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Breaking the Silence: The Mounting Need for Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Hospice News

MAY 3, 2024

Breaking down the barriers to stronger trauma-informed end-of-life care requires heightened awareness, legislative action and improved care delivery approaches. Challenges in providing trauma-informed care Calls are growing louder to expose and address the silent epidemic of violence and abuse, Fisher indicated.

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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. A death doula is a non-medical provider trained to care for a terminally ill person and their family physically, emotionally and spiritually during the process of death.

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How Is Dignity Maintained In End-Of-Life Care?

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JUNE 27, 2023

Dignity Is Everything In end-of-life care, maintaining dignity is of utmost importance. It involves honoring individuals’ inherent worth and value, even during their final stages of life. In end-of-life care, preserving dignity is incredibly important.

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The Role of Hospice Nursing in End-of-Life Care

Diversity Nursing

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Additionally, hospice Nurses coordinate care and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure that patients receive comprehensive, holistic care. They act as advocates for patients and their families, helping them navigate the healthcare system and make informed decisions about their care.

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What Training Managers, Hospice, & Healthcare Facilities Miss about End of Life Care

Home Care Pulse

APRIL 6, 2023

Learn More As managers working in hospice, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and even senior communities, part of our job is to educate our employees in end of life care. As mentioned above, most of our staff will not know there is a difference in care.

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End-of-Life Care: Your Patient Has Died, Now What?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Please read full disclosur e for more information. End-of-life care is intimate and unique for every patient. To make matters worse, I had never performed end-of-life care. (I The following information is for Healthcare Professionals. Pronouncement During End-of-Life Care.

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VITAS CMO Shega: Younger Patients Should Have Advance Care Plans

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Patients and physicians should always work together to update their plans at the varying stages of life and health. At VITAS Healthcare, we recently conducted a survey to understand Americans’ views on advance care planning and end-of-life care. Encourage patients to formally document their wishes in writing.

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Growing Neuropalliative Care: Overcoming Barriers to Scale

Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

Farrah Daly, owner and founder of Evenbeam Neuropalliative Care LLC, told Palliative Care News that the current demand for neuropalliative care is “just the tip of the iceberg.” “So So many people with neurologic illness become distanced from the health care system,” Daly said.

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HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Black Americans are frequently denied access to hospice and palliative care due to structural racism, and many of those communities lack sufficient information to make end-of-life care decisions, new research has found. The issues identified in the report exist across the country.

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Only 22% of Americans Have Documented End-of-Life Wishes

Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2023

A majority of people in the United States know the types of end-of-life care they wish to receive, but only 22% have documented their wishes. Significant variations in advance care planning utilization also exist among racial and ethnic groups. About 25% of those who have documented their wishes are white.

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VNS Health Expands Hospice Education for Underserved Asian Americans

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The aim was to break down the most common barriers of access among Asian American communities – misconceptions and fear around end-of-life care, Lin explained. This misconception largely comes from differences in end-of-life care delivery in Asian countries, Lin stated.

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Acadian Health’s Benjamin Swig: A Path to Reducing Hospice Revocations

Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

What types of health care services are you rolling out across with your recent expansion across seven markets in Texas? Acadian Health focuses on trauma-informed, patient-centered care through the lens of quality. There was a heavy need for additional support around end-of-life care in the home.

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Congress Seeks Answers from CMS on Hospice Fraud, Quality

Hospice News

MAY 9, 2024

led a coalition of 38 congressional lawmakers who in a letter asked CMS for further information on how the agency intends to address these problems. “We Preserving the integrity of the Medicare Hospice Benefit is paramount to ensure high-quality care for Americans with serious illness and end-of-life care needs.”

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Partners in Care Sues HHS Over Claims Denials

Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2024

Since then, the company has grown in terms of census, grown more sophisticated in its approach to end-of-life care and expanded into other business lines. The lawsuit contends that the claims denials denied Partners in Care its right to procedural due process. 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017.

