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Hospice care, not hospital beds: Investing in palliative care will help solve the health-care crisis

Healthy Debate

The post Hospice care, not hospital beds: Investing in palliative care will help solve the health-care crisis appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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Dementia Patients Receive Less Home Health, Hospice Care Near End Of Life

Home Health Care

A new study found that people with dementia receive less home health and hospice care in the final months of their lives. “Our study shows that current health care models for the disease are not always equipped for the sustained burdens of dementia, resulting in inadequate end-of-life care, or even none at all.”

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Hospice Care Index Technical Report Now Available  

Briggs Healthcare

The Hospice Care Index (HCI) Technical Report is now available. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. This report provides descriptive analyses and detailed contextual information about the new HCI quality measure. The direct link to the 72-page report is here.

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Transactions: Riverside Invests in Executive Care; Charter Buys Silver Linings Hospice Care

Home Health Care

The post Transactions: Riverside Invests in Executive Care; Charter Buys Silver Linings Hospice Care appeared first on Home Health Care News. Need more than 5 members? Contact us for more information. * per member. Already a member?

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CMS is Taking Action to Address Benefit Integrity Issues Related to Hospice Care

Briggs Healthcare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has an important role to play in ensuring that hospices are providing necessary and critical, high-quality care to our Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. Hospice, at its core, provides palliative care and support for people who are terminally ill and for their families.

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Abuse and Neglect: CMS Should Strengthen Reporting Requirements to Better Protect Individuals Receiving Hospice Care

Briggs Healthcare

In contrast, nursing homes and hospitals providing extended care are required to report all abuse and neglect allegations, regardless of whether the alleged perpetrator is affiliated with the hospice and prior to conducting an internal investigation.”. HHS neither agreed nor disagreed with GAO’s recommendation.

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Mass General Brigham pilot: AI tool helped optimize palliative care utilization

Fierce Healthcare

Artificial intelligence can help identify easy to miss patients who might be good candidates for a palliative or hospice care referral, a recent pilot at Mass General Brigham (MGB) revealed. | The pilot at Newton-Wellesley Hospital relied on an AI-driven tool from Radial.