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Culture, Compensation, Education Are Keys to Hospice Chaplain Turnover

Hospice News

The hospice chaplain shortage is reaching a tipping point. As they work to recruit and retain their chaplain labor force, hospices are contending with a barrage of issues that also can impact patient access. More than 7,768 chaplains were employed by hospices nationwide in 2019, according to the Zippia report.

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Earlier Palliative Care Yields Higher ROI

Hospice News

“We identified the contributing factors to that lower cost and, just to name a few, they were higher penetration rates and lower length of stay between admission to palliative care services.” The system includes 220 patient care locations, eight hospitals, a regional behavioral health organization and a regional home-based care agency.

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AI, RPM Systems Turning Keys For Compassus

Hospice News

Thinking about the future as we advance health care, we’ve created efficiencies for our nurses, chaplains, social workers and therapists,” Templeton said at the conference. There’s a human element to it and a patient-centered care element to it that helps advance health care overall. “One

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How Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Built an Award-Winning Palliative Program

Hospice News

According to Wu, the hospital sees about 1,000 patients a year across the spectrum of serious illnesses; some of the most common diagnoses include sepsis, heart failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, cancer and dementia.

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Building Mental Health Supports for Palliative Care Teams

Hospice News

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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2024 AAHPM Visionary Rabia Atayee, PharmD BCPS FAAHPM

AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

Being labeled as a ‘Visionary’ underscores the importance of innovation and forward-thinking in our approach to patient care. Learn more about the AAHPM 2024 Visionary in Hospice and Palliative Care and view a full list of all current and past Visionaries.

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Partners In Care Sets Sights on Service Diversificaton, Hospice-Pharmacy Partnership

Hospice News

Partners In Care has done that well with home health care. Our home health care census is actually larger than our hospice census at this time. We measure the score at Partners In Care by how well we do with patient care, and we call it a victory when we were rated five-stars by [the U.S.

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