Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Rather, they wanted to provide clear, understandable information that enabled the patient to make reasonable, informed choices about their care. Rather, they wanted to provide clear, understandable information that enabled the patient to make reasonable, informed choices about their care.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This kind of information can provide a blueprint for how clinical education can be more oriented around patient needs, as well as around pain and symptom management, Bowman said at a recent conference held in collaboration with the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC). “The

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Hospice News

MAY 4, 2022

The company directly employs nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers who provide direct care, most often in nursing homes. The United States lacks a robust reimbursement system for palliative care. Historically, the U.S. PalliCare has a two-fold approach within its care and business models.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A systematic overhaul of the nation’s health care education programs is needed to ensure that future clinicians are prepared to provide palliative and hospice care amid rising demand, according to Dr. Leah McDonald of HopeHealth. McDonald is a hospice and palliative care physician at HopeHealth. Photo courtesy of HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

JULY 3, 2023

Bring advance care planning and serious illness planning to all Kansans so they can make informed choices about care and express their wishes and preferences as a treatment plan is developed. This spring, Kansas launched a five-year plan to make palliative care more accessible to its nearly 3 million residents. Access was a high hurdle.

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2024

Integrating doula sources can foster collaborative , goal-concordant care as well as improve quality, according to Jessica Curd, PhD candidate with the Indiana University’s School of Social Work and assistant professor at Ball State University. Collins is also a certified hospice and palliative care nurse and end-of-life doula.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The common thread across health plans, [accountable care organizations (ACOs)] and across state Medicaid and Medicare agencies is really that the core team includes a physician, a nurse, a social worker and a spiritual care professional, and that pharmacists play a key role in medication management.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

But providers can also benefit from considering data that comes from outside their organizations to identify prevailing trends, inform their marketing efforts and guide their decision making. The data will inform continuing discussions of the disconnect between the ways providers perceive hospice lengths of stay and the views of regulators.

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Hospice News

JUNE 12, 2023

Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer at Samaritan, the model emphasizes imparting truthful, practical information, allowing patients to make more informed decisions. “As The company did receive some funding from the state of New Jersey to fund the social worker portion of the Chronic Illness Support model.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Sometimes we have a gap in identifying patient needs appropriately in our health systems, whether it’s palliating symptoms or identifying care support resources they need. As a nurse, Templeton has leveraged her clinical experiences to help navigate challenges that prevent patients from accessing care. I’m a nurse by background.

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Hospice News

MAY 29, 2024

The agency also did not take into account the work of non-nursing disciplines in complying with the tool, such as social workers and chaplains, NHPCO indicated. It follows then sufficient time will be necessary to enable this development and ensure a seamless transition to HOPE.”

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Indiana-based palliative care provider Center for Hospice Care (CHC) is looking beyond its immediate community and has developed networks that impact palliative care on a global scale. Historic run Getting the Global Partners in Care program to this level has been quite the journey for CHC. So, these U.S.

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GeriPal

APRIL 27, 2023

Furthermore, direction to external websites is not an endorsement from AAHPM or HPNA, or the Annual Assembly. Palliative Care the Next Generation: How the Service May Grow and Evolve AccentCare , a portfolio company of private equity firm Advent International, is another example. We’ve got a very large palliative care practice,” Rodgers told PCN.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

This article is based on a discussion with Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart and Nikki Davis, Vice President of Palliative Care Programs at Contessa Health. The conversation took place on April 20, 2023, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

1 Social Workers Leaving Hospice, Health Care in Record Numbers (July 11). One seldom-discussed aspect of this year’s pervasive labor shortage was the number of social workers who had left the field. Social workers cited a lack of employer engagement as a leading cause of burnout and turnover, sources told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2024

It takes ample financial resources to fuel a trauma-informed care delivery approach and ensure that staff are trained in the unique challenges that veteran populations face at the end of life, Graveran said. So if they see a social worker coming in, they may not be receptive. Graveran is also a veteran.

