Hospice News
APRIL 16, 2025
In addition to palliative and hospice care, the health system provides hospital-based and outpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, assisted living and home health care. In addition to palliative and hospice care, the health system provides hospital-based and outpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, assisted living and home health care.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Palliative care providers have explored diverse routes to improve quality and access to their services in 2024. Below are five under-the-radar stories that, while important, didnt make our most read this year. SMI patients with serious physical illnesses often have less access to appropriate medical care and mental health services.
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Hospice News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare has opened the first free-standing palliative medicine clinic in southeastern North Carolina. The LifeCare Center for Palliative Medicine will provide outpatient palliative care to patients experiencing serious illness. It will also accept referrals from other physicians in the community. “As
Hospice News
MAY 7, 2025
The individual payers have different criteria that determine what they cover, including the type and stage of disease, frequency of visits and the kind of care providers, such as community health workers, nurses and social workers. Aside from grants, managed care providers offer reimbursement; however, the model depends on the payer.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The Pennant Group has been quietly building palliative care programs driven by its local leaders with support from the corporate offices Service Center. Pennant is the holding company for a group of independent hospice, home health and senior living providers located across 13 states.
Hospice News
MARCH 4, 2025
A new partnership between Humana Inc. NYSE: HUM) and Thyme Care promises to expand access to palliative care among the oncology care companys patient population. The value-based agreement contracts Thyme Care with Humana Medicare Advantage plans, giving them access to their beneficiaries.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Patient and family participants in the intervention arm of the IN-PEACE study received monthly check-ins via telephone for up to two years from a nurse or social worker to help caregivers manage issues such as patients neuropsychiatric symptoms, caregiver distress and palliative care concerns such as advance care planning and referral to hospice.
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