Hospice News
MAY 20, 2022
have reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), designed to bolster the field’s shrinking workforce with federal support. . If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.)
Hospice News
DECEMBER 9, 2022
New research is carving out the case for palliative care investment as more hospices dive into this growing market. A recently published study from Scientific Reports found that cancer patients who received palliative care services required 38% fewer emergency department visits and saw 56% fewer hospital admissions than those who did not.
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Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Uintah Home Health and Hospice patients began receiving services under the Canyon umbrella earlier this month. The home health and hospice provider is part of the home care service line of Uintah Basin Healthcare. in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Utah-headquartered Canyon Home Care & Hospice has acquired Arizona-based internal medicine practice Thomas G. Internists specialize in caring for patients with cancer and infections or diseases affecting the heart, blood, lungs, kidneys, joints, or digestive tracts. “We Dallman, M.D., LLC for an undisclosed sum.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Only 10 new Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will offer home-based palliative care as a primarily health-related benefit for 2023, but payers may be offering those services through other programs. Among Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits, in-home support services and caregiver support saw the most year-over-year growth for 2023.
Hospice News
APRIL 8, 2024
We seek to strengthen the notion that in order to provide the highest level of care for hospice beneficiaries, we must provide ongoing focus to those services that enforce CMS’ definitions of hospice and palliative care and eliminate any barriers to accessing hospice care.” A second RFI addressed social determinants of health.
Hospice News
MARCH 1, 2024
It covers the essentials of delivering end-of-life care in the home and compliance with regulatory requirements. “We understand that the needs of direct care workers are broadly the same across different care settings, which propelled us to expand our offerings beyond home care to serve the entire post-acute care continuum.”
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