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How Hospices Are Innovating Clinical Onboarding

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Onboarding processes have an important role in preparing hospice clinicians for the nuances of providing end-of-life care. Developing a peer-support structure is a key part of clinical workforce retention when it comes to clearly defining the expectations of end-of-life care delivery and nuances involved, Guernier said.

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Lawmakers Mull Bills to Ensure Hospice, Home Health Worker Safety

Hospice News

APRIL 19, 2024

A bill introduced in February proposes to expand limitations within the Freedom of Information Act that prohibit the disclosure of certain personal and background information of state and public agency employees, including health workers.

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CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2024

We know that hospice care has demonstrated $3.5 billion in annual savings for Medicare, which underscores the critical importance of investing in hospice to ensure continued beneficiary access to quality end-of-life care.” Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5 But the proposal contained more than a pay increase.

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Deaths at Home Rose Globally During COVID Pandemic

Hospice News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Studying the impact of the pandemic on place of death matters because it may signal critical disruptions in end of life care. If so, it should inform health policy and planning.” “This is likely to include trends in dying places. Home deaths increased during the pandemic in 23 countries.

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Key Research Trends: State CON Laws, Dementia Patient Trajectories Reshaping Hospice

Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

Data are reshaping the health care space, and hospice is no exception. Data has played a large role in the ability to gauge the impact of end-of life care. Hospice providers have needed a window into access and utilization, as well as how lawmakers are shaping policies around health care.

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Perspectives on End of Life Care: An Exploration of Its Past, Present and Future - A Conversation with Dr. Janet Bull

Healthcare Law Insights podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2020

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Medicare hospice benefit, we stand at an important reflection point to evaluate end-of-life care and map its future. Janet has devoted the second half of her medical career to end-of-life care.

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‘Saying goodbye’ during the COVID-19 pandemic: A document analysis of online newspapers with implications for end of life care

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

JUNE 11, 2021

This episode features Dr Lucy Selman (Palliative and End of Life Care Research Group, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK). Articles focused on what was forbidden rather than permitted and offered little practical guidance for the public.

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Research Finds Home-Based Care Among Top End-of-Life Trajectories for Americans

Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

The remaining 14% of Medicare decedents spent these years in institutional settings, particularly in nursing facility-based care and inpatient care. The findings could help to inform personal and societal care planning at the end of life, researchers stated in the study.

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From Access Barriers to Educational Gaps: The Research Trends Impacting Future Palliative Care Delivery

Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Case in point, a cross-sectional study in Jordan published in BMC Palliative Care earlier in January found that medical students lack the appropriate knowledge and skills related to palliative and end-of-life care delivery. Roughly 25% did not correctly answer questions related to pain and symptom management.

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Costs, Short Lengths of Stay Create Barriers to Some Services for Hospice Patients

Hospice News

JUNE 16, 2023

CMS included a series of requests for information (RFIs) in its proposed 2024 hospice payment rule. Among them were questions about patients’ utilization of complex care services including blood transfusions, chemotherapy, radiation or dialysis. CMS published the proposal in March with a proposed 2.8%

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Survey: 72% Say U.S. Health System Does Poor Job of Caring for Seniors

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The results also highlighted the need for more communication between patients and providers about individuals’ end-of-life goals and wishes. Though 89% of those surveyed indicated that they felt comfortable talking about death, 81% said that they had never had a conversation about end-of-life care with a health care provider.

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Innovations Shaping Hospice Clinician Satisfaction

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I refer to whether a clinician feels they have the time to provide the care that is most important to achieve quality end-of-life care,” Threats says. “Do To provide effective care planning to the patient and family? Now, we’re using EHRs to prompt best practices and provide information.”

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Advance Care Planning a Bridge to Hospice Among Latino Communities

Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Latino patients are more likely to die without receiving hospice care or even information about these services, the report indicated. “We End-of-life directives allow families to cope with the process of death and dying in a more serene and peaceful way because they’ve made necessary preparations.

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VIA Health CEO: Hospices Must Prep for Value-Based Care in 2024

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Formerly Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region, VIA Health Partners currently serves 32 counties in North and South Carolina. VIA offers community-based serious illness and end-of-life care, and also operates five inpatient hospice facilities in North Carolina and one in South Carolina.

