Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A dearth of coordination or integration between rehab teams and palliative care teams routinely forces some patients into a cycle between the hospital and the nursing home in their last year of life. These results appeared in a 2019 New England Journal of Medicine study titled “Rehabbed to Death.”

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary What does the future hold for geriatrics? Historically, answers generally lamented the ever increasing need for geriatrics without a corresponding growth in the number of specialists in the field. On today’s podcast, we are going to do a deep dive on the future of geriatrics with three amazing guests.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

A growing body of research touts the benefits of palliative care for patients, families, and even providers. Palliative Care News spoke with experts in the field to unpack the reasons behind those results and identify the obstacles that are getting in the way of a more effective approach.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Breast cancer patients often lack access to palliative care services, but the needle may be moving as researchers dig into common barriers and clinical and financial outcomes. A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Palliative care providers may have untapped areas of potential when it comes to improving access and quality through services that address social determinants of health. Yaquta Patni, wound care and geriatric care physician at Innovative Geriatrics.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Limited pathways to reimbursement and workforce shortages are the largest hurdles for growth among community-based palliative care programs. Sinai looked to expand its palliative care program, the health system opted to pursue partnerships with providers that have a longer history of developing payor contracts for those services.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A rising number of health systems and community-based providers have been making larger investments in palliative care through joint ventures. This cooperative model is proving to be a good fit for many health systems that may not have the time or resources to build their own home-based care programs from scratch.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2023

Two years ago, CEO Jonathan Fluhart and COO Tiffany Hughes launched PalliCare to fill a need in the home-based care space. The company employs nurse practitioners and other clinicians to provide palliative care in the home. It’s really been our hottest areas to be in,” Fluhart told Palliative Care News.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In our podcast with palliative care pioneer Susan Block , she identified the psychological/psychiatric aspects of palliative care as the biggest are of need for improvement. Des delivered a plenary at this year’s National Palliative Care Research Center’s Foley retreat.

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Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2023

Homebase Medical, a subsidiary of SCAN Group, is developing a new palliative care model to care for some of the Medicare Advantage organization’s most vulnerable beneficiaries. It provides Medicare welcome visits, transitional care visits and palliative care for frail older adults. SCAN is a $4.3

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Oncology practices have increasingly collaborated with palliative care providers — or built their own service lines — to better support cancer patients throughout their health care journeys. Integrating palliative care deeper into oncology practices “empowers” these providers to improve utilization and quality, she indicated.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Interest in palliative care is rising among job-seeking clinicians, but the influx remains too slow to meet rising demand. A lack of available training and generally poor understanding of palliative care among clinicians and the public have long been barriers to growth. But business trends are also driving change.

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

As I argue on the podcast, ELNEC has likely done more to lift the primary palliative care skills of clinicians than any other initiative. He is a palliative care physician at the Durham VA Medical Center in Duke and blogs on Substack at Notes from a Family Meeting. Josh, welcome back to GeriPal. Josh: Thank you, you all.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Individuals in prison environments often have limited access to palliative care services, making these patients among the hardest to reach for providers. We’re facing a backdrop in which a lot of people with serious illness are disproportionately represented in our jails and prisons,” Supiano told Palliative Care News.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2022

The All-Ukrainian Associate of Palliative and Hospice Care was founded in 2011 and is currently working to provide support and direct supplies to hospices and palliative care wards in the country. Please donate to help hospice and palliative care in Ukraine by donating here: [link].

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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.

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GeriPal

MAY 12, 2022

Rajagopal (goes by “Raj”), one of the pioneers of palliative care in India. Raj is an anesthesiologist turned palliative care doctor. He is also author of the book, “ Walk with the Weary: Lessons in Humanity in Health Care ,” and was featured in this Atlantic article. Community-based palliative care networks .

