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Key Research Trends: Telehealth Impacts, Global Gaps in Hospice, Goal-Concordant Care

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The study spanned the telehealth experiences of terminally ill cancer patients 29 years old and under who were eligible to receive hospice care between 2021 and 2023. The study points to the potential for telehealth utilization to improve care coordination and quality for dying pediatric populations, researchers stated.

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Fleece Takes Helm as Empath Health CEO, Begins ‘One Hospice’ Initiative

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In 2011, he co-authored the book “The New Age: The Future of Health Care in America,” with the futurist David Houle, which examined the ways the system could evolve in the coming years. . But what brought him to hospice was the bereavement care he and his family received following a loss.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

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Bigiarelli will work alongside its current CEO Margaret Cogswell before she retires on June 1, 2023. Proceeds from the stores fund its grief program, Wings of Hope Family Bereavement Camps, and also help support hospice patients and families with special needs. Cogswell has led the organization for the past 36 years.

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