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Dana-Farber’s New Push to Integrate Palliative, Behavioral Services in Cancer Care

Hospice News

. “The Neuro-Inclusive Oncology Care and Empowerment Program will bring us one step closer to equitable care by supporting people who are neurodivergent as they navigate their cancer diagnosis and treatment,” said Melissa Levin, senior clinical social worker at Dana-Farber. ” More than 1.3 Census Bureau report.

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Empath Health Launches New PACE Center

Hospice News

Empath’s first center, Suncoast PACE, launched in 2012. So not only do we provide doctors or social workers, their home care, their transportation to and from PACE Center, to and from any medical appointment they may have, they are getting it from one team,” Reiter told Hospice News.

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VITAS Taps Alexander Fernandez as CFO, EVP

Hospice News

He held the role for two years after serving as CFO at Tenet’s North Shore Medical Center from 2006 to 2012. The program included a one-time retention payment ranging from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, social workers and home health aides. Prior to that, Fernandez was COO of Tenet Healthcare Corp.’s

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C-Suite Shakeups at Aveanna, New Day, Samaritan, VNAHSR

Hospice News

Pagliaro joined the organization in 2012 as a hospice and palliative physician, ascending into roles such as associate director of palliative medicine and vice president of medical services. VNAHSR employs more than 250 certified home health aides, rehabilitation therapists, social workers and visiting nurses.

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Compassus’ Laura Templeton: Education, Better Reimbursement Needed to Foster Palliative Care Growth

Hospice News

I worked in acute care prior to coming into the more integrated home-based care scene at Compassus in 2012. We’ve set up advance care management teams and developed more interdisciplinary services where nurses, social workers and nurse practitioners are working together in really aiding the care of the patient.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

Hospice News

I became a registered nurse in 2012 and received my nurse practitioner degree in 2017. We also have a home health aide, a chaplain, a social worker, a patient intake coordinator and a medical director. As a nurse practitioner, what led you to begin a hospice program? Luckily, we have been able to stay fully staffed.

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Preventable and Aggressive Care for Cancer Patients: To the Bitter End

AJN Off the Charts

The study found that more than half of ED visits among patients with cancer, 51.6%, were identified as potentially preventable, with the absolute number of potentially preventable ED visits increasing substantially between 2012 and 2019.