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Rural Families Have ‘Critical’ Need for More Hospice, Respite Care

Hospice News

The number of rural hospices declined by 1% on an annual basis between 2018 and 2022, according to a 2024 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report. Rural caregivers often lack sufficient hospice resources, an increasingly challenging issue amid a swelling aging population with unmet end-of-life needs.

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Early Telepalliative Care Can Reduce Caregiver Burden, Improve Quality

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The JAMA study examined outcomes of 1,250 adults with advanced lung cancer receiving palliative care across 22 health care organizations in the United States from June 14, 2018 to May 4, 2023. Satisfaction with care for the caregivers and for the patients [showed] no differences.

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The Link Between Palliative and Mental Health Care

Hospice News

Researchers dug into patients’ data to examine palliative care utilization and delivery of mental health services and pharmacotherapies between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2018.

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CMS’ Dr. Oz Issues Public Call to ‘Crush’ Hospice Fraudsters

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Accusations include billing Medicare for hospice services for patients who were not eligible during a scheme that lasted from September 2018 to October 2022. Two individuals on Tuesday were arrested for their alleged involvement in a $4.8 million Medicare fraud scheme. Normita Sierra, owner and operator of Golden Meadows Hospice Inc.

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PRIM-ER Palliative Care Training Program Did Not Reduce Hospital Admissions

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The PRIM-ER interventions took place between 2018 and 2022, meaning that the results could have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers evaluated the initial emergency department visits of nearly 99,000 seniors with serious illnesses before and after implementation of PRIM-ER. The results were published in JAMA.

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Bridging the gap between clinical services and research

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

There is a growing body of evidence that patients treated in research active organisations have improved outcomes (Downing et al 2017, Jonker & Fisher 2018, Jonker et al 2019). Johnson, M (2018). Jonker, L & Fisher, S (2018). 2018 Apr;157:1-6. Strengthening Research in the NHS. BMJ 2018;360. Public Health.

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Automated Orders Improve Palliative Care Access

Hospice News

The study took place between March 2018 and November 2018. These patients often experience emotional distress, breathlessness, anxiety, pain and other symptoms that palliative care can help ameliorate.