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Palliative Telehealth’s Quality of Life Improvement Equivalent to In-Person Care 

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Researchers found that early palliative care via telehealth often improves quality of life for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at a level equivalent to in-person care, according to a study presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.

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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

Addus earlier this month closed a $350 million acquisition of Gentivas personal care business. Though Addus has focused on growing its personal care and home health services, hospice remains a pillar of its strategy. The company seeks to co-locate its three services in the markets it serves.

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3 Key Hospice Technology Trends

Hospice News

Todays hospice leaders need a firm understanding of the varying and rapidly changing advances in technology that can impact their business lines and ability to support patients and staff, said Bivek Pathek, chief information officer at Empath Health.

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Hospices to ‘Optimize’ Telehealth Amid Regulatory Uncertainties

Hospice News

Several studies have found that telehealth utilization among serious and terminally ill patient populations has been linked to improved care transitions , more effective in-person care delivery and coordination and greater caregiver support and better clinical capacity.

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Why Practitioners Need to be More Informed About Infantile Spasms

Daily Nurse

Healthcare workers need to be informed on how to recognize the symptoms of infantile spasms and the necessary workup and treatment after an initial diagnosis. Staying Educated and Informed All healthcare workers are required to complete continuing medical education regularly. However, it has also made me a much better physician.

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New Employee Support Program Launches to Strengthen Hospice Retention

Hospice News

IAHHC’s membership includes about 538 home health, hospice and personal care agencies in Indiana that employ a total of roughly 5,000 workers. The association’s staff also help manage the Kentucky Home Care Association (KHCA). Development of the C.A.R.E.

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Increasing Hospice CAHPS Scores Through Enhanced Caregiver Training

Hospice News

As a clinician, we’re often expecting these untrained, informal caregivers to do what it took some of us years in school to be trained to be able to do,” Ferebee said at the conference. “We’re More than 70% of hospice patients are primarily cared for by untrained family caregivers with no medical background, Ferebee found.

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