Globally, about 1 in 10 of individuals in need of palliative care actually receive it even as demand rises, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The organization expects the need for palliative care to double by 2060. WHO released the data in advance of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, observed on Oct. 9. WHO […]
The number of dementia patients is expected to rise by 40%, or 139 million people globally, by 2050, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Hospices have been caring for dementia patients in larger numbers in recent years and will have a significant role to play as rates of cognitive decline continue […]
Physician offices rarely perceive differentiation among hospices, home health or palliative care providers in their markets. In many cases, the most important factor they consider when referring to a home-based post-acute provider is the speed with which those organizations respond to them, according to new data from Transcend Strategy Group. Nearly 81% of respondents to […]
Post-acute discharges into hospice have been on the rise during the last four years, but more patients need it than are receiving it, recent research has found. The demand for hospice coupled with under-utilization indicates a need for increased physician education about these services, particularly those in the acute care space. The number of patients […]
About 89% of people in the United States have inadequate knowledge of palliative care. One key determinant was health care utilization. The more regular health care services a patient receives, the more likely they are to have some understanding of palliative care, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Among the […]
Public policy intended to reduce opioid abuse and addiction appear to have the unintended consequence of limiting hospice patients’ access to these often necessary pain management drugs. Misapplication of current U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) guidelines for opioid prescribing is a likely contributor to this problem. Recent research spearheaded by the Oregon […]
Patients who inform their loved ones and health care providers of their end-of-life care wishes find that those goals are carried out 90% of the time, according to recent research in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. Studies show that advance care planning can reduce hospitalizations by as much as 26%, reduce health […]
Trends in market share growth can demonstrate how well hospices were able to recover from the headwinds brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. New data from Trella Health indicate that in many cases large national organizations were able to return to pre-pandemic admission levels faster than smaller companies and nonprofits. Nationally, Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) […]
A growing number of hospices are developing medical group practices, with home health and palliative care services representing the largest gaps for hospices to fill in terms of community-based services and meeting seriously ill population needs. Out of 1,200 hospice providers nationwide, more than a quarter (26%) indicated interest in developing a medical group practice […]
Nearly 70% of 1,000 survey respondents indicated that talking about their wishes and values for end-of-life care was important to them, but only slightly more than half (56%) had actually held these conversations, according to a study by VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHE). These numbers were up from a previous study […]
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