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Hospice of North Central Ohio to Affiliate with Hospice of Western Reserve

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Headquartered in Cleveland, the nonprofit Hospice of the Western Reserve serves more than 1,200 patients daily across nine counties throughout northern Ohio, providing palliative care and hospice to adult and pediatric patients. The organization is a subsidiary of Western Reserve Care Solutions.

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Brigham and Women’s Hospital Develops Virtual Reality Hospice, Palliative Training Partnership

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to develop a virtual reality training program aimed at improving communication skills among serious illness and end-of-life care professionals. Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital recently partnered with the tech company Jolly Good Inc.

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

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More than 30 interdisciplinary staff members provide care at the 5,600 square feet facility. Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice offers end-of-life care across three counties in its home state. This elevates care that we’re able to provide in the community to our patients.”

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

Hospice News

“I admire the courage that it took to merge two long-standing non-profit hospice and palliative care agencies in an act to build sustainability and ensure our residents throughout our 12-county service area have access to quality serious illness and end of life care services. Brickner is also a veteran of the U.S.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

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The organization affiliated with the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) health system in 2015. By the Bay Health now serves eight counties statewide and provides hospice, palliative and pediatric care, along with skilled nursing home health and grief support.

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How the Value in Health Care Act Could Change Palliative Care Payment

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The bill builds upon the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, designed to speed transitions to patient-centered, value-based care. extension of MACRA’s advanced APM incentive in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which expired at the end of last year.

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Georgia Hospital Improves Organ Donation Process

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Initial reviews of patient care revealed deviations from best practice, including missed referrals, care team members initiating discussions about donation with families, and misconceptions about the donation process. The number of organ referrals doubled, from 169 in 2015 to 320 in 2021.

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