Life & Death Matters

JANUARY 17, 2025

Written by: Reena Lazar When my father was dying two decades ago, he spoke openly about his experience, but I struggled to engage in those precious conversations. Years later, while studying deathcare, I was struck by a profound realizationthere were so many things left unspoken, so many questions I wished I had asked about his […] The post The Unexpected Gifts of End-of-Life Reflection appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Some hospices have delved deeper into service diversification to improve timely access and expand their patient reach, while others remain focused on end-of-life care delivery. The decision to launch into new service realms can come with a range of operational and reimbursement questions. Among the keys to diversifying services is establishing a business infrastructure that allows for innovative growth based on communities needs, according to Leslie Campbell, COO of Touchstone Communities.

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AJN Off the Charts

JANUARY 17, 2025

Call for Viewpoints! Image from Thought Catalog at Unsplash The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is seeking submissions for our Viewpoint column an opinion column that presents a clear point of view in a distinctive voice on a topic that may or may not be controversial. Opinion, reflection, debate, and musing are all acceptable in this column. First-time writers welcome.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Palliative Care News spoke with a group of industry leaders about the most pressing market forces and trends that will shape the space during 2025. Their comments carried some common threads, including further movement towards value-based care, a need to secure payment through business-to-business partnerships, a need for more concurrent curative and hospice care, and a continued status quo of insufficient reimbursement.

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Nurse Nacole

JANUARY 17, 2025

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2025

The crux of a lawsuit filed by hospice organizations against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday is the criteria that the agency uses to select hospices for the new Special Focus Program (SFP). A group of providers and state associations are plaintiffs in the suit, including Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice, Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care, Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina, South Carolina Home Care & Hospice

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