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Hospice News
JANUARY 3, 2025
Interdisciplinary palliative care delivery can help to improve quality and health disparities among underserved cancer patient populations, according to oncology specialists. Barrett is also the associate director of community outreach and engagement at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptists Office of Cancer Health Equity.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The nations total health expenditures rose 7.5% In 2022, health care spending rose at a rate of 4.6%. The health sectors share of the economy in 2023 was 17.6%, which was similar to its share of 17.4% The health sectors share of the economy in 2023 was 17.6%, which was similar to its share of 17.4% About 21% of U.S.
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Hospice News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Four nonprofit hospices have affiliated with Chapters Health System, expanding the Florida-based hospice and senior services provider to three new states. The agreement includes Hospice of East Bay and Hospice of Santa Cruz County in California, as well as Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas and Willamette Vital Health in Oregon.
Hospice News
MARCH 3, 2025
Medi-Cal, Californias Medicaid program, is among the states that shifted management of its safety net health coverage to health plans. Under this system, Medi-Cal pays the health plans who then pass payments on to the providers. Lack of education about hospice among health plans is a key factor, Love said.
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Hospice News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Low palliative care utilization is associated with higher risk of mental health challenges among patients with pancreatic cancer, recent research found. Researchers dug into patients’ data to examine palliative care utilization and delivery of mental health services and pharmacotherapies between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2018.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The long term care company Mission Health Services has acquired Utah-based Angel’s Crossing Home Hospice. The M&A advisory firm Agenda Health facilitated the transaction. One factor that attracted Mission Health to this seller was that it had passed the 36-month change-of-ownership threshold required by the U.S.
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Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps. Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms.
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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data.
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