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Regulators Extend Some Telemedicine Flexibilities, Gauge Telehealth’s ‘New Path Forward’ in Hospice

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The temporary telemedicine rules allowed hospices and other health care providers to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine such as ketamine, cannabis, MDMA and psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin, among other drugs. Fratkin is also a palliative care specialist at Humboldt Center for New Growth.

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New C-Suite Executives Tapped to Lead Hospices in 2025

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National Alliance for Care at Home Announces New COO National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) recently announced Sherl Brand as its new COO, who will ascend into the role in January. She was also on the board of directors at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).

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Empath Health Commits Funding for Hospice, Palliative Care Education at University of Southern Florida

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Hospice and senior services provider Empath Health is financially supporting clinical education in hospice and palliative care at the University of Southern Florida (USF). Empath will provide $10,000 annually to USFs Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies. There are a lot of ways that were doing that.

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Citing Rising Staffing Costs, Stillwater Hospice and Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice Merge

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Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice (KHCH) has merged with Stillwater Hospice amid mounting financial pressures. The two Indiana-based nonprofit hospices joined forces to ensure continued access to end-of-life care in the Kosciusko County area. in 2020, reported the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Diverse Mix of Opportunities, Obstacles in Palliative Care’s Future Outlook

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Interest has mounted in the palliative care arena, but building and sustaining these services requires stronger reimbursement and workforce resources. But insufficient payment pathways represent a large hurdle for palliative care’s growth potential, Kulik said. “If That makes palliative care’s outlook good.

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Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

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The Empath LIFE Day Center and Medical Clinic will also provide transportation to medical appointments within the post-acute health system’s network of specialists and in-home care services, along with guidance and educational services for caregivers. The hospice’s W.

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

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“We can provide better care to patients with advanced and serious illness, and it’s encouraging to see research show what changes could come in hospice.” There is a substantial opportunity to further explore what health care utilization, diagnoses, and changing frailty represent for mortality risk and prediction of hospice use.”

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