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Keys to Effective Palliative Care Training Models

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In 2022 Nashville-based HCA Healthcare Inc. Palliative care clinical education avenues have expanded in recent years, but providers say the well may not be filling up quickly enough to meet demand. Communication and peer support elements are among the key training elements for palliative workforce sustainability and growth.

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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director; Silverado Taps New Sales VP

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2022, and her appointment will now become permanent. The Tidewell Foundation recruited her in July 2022 after a national search for a senior vice president, according to a press release. In this role, Bradford will lead the organization’s integrated palliative care program model with an additional focus on growing the workforce.

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Provider Partnerships Driving Palliative Care Growth

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An increasingly diverse base of health care providers have taken an interest in the palliative care space, a trend that could be indicative of how strategic growth is taking shape in the field. As they build out their palliative care programs, many of these organizations are pursuing partnerships to foster coordination and growth.

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Obstacles and Opportunities for Palliative Care in the ICU

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If they have not received intentional education about palliative care and the right clinical relationships within the ICU have not been developed, some ICU providers may view palliative care as antithetical to the work they are so rigorously and intentionally performing, emphasized a 2022 study co-authored by Ouchi.

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SCAN Group’s Homebase Medical to Launch New Palliative Care Model

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Homebase Medical previously operated as The Residential Group until SCAN acquired the company in 2022. Homebase Medical, a subsidiary of SCAN Group, is developing a new palliative care model to care for some of the Medicare Advantage organization’s most vulnerable beneficiaries. It’s really a clinical-first model.” SCAN is a $4.3

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Providers Work to Solve Palliative Care’s Biggest Growing Pains

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Samaritan’s Palliative Medical Partners provided 17,000 patient visits during 2022 across eight hospitals in south New Jersey, Goldfine stated. Strains on reimbursement, referrals and staffing represent the biggest obstacles to palliative care providers’ viability and growth.

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

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Oncology practices have increasingly collaborated with palliative care providers — or built their own service lines — to better support cancer patients throughout their health care journeys. Integrating palliative care deeper into oncology practices “empowers” these providers to improve utilization and quality, she indicated. An estimated 1.9