Hospice News
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
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. The earlier a patient receives palliative care, the larger the return on investment, an analysis by the Pennsylvania-based health system WellSpan Health has found.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
If we look at some of the decks and slide presentations on the Medicare Advantage carve-in, going back to 2018, it’s the same information, and we’re still talking about impacting change. We’ve heard from the [Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)] on the 20% payment cap reduction.
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Chicago Caregiving
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Around the same time, Jacqueline Willrich, 86, a retired French teacher at Northwestern University and social worker, also arrived at Westminster. Since 2018, Willrich and Guth have spearheaded a quarterly resident art show that features a wide range of mediums, including paintings, photographs, needlework, and 3D art.
AJN Off the Charts
JANUARY 17, 2023
Some people with PTSD have poor support networks with few, if any, caregivers due to histories of relational stress or social isolation. Ask if they would like a safe family member or friend to be present. Be present and attentive. Poor support networks and other factors.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Executives from almost every publicly traded hospice company raised this issue in earnings calls and presentations throughout the year. Social workers saw an average 4.07% hourly wage hike, and medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6%, the report indicated.
Hospice News
JUNE 1, 2022
Hospice and palliative care need greater recognition among disciplines across the board, beyond medicine and nursing, according to Eunju Lee, palliative care social worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This tracks with available data. Resurrecting PCHETA.
GeriPal
MARCH 24, 2022
2018 Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on ACP. Susan: I will share in Indiana, we actually had that as our legal model, that there was a decision making by committee up until 2018. Alex: What did it changed to after 2018? We can work it out! AlexSmithMD. Transcript. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Rebecca: Agreed.
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