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Using a Hospice Data ‘Toolbox’ to Tune Up Health Equity

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Hospice providers have leveraged data in various ways to both identify and address the biggest barriers to access and unmet needs among underserved terminally ill patient populations. Some avenues may be more fruitful than others. One health care organization used patient data to adjust its clinical workflow process.

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UConn John Dempsey Hospital Launches New Palliative Care Clinic

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The need for greater access to palliative care became evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Sarah Loschiavo, nursing director of palliative medicine, supportive care and hospice services at John Dempsey Hospital. Buss is also leading the charge on developing a hospice and palliative medicine fellowship program at UConn.

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

Hospice News

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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Securing Philanthropic Support for Palliative Care

Hospice News

Currently, Medicare payment for palliative care only covers physician or licensed independent practitioner services and does not support the full range of interdisciplinary care, involving nurses, chaplains, aides and social workers. That mission is shared by its charitable arm The Suncoast Hospice Foundation.

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3 Keys to Hospice Social Worker Recruitment and Retention

Hospice News

Three important considerations can help hospices recruit and retain social workers — a respectful workplace culture, reasonable workloads and continuing education opportunities. Workforce shortages remain the industry’s most damaging headwind, and that includes social workers.

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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

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have reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), designed to bolster the field’s shrinking workforce with federal support. . If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.)

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Incorporating Palliative Care in Hospice: The Tech Perspective

Hospice News

As the hospice landscape shifts and hospice care is delivered more widely, another care type has made entry into the conversation: palliative care. Based upon the request of a hospice customer, Axxess began to develop a palliative care-specific technology platform in 2021. But it’s proving outcomes and it’s making waves.”