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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

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Hospices, in aggregate, are showing improvement on the quality measure for visits in the last days of life. The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

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With a robust and growing membership and an engaged board, the Academy is strongly positioned to be a leading voice for hospice and palliative care physicians and professionals. She oversees initiatives designed to improve clinical outcomes and enhance patient care at Traditions Health.

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Staff Training Key to Improving Hospice Quality Among LGBTQ+ Patients

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Ongoing staff education and communication skill building are two significant pieces of bridging gaps of hospice care among LGBTQ+ seniors, according to Jerry Farmer, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at AccentCare. “As Creating comfortable spaces for employees to be themselves can trickle down into patient care.”

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New Hospice Locations Unveiled in 2 States as Others Close

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New hospice locations have opened up across the country amid program closures. VITAS Widens Footprint in Texas Florida-based VITAS Healthcare is opening two new administrative offices in central Texas in response to rising demand for hospice care. Set to open in late June, the Chemed Corp.

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Dartmouth Project Seeks to Determine Best Timing for Serious Illness Talks

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The project was birthed from the challenges, disruptions and opportunities that the pandemic brought to palliative and hospice care providers, according to Cullinan and Wasp.

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VITAS Deploys New Retention Program to Combat Labor Headwinds

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(NYSE: CHEM), recently launched a targeted hiring and retention wellness initiative designed to ease workforce strains and increase capacity for patient care, paving the way for sustainable long-term growth.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

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Right now, we’re a community-based provider, and we also work with a hospital system to provide general inpatient hospice care. . It’s just a matter of time before the need for hospice rises. The health care system is strained. We’re starting small to be able to manage patients coming to us. We can close that gap.

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