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Palliative Care ‘Across the Pond:’ Providers Face Similar Challenges Globally

Hospice News

Ihrig is an Oklahoma-based hospice and palliative care physician who previously served as a content expert for the Accountable Care Learning Collaborative (ACAC), an organization with an aim to increase collaboration and address quality and access challenges in the accountable care landscape. One example includes a more than $2.1

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Key Trends to Watch: Health Systems Moving into Hospice, Home-Based Care

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This not only drives up health care costs, but it also strains hospitals’ limited capacity — particularly in a time of ongoing labor shortages. As early as 2011, more than 90% of U.S. From what I’m seeing from the major players, they also realize that home is the future.

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The Fastest Growing US Hospice Companies

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They include Texas-headquartered Traditions Health, Bridge Home Health & Hospice and Healthflex Home Health & Hospice, both in California. Philadelphia-based All-American Home Care and Innovative Homecare Solutions in Illinois also appeared on the list. said in a statement. The company reached No. 1,645 on Inc.’s

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Nurse Finds Her Passion as Nurse Educator

Minority Nurse

My nursing education journey began when I received my BSN in Nursing at Rutgers College of Nursing in 2011. Their strength helped me to see myself as a strong but caring nurse. I worked in home care as an intake nurse, home care nurse, and infusion nurse for different companies.

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Caregiver Compensation

Chicago Caregiving

The program started in 2011 for post-September 11, 2001 veterans. The PCAFC offers caregivers a slew of helpful resources, including monetary compensation, access to health insurance, mental health counseling, appointment travel benefits, respite care, and legal and financial planning. What is the PCAFC?

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For-Profit or Nonprofit, Hospice Is Not a ‘Hustle’

Hospice News

No evidence suggests that these illegal or unethical practices are more common in hospice than other health care settings, or that they are widely prevalent among the nation’s more than 5,000 hospice providers. CMS stated in a 2021 document that no precise measure of health care fraud exists.

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How do Patient Navigators Contribute to Equitable, Quality and Culturally Appropriate Health Care?

Minority Nurse

In the case of the refugee, who most know very little about seeing a doctor, or receiving clinical treatment, or home care of any sort and are also totally lacking in exposure to allied health services.

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