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Acadian Health’s Benjamin Swig: A Path to Reducing Hospice Revocations

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Caregivers can be a key to reducing hospice revocations and the associated emergency department costs, according to Benjamin Swig, director of Acadian Health. He is also director of health care innovation and strategy at Acadian Companies, parent organization of Acadian Health.

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Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition Forms in the Northwest

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Roughly 64 individuals from 37 pediatric hospice and palliative care programs in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington accepted and responded with feedback. Staffing pressures are a leading factor, such as limited exposure to specialized training and a dearth of qualified clinicians.

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Where Palliative Care Fits into CMMI’s GUIDE Model for Dementia Care

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For instance, the model involves a trained interdisciplinary care team that delivers a standardized set of services based on a person-centered care plan, according to CMMI. While the program is not a palliative care model, those providers are well-suited to deliver the kind of care that GUIDE outlines.

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HAP Foundation Launches to Research and Advance Hospice, Palliative Care

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It will serve as a hospice and palliative care “education and training hub” for patients, families, providers, and other stakeholders, according to the HAP Foundation. The organization also deploys community health workers to canvas communities and converse with residents about serious illnesses and care options.

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U.S. Senate Takes Up Supporting Our Seniors Act

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This commission would include government and private-sector stakeholders, as well as family caregivers, home health care workforce representatives, and long-term care service recipients, according to Rosen. . Friedman, president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. “A

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How Hospices Can Improve Health Equity for Rural-Based LGBTQ+ Seniors

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Aging LGBTQ+ populations have few options for quality end-of-life care – particularly those in rural areas – and hospices are ramping up efforts to reach them. Access to hospice can be challenging for many seniors in remote or rural regions. She also serves as medical director of palliative care at the nonprofit organization.

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Palliative Care News’ Top 5 Stories of 2023

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Palliative laws stipulating that health care providers communicate all end-of-life care options were associated with a 12% to 18% increased likelihood of cancer patients dying at home or in hospice, according to the study. . #2 9) Seriously ill individuals who are incarcerated often lack access to palliative care.