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Humana, Thyme Care Partnership to Expand Access to Palliative Care

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This agreement directly addresses one of health care’s most significant gaps the fact that only 12% of patients who could benefit from palliative care services currently receive them, Dr. Julia Frydman, senior medical director for Thyme Care, told Palliative Care News.

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Value-Based Care a Driver of Palliative Care Investment

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Dr. Julia Frydman, senior medical director at Nashville-based Thyme Care, runs its palliative care wing. Her program aims to prevent critical and expensive medical issues from emerging. Private equity transactions represented half of these deals. She believes palliative care may be inoculated against that industry trend.

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Hospices to ‘Optimize’ Telehealth Amid Regulatory Uncertainties

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The ability to develop and provide a sustainable model of virtual care for patients and caregivers will require a more permanent regulatory framework around telehealth utilization, Dr. Julia Frydman, senior medical director at Thyme Care, said at the Hospice News ELEVATE conference in Florida.

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How One Hospice Provider Reduced Avoidable Medication Spend by 95%

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They also wanted data and a process that would bring more information directly to everyone in the process. I also wanted something that was in the hands of the prescribers to allow them to make informed decisions. MyMetRx keeps the actionable, impactful information right in front of them, with OnePoint providing regular reviews.

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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

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In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP. This article is sponsored by CHAP. The post Voices: ??Dr.

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2025 Proposed Rule Seeks to Clarify Physician Certification of Hospice Patients

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According to language in the proposal, designated physician members of the hospice interdisciplinary team may certify patients for hospice if the medical director is unavailable. Clarification from CMS in these areas will be helpful to hospices, physicians and those reviewing hospice records for compliance.”

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M&A Buyers Scour Hospice Financials for Compliance Risks

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For instance, if a hospice with a $15 million annual revenue has nine medical directors on staff, this should “jump off the page” for a buyer, he said. This can call into question whether these medical directors were on staff because they were giving the hospice direct lines of patient referrals. said Kulik. “Is

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