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Palliative Care, Health Equity Growing in Medicare Advantage

Hospice News

Reimbursement for community-based palliative care is gaining ground in the Medicare Advantage realm. Palliative care is among the wide range of supplemental benefits that exist within the Medicare Advantage payment landscape. Freeland specializes in geriatrics, advance care planning and home-based primary care.

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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director; Silverado Taps New Sales VP

Hospice News

Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director Agape Care Group, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners has appointed Kari Bradford, a doctor of nursing practice, as its new palliative medical director. She will also serve as a mentor to palliative care teams, the company indicated in an announcement.

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Providers Work to Solve Palliative Care’s Biggest Growing Pains

Hospice News

Strains on reimbursement, referrals and staffing represent the biggest obstacles to palliative care providers’ viability and growth. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services.

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Key Research Trends: State CON Laws, Dementia Patient Trajectories Reshaping Hospice

Hospice News

The findings suggest that CON laws may have a correlation with higher quality outcomes , though the tie may not be causational in nature, according to Gaines and fellow researcher Arlen Gaines, a doctoral candidate in palliative care at the University of Maryland. Brody is also a registered nurse in end-of-life care.

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GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal

GeriPal

The post GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Also, if you have trainees coming to the meeting, make sure you send them the invite. The more, the merrier.

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Ep. 36: Breaking Down the Silos Between Palliative Care and Hospice

HPNA podcast

In this episode, HPNA and HPNF board members Rikki Hooper and Yvonne Ruathaiwat expand on their perspectives and experiences regarding the palliative continuum of care, and how they break down the silos between palliative care and hospice.

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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary As far as weve come in the 50 years since Balfour Mount and Sue Britton opened the first palliative care at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Quebec, have we lost something along the way? In todays podcast we welcome some of the early pioneers in palliative care to talk about the roots of palliative care.