Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Essential roles such as social workers, case managers/care coordinators, and chaplains often do not generate billable revenue within an FFS business model, despite their crucial contributions to care outcomes and return on investment. According to the World Health Organization, each year, an estimated 56.8 million people need palliative care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Our team of chaplains supports all our patients, with a special focus on palliative care patients. Connecticut-based Stamford Health has relaunched an enhanced version of its shuttered palliative care program. The health system’s revamped service line will be available to all patients seen at its Carl & Dorothy Bennett Cancer Center.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Patients can also access chaplain services and complementary therapies such as massage, among others, Dutta said. Patients at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center can now take advantage of a new palliative care program that brings the care from the clinic or hospital into the patient’s home. That’s when we started to revamp the program.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Community PedsCare program has an interdisciplinary staff of about 22 employees including a chaplain, social workers, child life specialists, music therapists and a respite program with registered nurses that provide care to families, among others. The Florida-based provider is an affiliate of Alivia Care Inc.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Palliative care is an evolving field. Though long-established as a medical specialty, these health care services have yet to reach their full potential due to reimbursement pressures, poor awareness and staffing headwinds. Rising demand In 2024, demand will continue to rise, driven by a number of factors.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Valley Health’s palliative care model includes a full interdisciplinary team, including physicians, advanced practice nurses, social workers, chaplains and volunteers. New Jersey-based Valley Health System is partnering with Family of Caring Healthcare to offer palliative services to their patients.

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2024

Connecticut legislators recently introduced a bill that aims to create a statewide pediatric hospice and palliative program. If enacted, the bill would require the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) to create a plan for the development of the program and establish general statutes around its implementation.

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Hospice News

JULY 31, 2023

A recent study of nursing students providing palliative care in a Thailand-based intensive care unit (ICU) indicates a need to include exposure to these services in medical education and training. The researchers performed in-depth interviews with each nursing student throughout a 12-week period of providing palliative care in the ICU.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

While those who work directly with patients such as nurses and CNAs are more likely to report symptoms of burnout, social workers, grief counselors, doctors and chaplains working with palliative care organizations experience the same degree of trauma and need the same support, Waldrop said. Nursing is not the same kind of work it used to be.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The palliative care space is at an inflection point at which unprecedented awareness and demand are fueling growth that could be hampered by limited reimbursement and staffing shortages. Palliative Care News spoke with a group of industry leaders about the most impactful forces that will shape the space in the coming year.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A state of stress Palliative professionals of all walks are navigating symptoms of burnout, including social workers, grief counselors, chaplains, physicians and nurses. Researchers pooled a group of nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains during a three-month period to examine ties between employee well-being and turnover.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Wu added that with only 10 members, the palliative care team is “small but mighty” and includes physicians, a nurse practitioner, a nurse social worker, a pharmacist, a chaplain and an administrator.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The interdisciplinary program is open to all New Mexico primary care and specialty care providers, chaplains, social workers, and virtually “anyone involved in palliative and end-of-life care,” said university representatives. Regional programs cropping up. Those who pave the way really do make it easier for others to follow.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

Palliative care is provided by a specialty-trained team of doctors, nurses, social workers, and chaplains who work together with a patient’s other treating clinicians to provide an extra layer of support. health care workforce with the skills necessary to care for seriously ill patients and their families. Are the care models consistent?

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Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2024

Spirituality plays a key role in end-of-life decisions among African Americans, making hospice chaplains a significant part of reaching these populations, according to Saul Ebema, president of Illinois-based Hospice Chaplaincy. But a chaplain is someone without that can bridge that gap of trust and access.

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Hospice News

JULY 20, 2022

Palliative care providers are seeking ways to improve efficiency as costs rise and the limited avenues for reimbursement remain unchanged. Payers, including Medicare, like to see providers reduce the costs of care. Historically, the U.S. They also work with a few payers who offer standardized reimbursement for palliative care, according to Hamilton.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2022

If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) The bill would also expand continuing education and career development programs and incentives in these fields.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2023

If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) So it’s exciting to see the growth.

