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Death Doulas, Community Health Workers Collaborations Can Aid Hospices, But Resources Are Scarce

Hospice News

EOLDs have had a growing presence in the serious illness and end-of-life care space, but their services are not reimbursed by Medicare or other insurance, according to Jane Euler, co-founder and chief doula of Present for You LLC. However, building these collaborations has come with financial barriers.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

Hospice News

Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them. This was the impetus behind the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), which emerged from an Oct. 8, 2005 meeting of health care leaders in South Korea. Case in point, as many as 71% of the U.S.

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Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Hospice Care

Hospice News

Another key to reducing adverse events is increasing education around medication management at the end of life, McPherson stated. Adverse drug events (ADEs) present on a spectrum from discomfort to medical emergency, so the impacts can range widely,” Krout told Hospice News in an email. About 81.5%

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Places of Farewell – bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death

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I had not expected to include a child who had died 11 years ago, however when I met the mother to talk about her son who had died the previous year, she recognised me from 11 years ago when I had been involved with her daughter’s end of life care. The data collected was narrative. 12389 Johnston E et al (2020) Hospital or home?

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Physician, Legislator Morhaim: Hospices Should Be Vocal About Advance Care Plans

Hospice News

Effective documentation of end-of-life choices has been associated with higher likelihood of hospice enrollment and lower incidence of intensive therapies, even during hospital stays, a 2019 JAMA Network study found. I think everybody in hospice and palliative care has to be really vocal about this. That’s hard to do.

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Executive Changes at Niagara Hospice, Transcend Strategy Group, AMOREM, HomeCare & Hospice

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Niagara Hospice is part of The Hospice and Palliative Care Group (HPCG), an organization that provides administrative services. Other providers in the group include Kalos Health, Liberty Home Care, Hospice of Orleans and The Niagara Hospice Alliance. “It This followed the launch of its dementia care and family support program in 2019.

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NHPCO Statement: CMS FY 2024 Hospice Proposed Rule

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For Immediate Release April 17, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule that would update key components of hospice reimbursement and regulations in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

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