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Palliative-Behavioral Health Collaborations Benefit Patients with Serious Mental Illnesses

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Staffing shortages are also playing a role in the quality of care received, according to Dr. Andrew Esch, palliative care physician and senior education advisor at the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). The element of collaboration is so important to link them up to community resources, clinicians and other support services.

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Palliative Care a ‘Natural Fit’ for Home Health Agencies

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Though relatively few home health agencies provide palliative care, those providers and their patients can benefit from more integration of those services. Home health is actually a really natural fit for palliative care providers, especially skilled services that are delivered in the home.

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Hospice Market to Nearly Double by 2030; Palliative Care to See Large Gains

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A large concern is whether there will be enough hospice and palliative care providers to keep pace with demand, according to Brian Tanquilut, equity analyst in health care services at investment banking company Jeffries LLC. As we see growth acceleration, staffing capacity is the number one concern. billion by 2023, a climb from $49.42

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Staffing Shortage Strains New Hospice Business Lines

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Carefully navigating payer goals alongside staffing needs are important keys as providers diversify services beyond the hospice scope. These have included palliative care, home health and Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) services, among others.

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Hospices Embrace ‘Same-Day Pay’ to Boost Retention

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The system gives them flexibility to not just access their money sooner, but also find extra shifts available when supplement pay is needed.”. Employers who implement a flexible payroll period retain staff up to 73% longer than those who don’t, according to research from the financial services company DailyPay.

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Behind OIG’s National Audit of Hospice GIP

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Hospices need to have solid documentation to demonstrate a patient’s need for general inpatient care (GIP) as regulatory oversight zeroes in on those services. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is launching a new audit that will focus on GIP. For these reasons, the U.S.

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How Outpatient Palliative Care Clinics Advance Person-Centered Care

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In the face of staffing shortages, especially of nurses and social workers, telehealth also helps coordinate visits with those team members, Schell explained. Reimbursement for palliative care services remains scarce. Obstacles to widespread implementation remain; however, including education around the service.