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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

Hospice News

The staffing shortage was the hospice community’s strongest headwind during 2022, driving up labor costs while adversely impacting clinical capacity, length of stay and a host of other factors. Researchers Build Framework for Pediatric Palliative Care Growth. How the United States Will Revamp Family Caregiver Support.

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Changing Hospice Conversation Key to Improving Caregiver Support

Hospice News

Support for family caregivers of seriously ill patients is both limited and fragmented, but changing the conversation about the end of life could fill some of the gaps. It’s a very heavy burden of caregiving to then step out and start finding the resources that they need.”.

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Trends for home-based care in 2022

AlayaCare

Will history judge 2022 to be the year that our health systems built back better? And that “better” accelerated the shift of care out of institutions and into the home? Now, let’s look at some of the most important themes for 2022, and how technology can help guide us to a better outcome.

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Trends for home-based care in 2022

AlayaCare

Will history judge 2022 to be the year that our health systems built back better? And that “better” accelerated the shift of care out of institutions and into the home? Now, let’s look at some of the most important themes for 2022, and how technology can help guide us to a better outcome.

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April 2022: CMS updates National Quality Strategy

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

April 2022, however, also brings us a renewed approach and initiatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding its National Quality Strategy. Through this measure and others, CMS intends to propose the establishment of a maternity care quality hospital designation to be publicly reported on Medicare.gov. •

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Aetna’s President of Medicare: MA Plans Go All-In on Aging in Place with New 2024 Benefits, Palliative Care, Hospice VBID

Hospice News

Aetna remains focused on providing benefits and services to help our members age in the place that is best for them – whether that is with caregivers or without, in a family home or in a senior living community,” Terri Swanson, president of Medicare for Aetna, told Hospice News in an email. “We

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Research: Patient Assessment Initiatives Boost Palliative Care Referrals in Cancer Centers

Hospice News

Misperceptions were a contributing factor in a 24% appointment cancellation rate for patients referred to Knight Cancer Institute’s palliative care clinic between January and August 2021, according to Sarah Espe Lewis, palliative care nurse navigator at the institute.