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GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

Today we have the honor of interviewing Susan Block, MD, one of the pioneering leaders in the fields of palliative care, particularly psychosocial aspects of palliative care. And man, I still remember those sessions, some of the most powerful learning experiences of my career as a palliative care doctor.

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Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

Physicians in training need greater exposure to geriatric training in order to better grasp the needs of older patients, including during transitions to hospice, according to Dr. Julia Lowenthal, a geriatrician from Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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GeriPal

APRIL 27, 2023

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. These are excerpts – not everybody was included. Eric: What is PCHETA?

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GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

In the US, geriatrics “grew up” as an academic profession with a heavy research base. Clinical growth of geriatrics programs has lagged academic research, despite the rapid aging of the population. . Palliative care, in contrast, saw explosive growth in US hospitals. When should people get palliative care?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Palliative care providers have opportunities to bridge gaps of unmet needs among patients who have serious mental illnesses (SMIs) and their families. People with SMIs navigate a complicated mental health care system that can become even more challenging when they have a serious or chronic physical illness.

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2024

The lines of palliative and psychiatric services may increasingly intersect as demand for collaborative care swells among seriously ill populations with mental health conditions. The most challenging cases are patients with severe mental illness and severe medical illness,” Krishnasamy told Palliative Care News.

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GeriPal

APRIL 28, 2022

Nathan is a Palliative Care doctor and an assistant professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. He uses comics and other artwork to share his experiences in palliative care and educate others about topics like empathy and communication skills. We’ve had two podcast already on poems in both aging and in palliative care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2022

This article is based on a Palliative Care conference Q&A with Tina Taylor, Vice President of Palliative Care Compassus and Christina Andrews, Director of Professional Services at Axxess. Can you each introduce yourselves from your experience in palliative care, and walk us through what each of your roles are?

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Hospice News: Jason has an incredible background in post-acute care that we’re going to talk about today. Banks: I ran a hospice and palliative care.

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Hospice News

MAY 15, 2024

The findings suggest that traumatized terminally ill patients may have a multitude of greater physical, psychosocial and emotional needs compared to others, according to researcher Dr. Ashwin Kotwal, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco’s (UCSF) Division of Geriatrics.

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Hospice News

APRIL 30, 2024

adults functioning as caregivers at any time,” Dr. Michael Certo, assistant professor of pediatrics for Lurie, said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine’s Annual Assembly. “We We as palliative care clinicians meet caregivers who may be particularly vulnerable given the circumstances under which they find themselves.”

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GeriPal

MARCH 4, 2024

The post #HPMParty is returning to Phoenix during the 2024 AAHPM/HPNA meeting appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. The best networking happens when the convention center closes!

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

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 will also serve as a mentor to palliative care teams, the company indicated in an announcement.

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

Jennifer’s study is most widely known for the “kicker” – not only did it improve quality of life, palliative care was associated with a couple months longer survival. . Areej’s study is remarkably novel in that it is, to our knowledge, the first study of palliative care during curative treatment. . hint: coping).

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In day-to-day practice, It’s hard to imagine providing excellent hospice or palliative care services without access to a team social worker. Whether in direct practice or in research and academia, we should work together to help Hospice and Palliative Care Social Work meet its full potential. . Summary Transcript Summary.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Our task is simple, we are going to be sampling each of these hot chicken wings while we ask Eric and Alex questions related to Palliative care and Geriatrics. And I’ve said, just because I’m a Palliative care doc does not mean that you should give me a short trip. Anne: Right. Lynn: Great answer.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Rooted in the power of storytelling and fueled by a desire to improve health equity and foster meaningful connections, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center’s innovative palliative care approach has earned industry-wide acclaim. “We

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GeriPal

APRIL 21, 2022

In this second part in our series, we welcome Mike Rabow and Redwing Keyssar to talk about palliative care and poetry. . As with aging, poetry operates on multiple levels within the palliative care space. . Mike Rabow’s Comprehensive Care Team randomized trial of outpatient palliative care.

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