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Hospices’ 2024 Public Policy Priorities 

Hospice News

Hospices have been advocating for lawmakers and regulators to take action on curbing fraud, supporting veterans and bolstering the health care workforce. Battling fraud Reports of unethical or illegal practices have surged, particularly among hundreds of newly certified hospices in California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona. Recently Rep.

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Challenges in Hospice Care for Terminal Anorexia Patients

Hospice News

Hospice providers navigate various challenges when addressing unmet needs and goals of care among patients with severe enduring anorexia nervosa. Hospice providers also navigate a number of challenges when it comes to the varying laws and ethical considerations involved with patient admission, goals of care and decision making, she indicated.

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Breaking the Silence: The Mounting Need for Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Hospice News

Traumatized and abused hospice patients and providers often experience an array of lingering physical, emotional and psychological effects that can fall into a silent abyss of unmet needs. Hospices must also take into account that the prevalence of violence, abuse and trauma may be similar among their workforce, Fisher added.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

Hospice News

In enacted, the recently reintroduced Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA) could make a dent in the recruitment barriers that hospices keep hitting. Hospice] has to become a part of the education of medical students, nursing and social workers at large,” Lee told Hospice News.

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More States Integrating Palliative Care Into Medicaid Programs

Hospice News

Case in point, New Jersey legislators are currently mulling a bill that would create a community-based palliative care benefit within the state’s Medicaid program. . Five states — Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Washington and Virginia — define palliative care eligibility within their Medicaid hospice programs.

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Executive Changes at Niagara Hospice, Transcend Strategy Group, AMOREM, HomeCare & Hospice

Hospice News

Niagara Hospice CEO Retires Lockport, N.Y.-based based Niagara Hospice will soon have a new president and CEO with the upcoming retirement of John Lomeo, who has led the organization since 2000. Niagara Hospice is part of The Hospice and Palliative Care Group (HPCG), an organization that provides administrative services.

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Ep. 31 - The Role and Professional Standards of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative Care

HPNA podcast

Moderated by Dr. Betty Ferrell, this episode discusses the adult-gerontology nurse practitioner's role in hospice and palliative care. This podcast episode coincides with an article written by Heather and Kelly in the June 2024 issue of the Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001025.