to better support them?

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