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Defining Palliative Care Quality in Murky Regulatory Waters

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Capturing real-time quality data is an important part of effectively managing patients symptoms and needs, according to Dr. Monisha Pujari, medical director of Georgia-based Longleaf Hospice & Palliative Care. Calls are growing louder for a federally established set of standardized palliative guidelines.

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Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

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Training interdisciplinary staff to identify and address patients nonmedical needs is a significant component of quality palliative care delivery, according to Dr. Tracy Romanello, medical director at Catholic Hospice and Catholic Palliative Care Services. Screening tools developed by the U.S. Photo by TBAR Productions.

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Palliative Care’s ‘Endless Opportunities’ to Grow

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Having sufficient staff is key to building a palliative care program, according to Dr. Kerry Moss, palliative care medical director for Connecticut Children’s. Its moving the mark forward as its happening, Moss told Hospice News during the summit. When were building it, then they come. Theres endless opportunities.

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Value-Based Care a Driver of Palliative Care Investment

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An estimated six hospice deals took place in Q3 of last year, with six home health and 11 home care also completed, Mertz Taggart reported. A total of 30 hospice transactions were completed in 2023, compared to 19 deals as of the end of 2024s third quarter, the report found. Driving the evolution are two factors, Frydman said.

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Palliative Care, ACO Collaborations Fuel ‘Historical Savings’ in MSSP Program

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Palliative care and hospice providers can collaborate with ACOs by becoming members of those organizations themselves, or by contracting with them through a preferred provider network. Lowentritt is also senior medical director of Aledade, a network of ACO primary care organizations. million patients annually.

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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

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Hospices coast-to-coast have undergone leadership transitions, including changes in legal executives and a slew of newly appointed CEOs, among other roles in the industry. Texas-based New Day provides home health, hospice, palliative and personal care services across 31 locations in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and in its home state.

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The Case for a Palliative Care Medicare Carve-Out

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But palliative providers have long-faced a challenging reimbursement trajectory in supporting their sustainability, she said during Hospice News virtual Palliative Care Outlook Summit. The future of palliative care payment is reaching an uncertain, but potentially promising time in the Medicare landscape.

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