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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director; Silverado Taps New Sales VP

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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director Agape Care Group, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners has appointed Kari Bradford, a doctor of nursing practice, as its new palliative medical director. The foundation is the philanthropic arm of Tidewell Hospice, an affiliate of Empath Health.

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Keys to Effective Palliative Care Training Models

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Recruiting and retaining palliative care professionals can be a difficult feat for organizations, in part because not enough medical and nursing students are exposed to palliative care during their education. Luke’s Hospice & Palliative Medicine’s program. Nonetheless, we have a long way to go.

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Provider Partnerships Driving Palliative Care Growth

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More home health care, health systems, hospices and primary care providers have gained a foothold in the palliative care space, often through community-based collaborations. A diversifying field Though hospices and health systems have largely dominated the palliative care market, primary care providers have increasingly delved into the space.

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High Peaks Hospice celebrates National Doctors Day with a Spotlight on our Medical Director

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High Peaks Hospice would like to honor our Medical Director, Dr. Curt Gedney for National Doctors Day by sharing information about him with the team. He spent the summer side by side with Dr. Weissman going on hospice visits, assisting with curriculum, and more. The move to upstate NY and joining High Peaks Hospice.

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Palliative Care an ‘Important Piece’ of Quality in Oncology Programs

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Cancer patients can benefit from the interdisciplinary support of a palliative care team, but a main barrier to access is that oncology clinicians often lack insight around these services, according to Dr. Julie Gralow, chief medical officer and executive vice president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). An estimated 1.9

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

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Treasure Coast Hospice Appoints VP of Medical Services Florida-based Treasure Coast Hospice has tapped Dr. John Crouch as its new vice president of medical services. Crouch succeeds Dr. Rose Guilbe, who retired from the position to serve as a contracted physician for Treasure Coast Hospice.

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Evaluating Alternate Payment Models in Hospice and Palliative Care

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This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.