In southern Maryland, the professionals at Chesapeake Supportive Care, the palliative care arm of Hospice of the Chesapeake, saw a growing problem. The company was seeing an ever-increasing number of palliative care referrals for senior citizens living in their homes, who actually needed primary care referrals in addition to palliative care services. But primary care […]
Symmetries exist between palliative care and the services designed to be delivered through the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) program. In July, Andwell Health Partners in Maine began participating in GUIDE. Andwell Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vance Brown said he knew his organization had signed up […]
A key component of palliative care is understanding that chronic conditions may not be cured, but rather need to be managed, sometimes for many years. Pharmacological drugs have their limitations — and they have side effects. They’re not effective in a lot of conditions, especially toward the end of life or in chronic illness care, […]
A clear trend has emerged in the health care industry: Mergers and acquisitions of health care firms have slowed year over year. Though home-based care M&A showed “signs of life” in Q3 2024 in what has otherwise been a relatively quiet year thus far, transaction volume was still down last year, according to a report […]
Health care providers should take a more expansive view of how they care for patients and families, according to Dr. Tressia Shaw, the new division chief for palliative medicine at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Shaw rose to lead the Phoenix, Arizona-based hospital’s palliative care program in early October. U.S. News and World Report ranks Phoenix Children’s […]
Dr. Adeboye Ogunseitan has taken the reins as the chief of the division of supportive medicine at the City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, California. City of Hope is among the top cancer treatment centers in the world. When the opportunity arose for Ogunseitan, it was an easy choice to move from his job […]
As a sector, most standalone palliative care providers are still maturing from startups into long-term, sustainable businesses. The World Health Organization estimates 56.8 million people need palliative care annually, worldwide. However, only about 14% of people who need this care receive it. While the need is growing, palliative care can be treated by some as […]
Patients at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center can now take advantage of a new palliative care program that brings the care from the clinic or hospital into the patient’s home. The center, which covers 14 counties in the northeast corner of the state, began offering the in-home palliative care program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier […]
A growing patient demand is fueling the emergence of integrative palliative care, a blend of traditional biomedical care for serious illness and a suite of complementary therapies aimed at improving patient quality of life. Dr. William Collinge, associate director of the Integrative Palliative Care Institute in Washington, said most palliative care organizations evolved as basic, […]
Palliative care providers in several states are finding the best way to connect to the community is through pre-existing, and in some cases, non-medical community groups. Sarah Kivett, director of strategic partnerships at Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County in North Carolina, said her organization has grown from 80 palliative care patients since its […]
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