Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

This article is sponsored by VNS Health. In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. VNS Health Health Plan has been participating in the VBID hospice component demonstration since 2021.

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Pallimed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In September 2021, Pallimed published our second commentary, which focused on the astonishing disclosure of an important conflict-of-interest (COI) by Dr. Roger Chou (5), who co-authored the 2016 Guideline, calling its integrity into question (4, 5). by by Chad D. opioid policy.

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Pallimed

JANUARY 28, 2021

— Sylvia Lane (@sylv_lane) January 24, 2021 (Editor note: Sylvia Lane wrote more about her decision to choose palliative care for a career here. ) Editor's Note - that article was written for CAPC by one of the Twitter users above!) People laugh and turn away. Or worse, “don’t worry you’ll change your mind!” What gives?

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This article is sponsored by Netsmart. This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Maria Warren, Vice President of Clinical Consulting at Netsmart that took place at the Hospice News Elevate Conference in Chicago. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. In 2021, VBID was in nine MA plans.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sonali Advani and Lona Mody talk about their recent JAGS article highlighting three recent articles that every clinician caring for older adults should be aware of in the treatment of infectious diseases (hint: I’ve never finished a course of antibiotics, and maybe your patients don’t need that full course either).

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Pallimed

MARCH 22, 2021

Edmonds et al (2021) found that when a social worker was involved in a palliative care consultation, whole-person care components were more likely to be addressed, including addressing psychological (82% vs 18%) and spiritual needs (92% vs 8%) and documenting advance directives (90% vs 10%). I was not the only one. Quite a wide gamut.

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Pallimed

JANUARY 17, 2022

If I had to pick the most influential article in 2021, it would be " Power, Silence, and Debriefing: Hidden Harms When Palliative Teams Encounter Racism " by Rev. If I had to pick the most influential article in 2021, it would be " Power, Silence, and Debriefing: Hidden Harms When Palliative Teams Encounter Racism " by Rev.

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Pallimed

MAY 3, 2021

Published on February 12, 2021, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), it observed that the “age-adjusted overdose death rates involving synthetic opioids, psychostimulants, cocaine, heroin, and prescription opioids during 2013–2019” have increased a whopping 1,040% (1). This is an enormous win for the opioid lobby (30)."

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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Training rose to the number one complaint from care staff in 2021. Print Article. The 2022 Report includes data collected from 335 agencies, representing private duty home care, home health, hospice, respite care, residential care, staffing services, palliative care, and payers & insurers. . Like it the old fashioned way?

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The Nurse Break

AUGUST 6, 2022

Other similar articles on self care and wellbeing here. Why this is reasonable is perhaps best explained by Fearon & Nicol (2011) in their article ‘ Strategies to assist prevention of burnout in nursing staff’. More from In Pursuit of Excellence here. Education is important but camping is importanter’ – Strategies in self care.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 28, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. – Trend #4: Agency Owners Are Still Worried About COVID-19—Making 2021 the First Year it Ranks as One of Their Top Threats. – Trend #4: Agency Owners Are Still Worried About COVID-19—Making 2021 the First Year it Ranks as One of Their Top Threats.

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Home Care Pulse

MAY 19, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. Article Contents: Your Program Offers at Least 8 of these Basic Training Topics. In fact, over 82% of agencies jumped on board in 2021 to provide their caregivers with advanced training options that cover topics beyond the required basic skills. Print Article.

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Traditions Health

MARCH 20, 2023

The Benefits of Home Health Care: One Family’s Story * To protect the privacy of individuals in this article, the names and identifying details have been changed. In 2021, however, Marge was working around the house, getting ready for a visit from her out-of-town son. But she wasn’t gone long before her dad called. “He

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had looked at a research article that had recently evaluated the prevalence of private equity transactions in the hospice market and noted that there was a pretty substantial uptick in the past decade, and really over the course of say around 2015 to 2019. We are delighted to welcome Melissa Aldridge to the GeriPal Podcast. Lauren: Hi.

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Hospice Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

On October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California bill SB-664 “Hospice licensure: moratorium on new licenses” (the “ Bill ”) into law. Blog articles regarding such legislation will be posted soon on the Healthcare Law Blog. Stay tuned!

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Hospice News

APRIL 24, 2023

Based upon the request of a hospice customer, Axxess began to develop a palliative care-specific technology platform in 2021. As the hospice landscape shifts and hospice care is delivered more widely, another care type has made entry into the conversation: palliative care. The shift does present challenges, however.

