Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Bradford is an advanced certified hospice and palliative care nurse practitioner and an active member of both the Hospice and Palliative Nurse Association and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. The foundation is the philanthropic arm of Tidewell Hospice, an affiliate of Empath Health.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Hospice services right now really can’t be provided concurrent with SNF care, which means if a person is approaching the end of their life, if they’re really doing poorly, many times the easiest route is back to the hospital,” the study’s lead author, Dr. Lynn Flint, told Palliative Care News.

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Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

Physicians in training need greater exposure to geriatric training in order to better grasp the needs of older patients, including during transitions to hospice, according to Dr. Julia Lowenthal, a geriatrician from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. What are some of the factors that make a residency program age-friendly?

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Though social determinants can take time and resources to build into palliative care programs, they come with a strong return on investment, according to Dr. Yaquta Patni, wound care and geriatric care physician at Innovative Geriatrics. Yaquta Patni, wound care and geriatric care physician at Innovative Geriatrics.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

A growing body of research touts the benefits of palliative care for patients, families, and even providers. However, when evaluated through randomized clinical trials, the results tend to lean toward mediocre. I think the measures we have, it’s not so much that they’re wrong, but they certainly are imprecise,” Dr. Kathleen M.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Breast cancer patients often lack access to palliative care services, but the needle may be moving as researchers dig into common barriers and clinical and financial outcomes. A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014. the researchers indicated.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

It takes time to build up the payment, referral and workforce resources needed to support a sustainable palliative care program, according to Dr. Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When a health system is able to entrust their hospice, palliative care, and/or home health assets to an expert in the field, they can shift their focus to other areas where they are or can become world-class, and in some instances, create liquidity through the transaction,” Tanzer said. “For These partnerships are a win-win-win.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The 3-Act Model has been woven into various other programs across Johns Hopkins, including medicine residency at Bayview and multiple fellowship programs, spanning geriatrics to oncology. Now we’re trying to understand how to integrate that into our training and in our workflow so that we’re thinking about that,” he said.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2023

It’s not the same as home health and hospice. For Hughes, the PalliCare model realizes an ambition of filling the care gap between home health and hospice care. PalliCare focuses on geriatric patients, and Fluhart was quick to acknowledge seriously ill people outside that demographic also need palliative care.

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Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

Data are reshaping the health care space, and hospice is no exception. Hospice providers have needed a window into access and utilization, as well as how lawmakers are shaping policies around health care. Data on CON laws has taken on new significance as regulators zero in on the hospice space.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2022

The All-Ukrainian Associate of Palliative and Hospice Care was founded in 2011 and is currently working to provide support and direct supplies to hospices and palliative care wards in the country. Please donate to help hospice and palliative care in Ukraine by donating here: [link]. By Alex Kazberouk and the GeriPal Team.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As hospice providers build out a larger continuum of health care services, some are taking a close look at the primary care space. The term “upstream” has become a watchword in hospice. By operating a home-based primary care program, hospices can gain an edge when it comes to coordinating services. Primary care is where it’s at.”

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Though far more resources are needed, more opportunities for clinical palliative care training have been emerging in recent years, according to Dr. Nathan Goldstein, currently professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. But business trends are also driving change.

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Hospice News

JULY 10, 2023

As health care stakeholders work to improve care coordination, more hospices are exploring home-based primary care. Organizations that are delivering hospice and palliative care now are looking to the future and wanting to provide more of a full-service solution for seriously ill patients,” Singleton told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2023

Others include a geriatric home-based primary care medical group called Welcome Health; Housecall Providers, an in-home primary and palliative care business; and the PACE program MyPlace Health, a joint venture between SCAN and Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA). This included what he called a clinical-first palliative care model. SCAN is a $4.3

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Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2023

The population that is over 55 — considered geriatric inside prisons because people’s life spans are much shorter there — is nearly one-third of the prison population,” Gorlock told local news. The prison system was never designed to become a nursing home or hospice, but it has become one. They didn’t have a specific nurse for them.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Oncology practices have increasingly collaborated with palliative care providers — or built their own service lines — to better support cancer patients throughout their health care journeys. Integrating palliative care deeper into oncology practices “empowers” these providers to improve utilization and quality, she indicated. An estimated 1.9

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Investment trends in the hospice industry have meandered in recent years, impacting providers’ approaches to growth in 2024. The mix of hospice buyers has become more diverse during the past five years to include more private equity investors, large health and hospital systems and home health companies, along with payers. NYSE: CHE).

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

Hospice visits? Doing home care? In the ICU at the bedside? ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) celebrates it’s 25th anniversary in 2025. We talk today with Betty Ferrell, who has been a nurse for 47 years, and is the founder and PI of ELNEC. Josh, welcome back to GeriPal. Josh: Thank you, you all. Much judge.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2023

Increasingly, both policymakers and providers are seeing potential opportunities to reform the Medicare Hospice Benefit, including the prospect of concurrent care. The rising prevalence of diagnoses like dementia is leading some to posit that the hospice benefit — initially designed for cancer patients — could use an update.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

The conversation took place on April 20, 2023, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Nikki Davis: I’m a nurse practitioner and have been working in geriatrics and palliative care for about 21 years now. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

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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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2022

Hospice News: We have Tina Taylor and we also have Christina Andrews here today. I am an acute care and adult and geriatric certified nurse practitioner. This article is sponsored by Axxess. The Q&A took place on April 27, 2022. The discussion has been edited for length and clarity. Thanks for sharing.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2022

A group of 17 Illinois health care organizations is collaborating to expand access to home-based primary care, including a number of hospice and palliative care providers. Among the participants is Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care. To maximize their opportunity, hospices have to adapt to taking on that role.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. Keith per many reports, is the heart and sole of the hospice unit and oversees the Pastoral Care Workers. A few are let out early on compassionate release. This is Eric Widera.

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Pallimed

JULY 11, 2022

Hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) is the fifth largest medical subspecialty! Lastly, many are working in health care organizations which still treat palliative medicine and hospice physicians as “nice to have” instead of “essential.” If geriatrics is on there, so are we. Spread the word!

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Hospice News: Jason has an incredible background in post-acute care that we’re going to talk about today. Banks: I ran a hospice and palliative care.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

Eric: So Susan, you have touched so many people in the field of hospice palliative medicine. And part of that job, they were looking for somebody to be a medical person in the local hospice. Was before the Medicare hospice benefit. Eric: So Susan, very big thank you for joining us on this podcast. We’ve got a lot to cover.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Melissa Heiss, vice president of hospice, Jet Health, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Our task is simple, we are going to be sampling each of these hot chicken wings while we ask Eric and Alex questions related to Palliative care and Geriatrics. He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? They’ve all been laid out for you. Anne: Right.

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Hospice News

MARCH 23, 2023

Deborah Freeland, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical School, Division of Geriatric Medicine, in Texas. The post Advance Care Planning Billing Rules Impede Equitable Access appeared first on Hospice News. The expense can range from $10 to $50 per patient, she added.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2023

Landers, a physician certified in family, geriatric and hospice and palliative medicine, has been president and CEO of VNA Health Group since 2012. VNA Health Group is a multi-state provider of home health, hospice, primary care and public health services, among others.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

Two major shifts are transforming the landscape of hospice. First, private equity firms are gobbling up hospices. Thus, they have little in the way of long term vision for hospices, instead focused on cutting costs and maximizing profits. . People with dementia make up about half of hospice admissions. AlexSmithMD.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The post GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Also, if you have trainees coming to the meeting, make sure you send them the invite. The more, the merrier.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 28, 2023

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