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End-of-Life Doulas’ Growing Value Proposition in Hospice

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She serves as vice-chair of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) End-of-Life Doula Advisory Council. Curd is also a licensed clinical social worker, and serves as a therapist at Red Wheelbarrow Counseling LLC and BetterHelp.

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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.

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Hospices Strategize Sustainable Growth for Veteran Programs

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It takes ample financial resources to fuel a trauma-informed care delivery approach and ensure that staff are trained in the unique challenges that veteran populations face at the end of life, Graveran said. So if they see a social worker coming in, they may not be receptive. Graveran is also a veteran.

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Key Research Trends: Long Hospice Stays, Palliative Care Save Medicare Dollars

Hospice News

But providers can also benefit from considering data that comes from outside their organizations to identify prevailing trends, inform their marketing efforts and guide their decision making. The data will inform continuing discussions of the disconnect between the ways providers perceive hospice lengths of stay and the views of regulators.

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Hospice Worker, Patient Safety Concerns Impact Access in Underserved Communities

Hospice News

Frequently, these aging populations face a host of social determinants of health needs,and violent crime can impact equitable access to end-of-life care, the HHS report indicated. Hospice workers’ personal biases and perceptions of these communities also contribute to inequities, McCann-Davis said.

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HopeHealth’s Dr. Leah McDonald Sees ‘System-Wide Embedding’ of Palliative Skills

Hospice News

Resources are limited among an aging population with high care needs. It’s bringing palliative medicine consults outside of the hospital and into people’s homes, into long-term care centers and cancer or heart failure clinics. This allows for appropriate transition to end-of-life care when that makes sense for families.

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How Is Dignity Maintained In End-Of-Life Care?

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Dignity Is Everything In end-of-life care, maintaining dignity is of utmost importance. It involves honoring individuals’ inherent worth and value, even during their final stages of life. In end-of-life care, preserving dignity is incredibly important.