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Seasons Hospice

APRIL 22, 2025

Common conditions treated with palliative care include: Cancer Heart disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Kidney failure Alzheimers disease or other dementias Parkinsons disease A multidisciplinary team typically delivers palliative care, including doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and therapists.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

If enacted, the legislation would remove co-pays and patient fees for advance care planning (ACP) services, allow social workers to conduct these conversations, expand provider education about associated billing codes, and improve reporting on barriers to ACP utilization.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And while hospices offer social workers and spiritual care, many families continue to have unmet needs that could impede some patients’ access to hospice. A number of states have also established and funded caregiver counseling programs, disseminated information and added some additional services to their Medicaid coverage.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 25, 2022

The downsides, however, were that workforce disruptions made it harder to incorporate other members of the care team like social workers and nurse navigators directly into the conversation themselves, said Wasp and Cullinan. An amount that surpassed the initial goal of raising the bar by 25%.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 28, 2023

Hospice workers’ personal biases and perceptions of these communities also contribute to inequities, McCann-Davis said. Some areas can be more challenging than others, particularly as workers navigate parking limitations, Carrol stated. The hospice and palliative care providers services the Chicago area and surrounding communities.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Bethany Walton, senior oncology social worker and collaborative care therapist at the Lipson Cancer Institute, said Collaborative Care began in 2021 as an extension of the program already in place serving Rochester Regional Health’s Primary and OBGYN Offices. For patients dealing with cancer, this is essential.

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

It doesn’t just focus on the physical, it also focuses on the emotional and the spiritual with the use of social workers and spiritual counselors. Technology plays a very important role in terms of trying to pipe in that information correctly based on the patient requirements and all those different things.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As you’re thinking about not only working with referral sources and other providers and facilities, they may start asking you for information about it, even if you’re not participating in it. You need to be able to use that information to then bring it forward and tell a story. It needs to be able to tell a story.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

And ACE units in general take a typical multidisciplinary hospital unit that has all the different team members, so doctors, nurses, social workers, dieticians, pharmacists, chaplains, patient care technicians, others I’m leaving out. I spent so much time trying to talk to others to find out this information.

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Hospice News

MAY 23, 2024

Brubaker Miller is a licensed clinical social worker and brings more than 25 years of experience in the hospice industry. She will step into the role this June. Aaby succeeds Amanda Gustafson, who has held the position for nearly seven years. The nonprofit is a subsidiary of Western Wisconsin Health and St. Croix Health.

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Pallimed

MARCH 22, 2021

by Vickie Leff ( @VickieLeff ) Another year, another study proving the value of the palliative care social worker. It surprises me that despite much research and team role development, palliative care team members may not be aware of the importance of the palliative care social worker. I was not the only one.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

APRIL 29, 2024

PCHETA would expand opportunities for interdisciplinary education and training in palliative care, including through new education centers and career incentive awards for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, social workers and other health professionals.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

I have channeled my passion for working with underserved communities, beginning as a licensed social worker for a large hospital system, where I experienced firsthand the disparities in healthcare access and limitations in delivering whole-person care.

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Seasons Hospice

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Palliative care teams often include doctors, nurses, social workers as well as counselors who specialize in spiritual and emotional support. Palliative care also enables patients and their families to make informed decisions about end-of-life care. What Is Palliative Care? Why Choose Palliative Over Curative?

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well known for heavy hits of bedside assessments, strong patient-family relationships, and a knockout punch of interdisciplinary collaboration, we have in-person palliative care consults. But watch out! Travel time can leave this champ vulnerable to fatigue and no-shows.

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NHPCO

JUNE 16, 2023

The meetings were part of Hospice Action Week, hosted in Washington, DC by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its advocacy affiliate, the Hospice Action Network (HAN). In addition to the full comments, a summary of NHPCO’s recommendations on the proposed rule is available on its website. Within days, U.S.

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Hospice of the North Coast

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Key Takeaways Hospice care for dementia patients aims to reduce physical and emotional distress, safeguarding dignity and comfort, with a hospice team that includes physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers. Who Makes Up the Hospice Team?

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

Social workers can help you and your loved one resolve any lingering end-of-life planning. Social work services : Social services are available for our patients and their families to help them work through end-of-life stress. Check out our FAQ page for more information. What type of services does hospice provide?

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Through the new organization’s integrated, trans-disciplinary team-based approach to health care, patients and families will have comprehensive access to a clinically trained, compassionate team including physicians, nurses, social workers, spiritual support and bereavement counselors, home health aides, and physical and occupational therapists.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 27, 2023

Healthcare professionals must uphold strict confidentiality standards to protect sensitive information. Healthcare providers should encourage open communication with families, ensuring they are well informed about the patient’s condition, treatment options, and end-of-life decisions.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

David Bekelman conducted a RCT of a nurse and social worker telephone intervention (ADAPT intervention) for people with heart failure and lung disease (COPD or ILD). It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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