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Palliative Care an ‘Important Piece’ of Quality in Oncology Programs

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million people in the United States were diagnosed with cancer in 2021, while roughly 608,570 individuals died from the disease that year, according to a report from the American Cancer Society. Cancer patients can have a wide range of different diagnoses that come with varying prognoses. An estimated 1.9

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VyncaCare CEO Schulte: Redesign Serious Illness Care for Patients’ Changing Needs

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Vynca launched as an advance care planning technology platform and expanded into the palliative care provider space through its 2021 acquisition of California-based Resolution Care. We do traditional Medicare. Darren Schulte, CEO of VyncaCare, told Hospice News. The company has raised at least $40.3

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Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC,  Director, Product Management, VNS Health

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I have channeled my passion for working with underserved communities, beginning as a licensed social worker for a large hospital system, where I experienced firsthand the disparities in healthcare access and limitations in delivering whole-person care. What have your outcomes been so far?