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Hospice News
AUGUST 25, 2023
At first, the endeavor centered on education, spreading the word about what palliative care is and why it is important. “In ” The Stanford efforts have focused on two specific local groups, Bay Area Cancer Connections and Cancer Care Point — both focused on patients living with cancer.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
The nitty gritty details of data tracking and management matter when it comes to ensuring both a healthy bottom line and quality patient care. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Hospice Care Index (HCI), the Hospice Item Set, and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys.
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Hospice News
APRIL 26, 2022
There’s potentially going to be a huge gap in care with even less qualified hospice care providers to fill it, causing stress on the overall health care infrastructure. The health care system is strained. We also have a home health aide, a chaplain, a social worker, a patient intake coordinator and a medical director.
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.
GeriPal
MARCH 24, 2023
For a deeper diver into these issues, check out some of the following links: Ira’s Stat new article “Hospice care needs saving” GeriPal’s episode on the growing role of private equity in hospice care Acquisitions of Hospice Agencies by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Corporations. Eric: Lack of a caregiver.
GeriPal
MAY 9, 2024
Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
GeriPal
JULY 20, 2023
Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back to GeriPal podcast, Brooke Calton, who is a palliative care physician and faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and is also newly the Medical Director of palliative care at Devoted Health. It’s been a little while since I did direct patient care.
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