Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Ginn began leading financial teams at Amedisys in 2007, while Guidroz previously served as senior vice president of accounting at Amedisys since June 2018. McLeod was most recently a health care consultant at CD&M Consulting. In addition to hospice, VITAS offers palliative care and home medical equipment services.
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. Myself personally, I was in PCEP at Harvard, I think like 2007 or something with Rachelle Bernacki and a bunch of other great people. Susan: I do.
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Hospice News
APRIL 11, 2023
That helps with the HVLDL metric and the last three days of life, and also impacts our quality scores, because we’re building that relationship with them all throughout their journey and ramping up intensity as we get to those final days for the patient and the family.” Richardson Community Hospice.
Hospice News
AUGUST 28, 2023
Frequently, these aging populations face a host of social determinants of health needs,and violent crime can impact equitable access to end-of-life care, the HHS report indicated. In addition to her role at Empassion Health, she is also chair of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Diversity Advisory Council.
NHPCO
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The HAN Angel Awards were created to recognize select members of Congress on both sides of the aisle for their ongoing efforts to amplify the voices of patients, families, providers, and those advocating for the vital mission of hospice and palliative care in supporting patients and their families facing serious or life-limiting illness.
Americare Hospice
AUGUST 24, 2021
Hospice care in the United States is a type and philosophy of end-of-life care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms. Hospice care was introduced to the United States in the 1970s in response to the work of Cicely Saunders in the United Kingdom.
1-800-HOSPICE
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Hospice is tailored to symptom control, emotional support, and care coordination during end-of-life care. When patients receive too little time in hospice, families are more likely to be dissatisfied with the end-of-life care. 2007; 34: 120-125. Palliat Med. Patient Preferences.
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