Hospice News
APRIL 23, 2024
We have evidence to show that early cancer palliative care interventions improve outcomes. On the research end of things, the International Neuropalliative Care Society (INPCS) was founded in 2020 to help address these challenges and to bring attention to the specialty.
Hospice News
MARCH 14, 2024
The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.
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Hospice News
MAY 16, 2023
. “The simulation lab allows the new caregivers to practice the specialty care of hospice and really learn what hospice care is in a realistic environment prior to going into the patient’s homes,” Smith told Hospice News. “It’s Tidewell was previously a Stratum affiliate.
NHPCO
DECEMBER 13, 2023
NHPCO Facts and Figures is the leading resource for hospice providers and others interested in understanding the work of the community. The 2023 Facts and Figures report continues to see the impact of COVID-19 on patient care and the effect of the COVID-19 waivers to the traditional delivery of hospice care.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The needle is slowly moving closer to improvement around pediatric palliative payment incentives that could make this care more affordable and accessible. Some states have begun instilling regulations in place requiring private insurance companies to cover palliative and hospice care for eligible children.
Home Care Pulse
JULY 26, 2022
– July 2021: What is the Hospice Care Index? – What did this level of oversight tell hospice agencies? Article Contents: July 2021: What is the Hospice Care Index? What did this level of oversight tell hospice agencies? July 2021: What is the Hospice Care Index? Questions abounded.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
She came to the space with the goal of returning hospice care back to its roots, while integrating a more modern approach to meet the changing needs and expectations of patients and families, she told Hospice News. Fleece came to Empath via its 2020 merger with Stratum Health, where he had been CEO.
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