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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

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Dr. James Cotter, who has been with the Partnership HealthPlan of California since July 2014, clarified that the original pilot sought to determine if this type of program would be financially feasible for patients with two years of life expectancy or less. As a hospice physician, you want to give patients a soft landing.”

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

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. “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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VITAS Taps Alexander Fernandez as CFO, EVP

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Fernandez oversees the Florida-based hospice company’s finances, investor relations and accounting functions. He started at the Florida-based health system in 2014 as CFO of the Broward Health Medical Center and Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital. The post VITAS Taps Alexander Fernandez as CFO, EVP appeared first on Hospice News.

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The Case for Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

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The interdisciplinary nature of palliative care, especially the inclusion of social workers, positions palliative care nicely to help to address the myriad needs that people have,” Maxwell told Hospice News. The health system in 2014 launched initiatives to reduce food insecurity among their patient that generated $4.8

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

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The South Carolina-based hospice and palliative care provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners. There is tremendous opportunity in the hospice and palliative care landscape to add great organizations to the Agape Care portfolio, merging resources to enhance providers and reach more patients.”.

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Global Partners in Care Program Fosters International Collaboration on Palliative Care

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The Indiana-based palliative care provider Center for Hospice Care (CHC) is looking beyond its immediate community and has developed networks that impact palliative care on a global scale. hospice leaders. hospice leaders went on this trip, saw the need and felt like more could be done to help the situation.” So, these U.S.

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Government Funding Bill Extends Telehealth Flexibilities, Averts Cap Cut

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As NHPCO advised its members in a Member Alert this morning, the legislation contains measures that will affect hospices positively and negatively. Telehealth extension: The legislation extends hospice telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2024, which were initially enacted as part of the CARES Act in 2020.