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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director; Silverado Taps New Sales VP

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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director Agape Care Group, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners has appointed Kari Bradford, a doctor of nursing practice, as its new palliative medical director. She is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

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4 Hospices Tap New Executive, Clinical Leaders 

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Franklin, Tennessee-headquartered Traditions provides hospice, home health and palliative care as well as consulting services across 18 states. Tom’s expertise will be a tremendous asset as we strive to exceed the expectations of patients and their families,” said Tony Maxwell, chief operating officer, in a statement.

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How Regulation Could Shape the Future of Telehealth in Palliative Care

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Palliative care providers are faced with uncertainties that abound over the regulatory future of telehealth as they continue to shape their programs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed palliative care providers to perform patient care visits virtually. During the pandemic, the U.S.

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Preventing Burnout Among Palliative Care Employees

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The emotional toll of caring for the seriously ill contributes to high rates of burnout among palliative care workers. For palliative care clinicians, that apathy can lead to the depersonalization of patients, negatively affecting patient care. Nursing is not the same kind of work it used to be.

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Providers Leverage Community Partnerships to Expand Palliative Care Programs, Support Patients

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Palliative care providers in several states are finding the best way to connect to the community is through pre-existing, and in some cases, non-medical community groups. We worked with them and put an inpatient palliative care provider in the hospital as well as an RN liaison. At the Hospice of Acadiana Inc.

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Executive Shifts at Amedisys, AMOREM, VITAS; Compassus, Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoint New Clinical Leaders

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She replaces Cathy Swanson, who has led the nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider since 2021 when it rebranded as AMOREM following the merger of Burke Hospice & Palliative Care and Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. McLeod was most recently a health care consultant at CD&M Consulting.

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Fraudulent Hospice Providers May Be Moving Between States

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What concerns me more is not the competition, it’s about poor patient care.” One hospice executive told Hospice News on background that they have seen situations where new hospices have opened up at the same addresses where others had been shut down, often with the same owners or medical directors.

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