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Hospice News
MAY 20, 2022
If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Access to high quality palliative and hospice care services is vital for patients and their families,” Capito said in a statement. “As But the need is great.
Hospice News
AUGUST 23, 2023
The health system’s hospice reach grew in 2022 when its home health arm, Midland Health at Home, formed a partnership with Calvert Home Health. In addition to hospice, Midland Health at Home provides social work services, skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapies, and other home health services.
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Hospice News
AUGUST 2, 2023
Concerns are mounting among hospices that the 3.1% pay raise won’t be enough to support care amid these financial pressures, she said. This is really going to need to be done in order for us to improve care coordination and address the needs of the whole patient.
Hospice News
JULY 25, 2023
Hospice providers have needed a window into access and utilization, as well as how lawmakers are shaping policies around health care. We know that addressing issues related to quality of hospice care is timely and critical to state (and also federal) lawmakers,” Cagle told Hospice News in an email.
Hospice News
JUNE 1, 2022
This can result in patients coming to hospice later in the course of their illnesses, according to Lee, who also serves on the board of directors at the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN). A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care.
Hospice News
JUNE 27, 2024
Earl Blumenaur (D-Oregon) is in the process of drafting legislation designed to tackle the fraud issue as well as improve the quality of hospice care. Blumenauer announced the bill, the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, at the Hospice News Elevate conference in Washington D.C.
GeriPal
MARCH 13, 2025
But what I remember from that is at the end of your week long rotation, Michael, everybody gets a chance if they wanted to sit down with Cicely Saunders, social work nurse, doctor extraordinaire, you sit down with her. It grew into where I went into the home care component. Eric 07:58 And we’ll have links to it.
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