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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

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These include the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Hospice Action Network, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, among many others. But the need is great.

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Key Research Trends: State CON Laws, Dementia Patient Trajectories Reshaping Hospice

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Though CON regulations are not necessarily an indicator of quality, size or ownership status, they can give lawmakers a window into the relationship between quality and oversight, as well as other variables that impact end-of-life experiences, according to John Cagle, associate professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Social Work. “We

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Fostering Student Interest in Palliative Care

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Here are some simple things for learners of all professions to get you started: - Find your local academic palliative care faculty or academic hospice organization - If you are on Twitter follow hashtags like #hapc or #palliativecare , and check out this list of some of the first people and orgs to follow in palliative care - If you cannot find someone (..)

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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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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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 22 (5):392-400 / PMID: 32740304. Heather: So the two things that I talk about is as a palliative care clinician, I have my structure that I need to fill in for my billing note, my HPI and my other things that I need to have in that note so it can go out to properly be billed.

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Hospices Have High Hopes for PCHETA, But Is It Enough?

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If enacted, PCHETA would authorize $100 million over the course of five years to support programs designed to bolster clinical education in hospice and palliative care, along with related interdisciplinary professions such as chaplaincy, pharmacy and social work.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

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Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Heather Coats, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner and scientist and Director of Research at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, or HPNA, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado and Schutz College of Nursing. Heather: Thanks Alex.