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GeriPal

MAY 26, 2022

This week, we discuss an article by bioethicists Govind Persad and Emily Largent arguing that the NIH guidance for allocation of Paxlovid during conditions of scarcity. And if you look back at June of 2021, there were still those large disparities. Whereas if you had looked in June 2021, you would see much more of that.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

If you want to take a deeper dive into this subject and read some of the articles we discussed in the podcast, check out the following: Hearing Loss: Effect on Hospice and Palliative Care Through the Eyes of Practitioners. On today’s podcast, we talk to Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen about hearing loss in geriatrics and palliative care.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 30, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. Article Contents: Why You Need a Professional Training Program. Jensen Jones and Jill Scott put it best in our 2021 Benchmarking Study, “We all like to feel appreciated. – Why You Need a Professional Training Program. – What to Include in Your Training Program.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

During late 2021 and 2022, the U.S. These were some of the key themes in the most-read Hospice News articles of 2022 that centered around the merger and acquisition landscape as well as the regulatory climate. The following are the most-read Hospice News articles of 2022. #1 billion purchase of Kindred at Home in August 2021.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The recent article by the New Yorker and ProPublica that branded “hospice” as a profiteering “hustle” was an outrageous misrepresentation of the provider community. The article begins with a rehash of the AseraCare False Claims Act (FCA) and anti-kickback lawsuit which was filed in 2008 and settled in March of 2020. population.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

This is the last of three articles that explore some of health care macro-trends that could impact hospices. The nonprofit in 2021 consolidated its home-based care services in Southern California and Hawaii into a single division, branded as Care at Home, with Vice President Angel Vargas at the helm. billion earlier this year.

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Pallimed

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Roger Chou, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) Meeting Friday, July 16, 2021. Does Chou’s recent COI disclosure compromise the integrity of the upcoming 2022 Guideline, even before its publication?

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

For a deeper diver into these issues, check out some of the following links: Ira’s Stat new article “Hospice care needs saving” GeriPal’s episode on the growing role of private equity in hospice care Acquisitions of Hospice Agencies by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Corporations. JAMA Health Forum. Lauren: Thanks for having me.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Instead of Biogen’s expected billions of dollars of revenue from Aduhelm, they brought in only $3 million in revenue for all of 2021 ( here is my Twitter summary of this fiasco ). The outlook on amyloid antibodies are looking brighter though in 2023. They’re not indicated and I think the priorities are different.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This is the first of a series of articles that will explore these trends, beginning with the meteoric rise of behavioral health and chronic disease management — both as essential services and business opportunities. “We’re trillion annual health care expenditures, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reported.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This all came out from JAGS just published their first Clin-STAR corner, which is, and we’ll talk about what that is, but it’s a series of articles bringing in specialists to talk about updates in the last couple years within their field. So this point led us to select these articles. One of your articles addresses that.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It’s not a new debate but has gathered steam at least in palliative care circles since Sean Morrisons published a JPM article titled “ Advance Directives/Care Planning: Clear, Simple, and Wrong.” And pointed out some of these inconsistencies with what was actually noted and concluded in some of the articles. Juliet: Thank you.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

This is the first of two articles that will highlight organizations that are innovating, as well as those whose activities could signal or shape the industry’s future. million during the final three months of last year, up from $2 million in Q4 2021. A forthcoming second story will focus on nonprofit providers.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 4, 2022

Today we are coming back for more (or less given the content), talking about the following articles with their lead authors: First up, we talk with Ariel Green about her article in JAMA Network on preferred phrases a clinician may use to explain why they should reduce or stop the medication. Yeah, April 5th, 2021. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

A recent Human Rights podcast discussed the story of a Canadian seeking MAID because he could not afford to stay housed. We talk about how Canada got to this point, including the degree to which offering MAID to anyone who is eligible has become standard practice in many places. Bill, welcome back to GeriPal. Bill: Thank you.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

I think 2021. Like it’s… Julianne: But I mean the one thing that Carla and I did in this article was try to provide a framework of very practical steps that providers can use. We’re also delight to welcome Carla Perissinotto, who is a geriatrician palliative care doc at UCSF in the division of geriatrics.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You can have a housekeeper; you can have a pool boy… Eric: And in one of your articles… Lee: … or pool girl. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton. Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations by William Ury. Prof Case Manag. Geriatrics.

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GeriPal

JULY 14, 2022

We invited Jim back with us along with Darrell Owens , DNP, MSN, who is the head of palliative care for the University of Washington’s Northwest campus. . What I loved about this March 2020 podcast was that Darrell pushed us to think differently: “Expect that it’s not business as usual. Welcome back to GeriPal, Darrell. Darrell: Pretty amazing.

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GeriPal

JUNE 2, 2022

So take a listen and if you want a deeper dive into some of the references we discuss on the podcast, here is a list: Medscape article on how “ COVID-19 Vaccines Work Better and for Longer Than Expected Across Populations, Including Immunocompromised Individuals”. Stat news article about variants/COVID becoming more predictable.

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