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

Hospice News

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. She is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

Hospice News

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP. This article is sponsored by CHAP. How can we promote this?”

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Keys to Effective Palliative Care Training Models

Hospice News

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. Williams is also a fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Hospice News

The grant will also support efforts to address social determinants of health, according to Dr. Heidi Young, associate chief medical officer for Capital Caring and medical director of the Primary Care at Home program. The dollar amount was undisclosed. Patients in the United States received more than 2.2

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

Hospice News

Prior to joining Treasure Coast Hospice, he practiced family medicine at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, Gateway Medical Group and Jupiter Medical Center. He also served as medical director at skilled nursing facility provider Life Care Center of Port St.

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

Hospice News

Furthermore, nearly half (49.4%) indicated they had never met with a palliative care physician or nurse (58.4%) as part of their overall cancer care experience. More than half (58%) of these cancer patients indicated that an oncologist recommendation would have led them to seek palliative care.

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Some of the Many Benefits of Being an NP

Minority Nurse

Between the role’s autonomy and the hours’ flexibility, there’s never been a better time to be a Nurse Practitioner (NP). I believe that nurse practitioners bring a unique perspective to the relationship with our patients. The opportunities seem endless regardless of the type of NP a nurse chooses to become.