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VA Study Finds 95% Increase in Palliative Care Utilization When Patients Have Access to Social Workers

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Patients are more likely to receive palliative care if they can access social workers through their primary care providers, Veterans Health Administration (VA) research has found. These findings suggest that social workers may increase access to and/or use of palliative care.”.

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DHGE-CommonSpirit Health Social Work Fellowship to Include Hospice, Health Equity Training

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As the hospice and palliative care workforce dwindles, some stakeholders are hard at work to develop career paths for staff in related disciplines, including social work. The program is designed to support social workers in the early years of working in the field and develop smooth pathways to licensure.

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Hospice Case Manager Workloads Correlate With Longer Stays, Profitability

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Careful management of hospice care manager workloads correlates with longer lengths of stay. For many patients length of stay is a week or less, which is too short for them to receive the full benefit of hospice care. Length of stay is an important metric from both a clinical and business standpoint.

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How Northeast Georgia Medical Center Rebuilt Its Community-Based Palliative Program

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The palliative care program started with cancer patients, helping them deal with the mental and physical ramifications of their illness. Northeast Georgia’s home-based palliative system started through their hospice operations. two full-time social workers, and part-time chaplains and volunteers.

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The Line Between Passion and Profession in Nursing is Thin. Here’s How I Walk it as an On-demand Nurse

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For years, I hesitated to make the jump from social work to nursing. I became a social worker to help people, and nursing offered a more direct way to do it. As a social worker in the Bronx, I mentored kids struggling with family or school issues. That’s what kept me from pursuing nursing.

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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

Hospice News

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. But the need is great.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

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“What we found with this tool is that we could transition patients in need quicker, identify declines faster and get the appropriate team members there to be with them in a timely fashion, especially during those last and important days of care.” Croix Hospice cares for more than 4,400 patients daily across its 10-state service region.

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