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2024 Final Rule May Signal Changes in CMS’ Approach to Hospice Quality

Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2023

The focus on gathering data to both measure and understand gaps in access and quality signal an increased drive toward reducing disparities in end-of-life care — a goal regulators and hospice providers can agree upon, according to Ben Marcantonio, COO and interim CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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CMS Finalizes 3.1% Hospice Payment Update for 2024, But Industry Stakeholders Fear It Falls Short

Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

The final rule includes considerations around health equity measures, hospice ownership and spending patterns around unrelated end-of-life care services, CMS stated.

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Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Hospice Care

Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Another really important intervention is making sure patients, families and informal caregivers have sufficient understanding of the medications. Documentation errors and a fragmented health system pose the greatest risks for adverse drug events among hospices.

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Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC, Director, Product Management, VNS Health

Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. Additionally, she discusses VNS’s outcomes-driven approach to end-of-life care, and how they are helping other organizations employ a similar approach.

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Study: Asian Americans Most Open to Receive Emotional Support Near End of Life, Less Likely to Have Advance Care Plan

Hospice News

MAY 22, 2023

The survey’s findings show that while Asian Americans may think about end-of-life matters, they aren’t discussing or documenting these plans with health care professionals. Additionally, only 14% of survey respondents indicated a preference to hold advance care planning conversations with a health care professional.

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Lawmakers, Providers Seek Collaboration to Strengthen Hospice Program Integrity

Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

Most stakeholders said they agree that regulatory action is likely needed to address program integrity, but policymakers must take care to ensure they are taking an effective approach that does not reduce access to care, according to Rep. We have to be vigilant at getting our information, getting our data and following up.

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New Directors at Iowa River, Home Health of the Ozarks; C-Suite Shifts at Elara Caring, VIA Health

Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Though new to the hospice arena, Callaway has previously served in both the home health and acute care spaces and has seen how care collaborations across the continuum can improve the quality of end-of-life care among aging populations. “I VIA Health Partners was established in 1978 as Hospice at Charlotte.

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NHPCO Recognizes Participants Who Earned Health Equity Certificates in 2023 Project Echo: Equity Where It Matters Series

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Health equity and cultural competency are central to the delivery of high-quality care for all, and NHPCO is committed to ensuring our members and the broader hospice and palliative care community have access to the most up to date resources and information,” said Aparna Gupta, VP of Quality at NHPCO.

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

Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Since then, the company has grown in terms of census, grown more sophisticated in its approach to end-of-life care and expanded into other business lines. A 35-year health care veteran, Hagfors has led Partners In Care for more than two years. We have a shortage of pharmacy services here in central Oregon.

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Hospices’ Unanswered Questions: Filling the Research Gaps

Hospice News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But data gaps exist when it comes to expanding understanding of some aspects of end-of-life care delivery. A range of researchers has amassed a growing base of data on hospice, with some common themes tied to quality outcomes, costs, length of stay and general inpatient care.

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NHPCO’s CaringInfo Program Launches New Consumer Blog, Insights

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APRIL 15, 2024

For Immediate Release April 15, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – CaringInfo , a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), has launched a new consumer blog, Insights , offering timely and practical content on serious-illness care and services from a variety of perspectives in both English and Spanish.

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Bilingual Patient Navigation Can Improve Palliative Care Outcomes for Hispanic Patients

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Receiving culturally individualized educational materials about serious illness and end-of-life care options can help patients and families make informed decisions that better align with their beliefs and values, researchers indicated.

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UzObi CEO Sederstrom: Startup Draws ‘Ethical Blueprint’ to Reduce ACP Disparities

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

UzObi, an advance care planning tech startup, began operations in January 2022. The Minnesota-based company focuses on providing decision making tools designed to help patients’ make end-of-life care choices that reflect their own values. Pearson Studios Pearson Studios Nneka Sederstrom, CEO and co-founder of UzObi, Inc.

