AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 27, 2023

Thomson, DO MBA HMDC FACOI FAAHPM As one of AAHPM’s delegates, I had the privilege of representing the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) 2023 Annual Meeting held in Chicago in mid-June. On behalf of all of the Academy’s delegates – myself, Chad, Ana L.

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Chicago Caregiving

JUNE 29, 2023

“As we age, everything requires a little more energy and effort to achieve compared to our younger selves,” says Max Fitzgerald, MD, associate chief medical officer and medical director of rehabilitation services at Rush Oak Park Hospital. Originally published in the Summer/Fall 2023 print issue.

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Chicago Caregiving

JULY 12, 2023

As of July 2023, the government is still picking up the tab for Paxlovid, though eventually those who need it will have to go through insurance or fund the cost themselves. appeared first on Chicago Caregiving. Who needs Paxlovid? She notes, however, that long Covid symptoms need to be better defined to truly study this issue.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This model will give participating programs a per-member-per-month payment to offer care management, care coordination, and other services such as caregiver training, disease education, and respite. There’s a book called The 36-hour day for dementia caregivers. That’s the family care partner, caregiver. Diane: Huge.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

2021 Association of Hospice Profit Status With Family Caregivers’ Reported Care Experiences. JAMA IM 2023 A shout-out to my NPR episode on 1A titled the “State of Hospice Care” DISCLAIMER While we filmed in Montreal during the Annual Assembly, all opinions expressed in this podcast are independent of AAHPM and HPNA, or the Annual Assembly.

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

See the AAHPM Legislative Action Center [link] Write to the DEA, with guidance from AAHPM’s comments to the DEA March 2023. Start with a story as Carly did in her Op Ed. Stories trump data. Write to your congressperson. Welcome back to GeriPal, Brooke. Brooke: Thank you. Eric: Yeah. ” Eric: So prior there was assumption?

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