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Earlier Palliative Care Yields Higher ROI

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Beginning in 2018, WellSpan began to test that theory by examining financial metrics associated with its palliative care services, with a focus on cost savings. Beginning in 2018, WellSpan began to test that theory by examining financial metrics associated with its palliative care services, with a focus on cost savings.

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U.S. Patients Have Unequal Access to Palliative Care

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The findings were presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in Boston. Seriously ill patients are more likely to receive palliative care if they have more providers in their vicinity. The researchers then looked at data showing whether or not the patients received palliative treatments.

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Partners in Care Sues HHS Over Claims Denials

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OIG, on behalf of CMS, informed the hospice that it would be audited in a May 2018 letter. For Hagfors, the nonprofit provider lawsuit presents an opportunity not only to recoup funds but to defend its employees against OIG’s allegations. “I We’ve exhausted all of the administrative avenues, and this is the logical next step.”

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New Jersey Study Reveals Statewide Racial Disparities in Hospice Referrals

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The research spanned two studies that examined the occurrence of end-of-life care referrals during 2018 among 28,697 hospitalized patients diagnosed with metastatic cancer in the Garden State. Diversity in population can yield diverse presentations of symptoms,” Kozlov said. were Hispanic; 1.8% were Asian; and only 0.4%

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Agape Care Group Acquires GHC Hospice

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However, we will maintain a nimble approach to M&A and explore all high-quality opportunities that present.”. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Georgia reached 51% during 2018, which is in line with that year’s national average of 50.3%, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Celebrating Hospice and Palliative Medicine as the Fifth Largest Medical Subspecialty

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We should be including this in our presentations on Hospice and Palliative Medicine 101, or frankly anytime we are asked to speak to outside audiences. I am still surprised this Tweet happened as recently as 2018! hpm — Kayla Sheehan, MD (@kksheehan) July 23, 2018 I do not expect that to happen in the future.

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Chair of the Massachusetts Medical School Collaborative: All Med School Students Should Learn Serious Illness Communication

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A 2018 study in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management found that the annual number of new hospice and palliative care specialists would need to nearly double by the year 2030 to keep up with growing demand. It’s part of a growing movement across the U.S. to train more doctors in palliative care.