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

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Almost 40% of people 65 and older had at least one disability from 2008 to 2012, according to a 2014 U.S. More palliative care and hospice companies are developing programs to meet the specific concerns of these patients to improve access to care. Census Bureau report.

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Emergency Department Residents Lack Training in Palliation

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Between 2014 and 2017, these patients accounted for more than 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, according to the U.S. . “The development of a clear, concise review of the most common acute symptoms can provide a framework for EM physicians to adequately address the needs of patients.”

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Bill to Re-Allocate Federal Hospice Dollars Moving Forward in Congress

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These adjustments have their roots in the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act), which changed the way the hospice aggregate payment cap is calculated. However, the amount of re-allocated dollars would grow from about $500 million currently to nearly $1 billion. for next year.

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How Medicaid Boosted Palliative Care Utilization

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1, 2014, according to American Cancer Society research recently published in Health Affairs. As of 2014, the ACA expanded Medicaid coverage to all adults whose annual income reaches 138% of the federal poverty level, which in 2023 is $20,120 per individual, according to Kaiser. About 18.9%

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The Benefits of Deploying Palliative Care Social Workers in Hospital Emergency Departments

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Between 2014 and 2017, these patients accounted for more than 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, according to the U.S. Embedding palliative care-trained social workers in hospital emergency departments can help health care providers effectively serve some of the most vulnerable patients.

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VITAS Makes C-Suite, EVP Promotions; Westfall Named Chairman

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Wynsong joined the company in 2014 as an internal management consultant, going on to several other leadership positions. He is a board member for the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association. RoboToaster, SmugMug RoboToaster, SmugMug VITAS President and COO Joel Wherley at the 2022 Hospice News ELEVATE Conference.

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Residential Hospice Acquires Safe Haven

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Graham went on to acquire Residential Hospice in 2014. A year later, the Washington Post Company sold its news assets to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeffrey Bezos and reorganized under the Graham Holdings name. Celtic and Residental merged in 2016 to form Graham Healthcare Group.

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