Definition Geriatrics Medicare Social worker 
Hospice News
MAY 25, 2023
Nikki Davis: I’m a nurse practitioner and have been working in geriatrics and palliative care for about 21 years now. I think from our perspective, that’s where we believe that Medicare Advantage plans are starting to see that value add. Standard, those that have new entrants and then the high-risk population ACOs.
GeriPal
JUNE 22, 2023
They’re going to get older, they’re going to struggle with geriatric conditions, and they’re going to need palliative services and eventually end-of-life care. Alex: … in other words, than you might be in a Medicare-regulated hospice facility? Michele: So that number’s really growing. Michele: Yeah.
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GeriPal
AUGUST 25, 2022
She’s Professor and Vice Chair for Research at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. Alex: We’re delighted to welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Krista Harrison, who is a Health Policy Researcher, an Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Division of Geriatrics.
Pallimed
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
But through a mixture of trust built on our relationship and exploring her underlying concerns, I think she ultimately listened to my reassurance that she would not lose her Medicare. Her Medicare coverage wasn’t changing, and this truth would bear out for her regardless of her belief. The truth was the truth.
GeriPal
MARCH 9, 2023
Brian: The standard definition that we take a lot, from the work of David Kissane, has been poor coping, the sense of helplessness or hopelessness, and a lack of purpose and meaning. To Brian’s point, that we are also integrating chaplains, social workers, it’s not necessarily two psychotherapists. What is this?
GeriPal
OCTOBER 26, 2023
That’s why we do this podcast- to address real world issues in palliative care, geriatrics, and bioethics. Ann: I definitely do. Sarguni: Yeah, definitely. They’re really great, the palliative care social worker and chaplain. Summary Transcript Summary Often podcasts meet clinical reality. Sweet Caroline.
GeriPal
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Huge.
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