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VA Study Finds 95% Increase in Palliative Care Utilization When Patients Have Access to Social Workers

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Patients are more likely to receive palliative care if they can access social workers through their primary care providers, Veterans Health Administration (VA) research has found. These findings suggest that social workers may increase access to and/or use of palliative care.”.

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7 Nonprofit Hospices Form Integrity Care Partners Palliative Care Venture

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The palliative care program works on a medical model that is led by physicians and nurse practitioners who do home visits, and other services such as social workers and chaplains available as needed, based on the patient’s care plan, according to Krejs.

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Gentiva Engineers Unique Palliative Care Payment System Via AIM Program

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However, efforts to fill that gap in care often struggle due to limited reimbursement, primarily managed through Medicare fee-for-service, Gentiva COO Nick Stengle said in a panel discussion at the Home Care 100 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. The company has its roots in the former Kindred at Home. NYSE:) acquired the company in 2021.

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Palliative Care as ‘Personalized Medicine’

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By payer mix, the company services populations covered through Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance. The company’s care model includes an interdisciplinary team consisting of board-certified palliative care physicians, advanced practice nurses, social workers, care management registered nurses and a triage hotline.

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Growing Palliative Care a Key Priority for Amedisys in 2024

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Contessa’s specialties are high-acuity care in the home, including hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility-at-home programs. Contessa’s specialties are high-acuity care in the home, including hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility-at-home programs. Want to read more palliative care-focused content like this?

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How Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley Built a Collaborative Care Model Without Medicare Certification

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After more than a decade working in hospice leadership, Alli Collins came across something she had never seen before — a financially viable, all-volunteer provider that is not Medicare-certified. I’ve spent well over a decade in the Medicare-certified side of the world. Even the nurses just volunteered their time.

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Contessa’s Lessons Learned on Risk-Based Palliative Care

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Contessa’s specialty is high-acuity care in the home, including hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility-at-home programs. Contessa’s specialty is high-acuity care in the home, including hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility-at-home programs.