Hospice News
JANUARY 17, 2023
The Denver Hospice Appoints New Medical Director. The Denver Hospice recently tapped Dr. Robert Howe as its new medical director following the retirement of Dr. Shirlee Turner after 11 years of service at the company. Agrace Expands Medical Team. Hiranandani earned his medical degree from St.
Hospice News
APRIL 17, 2023
As the demand for palliative care continues to grow, so too has the way businesses have bolstered their programs to better serve patients. Hospice News spoke with three palliative care providers that have risen to these challenges. Enter UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). Culture has been very important to us.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Hospice News
JUNE 14, 2023
“In our NHE accounting, you will find spending on palliative care or hospice care in the hospital, nursing home and home health care sectors. We do not have projections at the level of detail of hospice-specific care for all payers for the NHE accounts.”
Hospice News
MARCH 29, 2024
It would also remove three nursing home items from the survey, revise the existing Hospice Team Communication and Getting Hospice Care Training measures and add a new Care Preferences measure. This includes the addition of an email invitation to a web survey, with follow-up by mail to non-responders.
GeriPal
JUNE 22, 2023
We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. Are there outpatient palliative care clinicians?
Hospice News
MAY 18, 2023
In Accord’s production of “Lily,” a member of the local Rotary Club portrayed the title character with a hospice medical director in the role of Joe. Accord has staged other performances at nursing homes and senior living facilities, and in school buildings and other community spaces that have enough room for the actors and audience.
Hospice News
JANUARY 19, 2023
Many people living with serious medical illnesses also suffer from comorbid behavioral health issues,” the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) indicated in a 2020 report. I know how helpless physicians and nurse practitioners can feel when confronted with patients struggling with dementia. This is such a big issue.”
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
216 
Let's personalize your content