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Hospices Seek Special Focus CONs to Reach Underserved Populations

Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

State medical facilities plans (SMFPs) are programs built into CON processes that focus on expanding health care services among populations with specific unmet needs. The advisory firm represents clients across the United States, including the Association for Home Care & Hospice of North Carolina (AHHC-NC).

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New Senate Bill Would Give Terminally Ill the ‘Right to Try’ Psychedelic Therapies

Hospice News

JULY 21, 2022

If enacted, the bill would clarify that patients receiving end-of-life care could access Schedule 1 controlled substances that have undergone a Phase 1 clinical trial, including MDMA and psilocybin. Unfortunately, many eligible patients who urgently need care do not currently have access to these promising therapies.” .

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Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry: Physicians Need a Framework for Understanding Hospice

Hospice News

MAY 8, 2023

Mourning Dove Medical Mourning Dove Medical Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry What drew you to the hospice and palliative care field? I actually became interested in end-of-life care in medical school. I was a non-traditional student, and I went to medical school after I was already married with three kids.

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Breaking the Silence: The Mounting Need for Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

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How Is Dignity Maintained In End-Of-Life Care?

The Role of Hospice Nursing in End-of-Life Care

What Training Managers, Hospice, & Healthcare Facilities Miss about End of Life Care

End-of-Life Care: Your Patient Has Died, Now What?

VITAS CMO Shega: Younger Patients Should Have Advance Care Plans

Growing Neuropalliative Care: Overcoming Barriers to Scale

HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

Only 22% of Americans Have Documented End-of-Life Wishes

VNS Health Expands Hospice Education for Underserved Asian Americans

Acadian Health’s Benjamin Swig: A Path to Reducing Hospice Revocations

Congress Seeks Answers from CMS on Hospice Fraud, Quality

Partners in Care Sues HHS Over Claims Denials

How Hospices Are Innovating Clinical Onboarding

Lawmakers Mull Bills to Ensure Hospice, Home Health Worker Safety

CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

Deaths at Home Rose Globally During COVID Pandemic

Key Research Trends: State CON Laws, Dementia Patient Trajectories Reshaping Hospice

Perspectives on End of Life Care: An Exploration of Its Past, Present and Future - A Conversation with Dr. Janet Bull

‘Saying goodbye’ during the COVID-19 pandemic: A document analysis of online newspapers with implications for end of life care

Research Finds Home-Based Care Among Top End-of-Life Trajectories for Americans

From Access Barriers to Educational Gaps: The Research Trends Impacting Future Palliative Care Delivery

Costs, Short Lengths of Stay Create Barriers to Some Services for Hospice Patients

Survey: 72% Say U.S. Health System Does Poor Job of Caring for Seniors

Innovations Shaping Hospice Clinician Satisfaction

Advance Care Planning a Bridge to Hospice Among Latino Communities

VIA Health CEO: Hospices Must Prep for Value-Based Care in 2024

2024 Final Rule May Signal Changes in CMS’ Approach to Hospice Quality

CMS Finalizes 3.1% Hospice Payment Update for 2024, But Industry Stakeholders Fear It Falls Short

Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Hospice Care

Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC, Director, Product Management, VNS Health

Study: Asian Americans Most Open to Receive Emotional Support Near End of Life, Less Likely to Have Advance Care Plan

Lawmakers, Providers Seek Collaboration to Strengthen Hospice Program Integrity

New Directors at Iowa River, Home Health of the Ozarks; C-Suite Shifts at Elara Caring, VIA Health

NHPCO Recognizes Participants Who Earned Health Equity Certificates in 2023 Project Echo: Equity Where It Matters Series

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

Hospices’ Unanswered Questions: Filling the Research Gaps

NHPCO’s CaringInfo Program Launches New Consumer Blog, Insights

Bilingual Patient Navigation Can Improve Palliative Care Outcomes for Hispanic Patients

UzObi CEO Sederstrom: Startup Draws ‘Ethical Blueprint’ to Reduce ACP Disparities

Hospices Seek Special Focus CONs to Reach Underserved Populations

New Senate Bill Would Give Terminally Ill the ‘Right to Try’ Psychedelic Therapies

Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry: Physicians Need a Framework for Understanding Hospice

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