When a patient starts to receive hospice care, families often expect to focus on making memories, finding comfort and spending meaningful time together. However, many instead find themselves making frantic phone calls to multiple pharmacies, driving across town to locate medications, or waiting days for prescriptions that should be readily available, with a patient in need at home. According […]
Palliative care teams can help patients transition to hospice care in a more seamless, timely way that can bring increased quality of life and peace of mind. The foundation for that transition, however, is often set long before. Demonstrating compassion and a commitment to honoring patients goals and wishes is key for these teams as […]
Empassion Health and Karoo Health have unveiled a strategic partnership designed to provide a more seamless transition for patients from cardiac management to specialized serious illness care. This transition point, often referred to as “the gap,” is the period when traditional care cannot typically sustain the patient long-term, but they are not yet considered ready […]
