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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

Hospice News

Predictive analytics technology can give hospice providers expanded visibility into patient conditions and overall experiences as they reach the most critical stages at the end of life, according to Amie Nangle, client success executive at Medalogix. Having] these unique insights and focus on end-of-life care also helps St.

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Calvary Hospital COO: Hospice Nurse Residency Programs Reproducible at National Scale

Hospice News

How would you characterize this in an acute care setting? In terms of its interest in end-of-life, hospice and palliative care, Calvary is an institution that did those organized medical activities before anybody even thought up the term “palliative care.”

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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

Hospice News

We have chaplains, hospice aides, social work support and a robust grief support program of counselors that specialize in the loss of a child. Some of our newer services include child life specialists who help with developmentally appropriate processing and legacy and memorabilia for the family.

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Hospices Have High Hopes for PCHETA, But Is It Enough?

Hospice News

If enacted, PCHETA would authorize $100 million over the course of five years to support programs designed to bolster clinical education in hospice and palliative care, along with related interdisciplinary professions such as chaplaincy, pharmacy and social work.

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How is Palliative Care Considered Compassionate?

Seasons Hospice

It helps to manage symptoms, control pain, and improve the quality of life for those who are facing a terminal illness. Palliative care also enables patients and their families to make informed decisions about end-of-life care. The post How is Palliative Care Considered Compassionate?

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Over the Threshold: Creating Solutions

Chicago Caregiving

Affordable housing still doesn’t mean affordable for most people,” says Tam Perry, PhD, associate professor of social work at Wayne State University. It’s not something that the leader will see, but we have to do what is best for our society in the long term,” Ezike says. And it is just that — an investment.

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

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In this PONDER-ICU trial, we didn’t rely on palliative care specialists; we engaged bedside clinicians to have ICU communication and adhere to guidelines. There is a lot of literature suggesting that standard transplant care doesn’t really meet the needs of these patients and their caregivers. Were they embedded?