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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

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Cotter has been a board certified physician in family medicine since 1981 and worked as a hospice medical director from 1988 to 1989. Cotter has been a board certified physician in family medicine since 1981 and worked as a hospice medical director from 1988 to 1989.

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

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In addition to hospice, VITAS offers palliative care and home medical equipment services. She has held previous clinical and leadership positions at Hospice of the Chesapeake since joining the organization in 2020, including hospice and palliative care nurse practitioner and director of medical services.

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer. Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health. He was previously medical director at Compassus since 2017.

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Study: Asian Americans Most Open to Receive Emotional Support Near End of Life, Less Likely to Have Advance Care Plan

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Understanding these perspectives can drive conversations about management of these symptoms, according to VITAS Medical Director Robert Nguyen, who worked on the study. between 2010 and 2019. Views on pain and discomfort at the end of life can differ among various demographics. and 20%, respectively. They represent 1.8%

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First Docs to Expand Nationally With Private Equity Backing

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CEO Dr. Sanjay Bhatia founded First Docs in 2010, introducing its proprietary 360 Community Medicine Care Model. First Docs partners with those providers to ensure continuity of care in collaboration with hospice medical directors. “I’m The amount of Webster’s investment was undisclosed.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

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We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. The person didn’t believe in the medications.

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Kaiser Permanente Care at Home Opens Hospice De Novo

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Census Bureau data, 1 in 5 of Hawaii’s residents are 65 or older, a 45% increase from 2010. The new location is the most recent of a series of investments that Kaiser has made in the home setting, including hospice and palliative care. The nonprofit’s operating revenue reached $93.1 billion in 2021. Based on 2020 U.S.