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2023

As the demand for palliative care continues to grow, so too has the way businesses have bolstered their programs to better serve patients. Providers are consistently looking for new methods to deliver responsive, value-based services that can generate savings and reduce high-acuity utilization. Enter UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In our podcast with palliative care pioneer Susan Block , she identified the psychological/psychiatric aspects of palliative care as the biggest are of need for improvement. As she said, when you think about the hardest patients you’ve cared for, in nearly all cases there was some aspect of psychological illness involved.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Eduardo Bruera is a true pioneer in the field of palliative care. Bruera founded the first academic fellowship program in palliative care at the University of Alberta in Canada. This department has emerged as the largest clinical and academic palliative care program in the world. The system is now used in medical institutions globally.

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Hospice News

APRIL 21, 2022

The palliative care team at Partners In Care expanded to include a physician, nurse practitioner, registered nurse and chaplain, which rounded out the multidisciplinary team approach they could offer patients.” This is not the first collaboration between the two organizations.

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Hospice News

JUNE 15, 2023

We have nurses, a social worker and chaplains that donate their time. After more than a decade working in hospice leadership, Alli Collins came across something she had never seen before — a financially viable, all-volunteer provider that is not Medicare-certified. I’ve spent well over a decade in the Medicare-certified side of the world.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2023

Their care model is interdisciplinary, including nurse practitioners, social workers and chaplains. The Delaware Valley Accountable Care Organization (ACO) has leveraged a comprehensive, community-based palliative care program developed by its partner Main Line Health to reduce costs of care by $9,000 per eligible patient.

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Seasons Hospice

MAY 2, 2023

In a hospice or hospital setting, a chaplain is often seen as a religious figure who offers spiritual support and guidance to patients and their families. In these cases, many may wonder how a chaplain can help a patient who is non-religious. Here are some ways in which a chaplain can assist non-religious patients: 1.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2022

For example,] a registered nurse acting as a social worker, or a social worker acting as a chaplain, child life specialist, or complementary therapist. Pediatric subspecialists are at a higher risk of burnout than others, according to authors of a 2020 study from the journal of Pediatric Quality & Safety.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I was previously a chaplain supervisor, overseeing all of our spiritual care providers. The director of faith outreach position was created shortly after that, with chaplains now having a different supervisor, and my role located in the outreach department. AMOREM AMOREM William Williamson, director of faith outreach, AMOREM.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

On the other hand, all of our guests agree that chaplains are often the most vulnerable to being cut from hospital and health system budgets. Glad to be here, Alex: And we’re delayed to welcome LaVera Crawley, who is systems vice president for spiritual care at Common Spirit Health and a chaplain. These studies are important.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) The bill would also expand continuing education and career development programs and incentives in these fields.

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Hospice News

MAY 22, 2023

“Our organization is dedicated to a psychosocial and spiritual approach, and I can’t think of a better type of person to support an individual and their family than someone who works as an end-of-life doula or a hospice chaplain or volunteer.”

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

The letter included a push to pass the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), which if passed would provide incentives to expand training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Afterwards, we chat with the prison’s chaplain, Keith Knauf. Eric: So I’m excited because we’re going to be interviewing Michele, but we’re also going to be interviewing others, including inmate volunteers here, chaplains. Shout out to the UC Berkeley-USCF Joint Medical Program. Did I get that close? Michele: Yep.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

The new curriculum is designed to offer “foundational orientation training” for hospice aides, nurses, volunteers, social workers, chaplains and other spiritual care providers, as well as physicians. It covers the essentials of delivering end-of-life care in the home and compliance with regulatory requirements.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When their last documented goals of care were evaluated, 69% of these patients chose care that focused on palliation, the study found. Adrian is also part of the Mettle Health team, which provides caregiver and patient support. And then that just really throws a wrench into the communications.”

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. The Q&A took place on April 27, 2022. The discussion has been edited for length and clarity. Banks: I ran a hospice and palliative care. We had two palliative care clinics.

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Depending on your needs, your team may include: Oversight from a doctor Visits from a nurse practitioner Visits or calls from a medical social worker Visits or calls from a chaplain or spiritual counselor Other specialists Patients also play an important role in their care team by sharing their goals. What is palliative care?

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Jason Hotchkiss, author, chaplain and psychologist, has unveiled new research on the ways online reviews can help drive hospice quality and staff morale. He is currently a chaplain and behavioral health specialist at the Center for Elders’ Independence and a professor of psychology at Cornerstone University in Michigan.

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