Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act would expand utilization of these services by removing Medicare payment barriers faced by both providers and patients. The bill proposes to “wave,” or remove, Medicare beneficiary cost-sharing for advance care planning services. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mark Warner (D-Va.)

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Last year VNA Health Group enhanced its dementia care training programs for social work and nursing staff, with an emphasis on its home health patients. Awareness of even the basic tools to address some of this will greatly empower our medical community.” Hospices also lack quality measures associated with bereavement care.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

Here is a breakdown of our teams at Seasons Hospice: Medical directors oversee your loved one’s care at Seasons, ensuring they receive care tailored to their needs. Social workers can help you and your loved one resolve any lingering end-of-life planning. What staff members are a part of hospice care?

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

Hospice and palliative care need greater recognition among disciplines across the board, beyond medicine and nursing, according to Eunju Lee, palliative care social worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. AAHPM president and vice president and national medical director of Aspire Health.

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