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Palliative Care, Health Equity Growing in Medicare Advantage

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Grant is also a nurse practitioner and palliative care consult service provider at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She recently joined the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) as its innovation lab clinical officer.

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

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

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“With her leadership and passion for palliative care, we’ll be able to offer even more comprehensive support for palliative patients, their families, and our team members.” Silverado Names New VP of Sales The hospice and palliative care provider Silverado has hired Dawn Wolda to be its national vice president of sales.

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Advance Care Planning Billing Rules Impede Equitable Access

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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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Providers Work to Solve Palliative Care’s Biggest Growing Pains

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Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services. Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice launched its palliative care service line in 2007, mainly providing these services in hospital-based settings.

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GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal

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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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NHPCO Announces Incoming Vice President of Palliative and Advanced Care

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(Alexandria, Va) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) today announced that Rory will join the organization as the Vice President of Palliative and Advanced Care. Farrand is a board-certified adult nurse practitioner with an MSN focused on geriatric and adult health.