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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

Hospice News

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. Additionally, I draw on my own personal experience as a caregiver to my older adult father, which started when I was twelve.

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How Regulation Could Shape the Future of Telehealth in Palliative Care

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed palliative care providers to perform patient care visits virtually. Though initially the telehealth waivers weren’t intended to be permanent, they may have lasting impacts on palliative care delivery. During the pandemic, the U.S.

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Providers Leverage Community Partnerships to Expand Palliative Care Programs, Support Patients

Hospice News

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.

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Preventing Burnout Among Palliative Care Employees

Hospice News

For palliative care clinicians, that apathy can lead to the depersonalization of patients, negatively affecting patient care. Trinh, team physician and medical director designee; Mary Grace Holvenstot, senior human resources generalist; and Shelia Robinson, human resources generalist.

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Hospice Nurse Practitioner Position

High Peaks Hospice

We help individuals achieve a peaceful life closure, aligned with their values, wishes, choice, and needs, while fully supporting their caregivers and loved ones along the way. The Hospice Nurse Practitioner provides consultation, assessments, and evaluation of the plan of care.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

Hospice News

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.

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Telehealth, Social Determinants Programs Propel Pallitus Health Partners to Double Census Growth

Hospice News

Based in Louisville, KY, Pallitus provides palliative care to anyone facing serious illnesses such as cancer, heart failure, COPD and more. It also offers a support system for patients’ families, caregivers and other loved ones.