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Payers to CMMI: We Need a Standardized Definition for Palliative Care

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A group of health plans, policymakers, and insurance companies recently told the Center for Medicare & Medicare Innovation (CMMI) that they needed a standardized definition for palliative care in order to improve access. The definition of palliative care that is out there is something that’s an intangible.

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Stillwater Hospice CFO: A Winning Recipe for Improving Rural Hospice Care

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For example, we try to buy vehicles for our nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains. Telehealth has been a positive evolution in recent years to help address some of our challenges that definitely helps in rural care. If youre a rural hospice, you may have higher reimbursement needs.

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Break Down Advance Care Planning Barriers

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Currently, the scope of “eligible providers” of these services is limited to clinicians, specifically physicians, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, along with clinical social workers.

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How an Advance Care Planning Bill Could Impact Hospice and Medicare

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If enacted, the legislation would remove co-pays and patient fees for advance care planning (ACP) services, allow social workers to conduct these conversations, expand provider education about associated billing codes, and improve reporting on barriers to ACP utilization. House of Representatives by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.).

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Psychedelics, Cannabis Show Promise in End-of-Life Care, But More Research Needed on the Risks

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However, researchers should pay more attention to potential risks in ongoing research, according to Ladybird Morgan, a registered nurse and social worker for the palliative care company Mettle Health and co-founder of The Humane Prison Hospice Project. “I There are definitely just basic physiological cardiac risks.

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Brigham Young Geriatrician: Physician Residents Need to Learn Hospice Principles, Senior’s Specific Needs

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It is important for older people to receive holistic care from an interprofessional team, so not just the physician but also nurses, social workers, physical therapists, and others. What are the most important things medical students or residents need to learn about treating the aging population?

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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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These are usually chaplains or social workers providing bereavement services, and some hospices also have clinical psychologists or therapists as part of that team. Last year federal legislation was proposed that, if enacted, would have advanced the development of an evidence-based definition of “high-quality” bereavement care.