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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

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The post-acute data analytics company develops machine learning solutions designed to identify patients in need of home health, hospice or palliative care services as early as possible in the course of their illnesses. Croix Hospice cares for more than 4,400 patients daily across its 10-state service region.

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LeadingAge to Congress: Reform Hospice Benefit, Fund Palliative Care

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The senior care advocacy organization wrote to Congressional leaders today calling on lawmakers to devote attention to improving the 40-year-old benefit. In addition to concurrent care, LeadingAge urged Congress and the U.S.

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Midland Health Opens New Inpatient Supportive Care Center

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Hospitalized patients with longer stays and uncontrolled pain and symptom management are also eligible to receive these inpatient palliative services, which include goals of care discussions, care coordination, pain and symptom management, as well as spiritual and emotional support, among others.

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2024 Final Rule May Signal Changes in CMS’ Approach to Hospice Quality

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These included patient resistance, difficulties in recording social determinants in electronic medical records (EMR), limited resources to support these activities and a lack of specificity in the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) questionnaires.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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This can result in patients coming to hospice later in the course of their illnesses, according to Lee, who also serves on the board of directors at the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN). A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care.

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Hospice Palliative Care: Palliative Care in CMMI Programs

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The slide that the previous panelists put up about the supplemental benefit, that’s only nursing and social work because a prescribing clinician is covered under part B, so you can’t make it supplemental. Silvers: Can I get just one quick point when you’re talking about primary care?