Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Employee feedback has most commonly centered around the importance of understanding the nature of hospice care and the interdisciplinary components involved, Psaras stated.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Dr. Leena Dutta, medical director of hospice and in-home palliative care for the center, joined the program in May, 2022 and oversaw the initiative. The palliative care program started with cancer patients, helping them deal with the mental and physical ramifications of their illness.

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

HopeHealth is also a hospice and palliative medicine teaching affiliate for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The health system in 2021 began providing inpatient and community-based pediatric palliative and hospice care to infants, children and young adults. The numbers were pretty striking.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Hospice and behavioral health care could increasingly intersect in coming years as demand for specialized care grows. But the prevalence of mental health conditions and related concerns like isolation and substance abuse mean that hospice and behavioral health providers may need to find more ways to integrate their services.

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High Peaks Hospice

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

So Ann and David decided to do what they could to start hospice services locally. In 1982 Medicare authorized reimbursement for hospice care. Dr. Merkel engaged with his partner Dr. Robert Kasulke to spear head the medical care. Dr. David Merkel served as Medical Director of Hospice until his death in 2012.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

There’s a lot of confusion surrounding what hospice care is and what it does. A study conducted by the Journal of Palliative Medicine found that many hospice patients still hold significant misperceptions regarding hospice’s role in their care. . Hospice Care Services Overview.

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

This can result in patients coming to hospice later in the course of their illnesses, according to Lee, who also serves on the board of directors at the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN). A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care.

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