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U.S. Senators Call on CMS to Boost Palliative Care Resources

Hospice News

“More than 35 years ago, the hospice Medicare benefit was enacted and has been instrumental in improving quality of life for patients,” said Nick Westfall, president and CEO of the Chemed (NYSE: CHEM) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare. “We Senators Call on CMS to Boost Palliative Care Resources appeared first on Hospice News.

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Startup Tuesday Health Unveils Palliative Care Partnership with CareSource

Hospice News

The expanded collaboration with CareSource will bring additional palliative care resources to patients in northeast Ohio. Last summer, the Medicare Advantage company inked a partnership agreement with the palliative care operator Radiant Health.

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Preparing Students for Comprehensive Palliative Care: Resources for College Educators

Life & Death Matters

The demand for healthcare professionals skilled in palliative care is growing rapidly. As Canadians live longer, many require extended care due to chronic illnesses such as cancer and dementia.

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Palliative care for people who use drugs during communicable disease epidemics and pandemics: A scoping review on access, policies, and programs and guidelines

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

Implications for practice, theory, or policy • The findings from our scoping review provides accessible and relevant evidence for healthcare professionals and decision-makers (e.g.

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Hospice Palliative Care: Palliative Care in CMMI Programs

Hospice News

This article is based on a discussion with Fred Bentley, Managing Director for Medicare Innovation and ATI Advisory, Allison Silvers, Chief of Healthcare Transformation at the Center to Advance Palliative Care and Ryan Klaustermeier, Vice President of Professional Services at Axxess. This article is sponsored by Axxess.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

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-Alex End Well Talk [link] Resources on the PEACH Program Program Review Paper A recent publication in Longwoods Healthcare Quarterly reviewing the PEACH model. I always knew that I wanted to get into healthcare, to use healthcare as a springboard for social change in our communities.

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Influence of Hospital Culture on Intensity of Care: Liz Dzeng

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And what my goal was was to try to get a 360 degree view of the healthcare system by interviewing as many different types of people that will influence care for people who are at the end-of-life or people with serious illness in the hospital. Liz: Yeah, palliative care teams is exactly one of those institutional factors.