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Center for Hospice Care Revives Respiratory Care Program

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The first of these was its cardiac program, HeartWize, which began in 2007 and also recently relaunched last year after a pandemic-related halt. In the future, we hope to expand the services and resources to our home-based palliative care program, Kaleidoscope. All of CHCs nurses are trained in pediatric palliative care delivery.

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Several Large Hospice Providers See Leadership Transitions

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She is charged with overseeing the home health and hospice providers Colleague Assistance Fund, which supports employees during times of personal need. The nonprofit organization has grown into one of the largest hospice providers in the nation. The nonprofit organization has grown into one of the largest hospice providers in the nation.

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Providers Work to Solve Palliative Care’s Biggest Growing Pains

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Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice launched its palliative care service line in 2007, mainly providing these services in hospital-based settings. Strains on reimbursement, referrals and staffing represent the biggest obstacles to palliative care providers’ viability and growth.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

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Myself personally, I was in PCEP at Harvard, I think like 2007 or something with Rachelle Bernacki and a bunch of other great people. 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. We’ve got a lot to cover.

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VNHS Leveraging Tech to Optimize Hospice Patient Experience

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For example, VNHS implemented its remote patient monitoring program in 2007. The company has pioneered a number of technologies that are becoming increasingly common in the post-acute space. More recently it has dipped its toes into the realm of predictive analytics. “We

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

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Ginn began leading financial teams at Amedisys in 2007, while Guidroz previously served as senior vice president of accounting at Amedisys since June 2018. In connection with her appointment, Scott Ginn will no longer serve as the company’s principal accounting officer.” VITAS has locations across 14 states, including Texas and Kansas.

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Pediatric Hospice Abbey House Gaining Momentum in Texas

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My daughter Abbey was born in 2007 as a healthy baby girl, but within two or three months had all these issues and was medically fragile,” Keller told Hospice News. “We Keller Foundation. We spent an average of 100 days a year in a hospital or clinic at Dell Children’s.

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