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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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How ACO Flex Could Make Hospice ‘Top of Mind’ with Primary Care Providers

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Collaborations with participants in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Primary Care Flex demo could allow hospices to leverage their skill sets to access more patients. Hospices and palliative care providers can come to ACOs by two main avenues.

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Hospice, Health Care Partnership Unveils Person-Centered Care Program for Rural Patients

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California-based Legacy Health Endowment recently launched a program to improve care coordinations and seniors’ awareness around their community-based health care options, including hospice. Legacy’s Person-Centered Care program aims to help rural-dwelling seniors to age in place.

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Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC,  Director, Product Management, VNS Health

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I have channeled my passion for working with underserved communities, beginning as a licensed social worker for a large hospital system, where I experienced firsthand the disparities in healthcare access and limitations in delivering whole-person care.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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Hospice and palliative care need greater recognition among disciplines across the board, beyond medicine and nursing, according to Eunju Lee, palliative care social worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care.

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