Uncertainty around Medicaid cuts and other health care policies could slow or stymy palliative care growth, according to Brynn Bowman, CEO of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). Bowman recently crafted an open letter to her colleagues in the palliative care field in which she discussed the looming questions in the health care space […]
Palliative care models are increasingly deepening the integration of a more diverse range of spiritual support, but reimbursement obstacles are stymieing innovative progress. This is according to Sarah Byrne-Martelli, palliative care researcher at the Center for Aging & Serious Illness at Massachusetts General Hospital. She previously served as senior chaplain for the hospital’s division of […]
Lawmakers are bringing greater attention to a pair of bipartisan Senate bills designed to improve access to community-based palliative and hospice care services. Stakeholders in a recent Senate Comprehensive Care Caucus briefing on Thursday focused on two pieces of legislation aiming to integrate more innovative, home-based and person-centered care models for serious and terminally ill […]
The value-based cancer care enabler Thyme Care has expanded its interdisciplinary care teams with a focus on its survivorship program and palliative care offerings. The initiative includes the addition of two new medical directors, Dr. Asma Dilawari, medical director for oncology care, and Dr. Nelia Jain, medical director for palliative care. The company is also […]
The opportunities are endless when it comes to clinical innovation in palliative care delivery. This is according to Amy Scheu, associate vice president hospice and palliative care at Advocate Health Care. However, providers are also battling severe headwinds, including reimbursement pressures and workforce shortages. Palliative Care News recently sat down with Scheu to discuss the […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Innovation Center is overhauling its Kidney Care Choices (KCC) payment model. Consequently, palliative care providers could see new payment pathways in certain geographic regions. CMS is revising the financial methodology and participation options of the KCC Model while also extending its duration and geographic reach. Sunsetting […]
Health care’s hunt for treatment and cure can leave comfort overlooked. But if it is to meet growing demand for high quality palliative care, the United States needs interdisciplinary teams that can attend to patients’ complex clinical, social and emotional needs. Challenge enough, but these teams must also choreograph their work within Medicare’s fee-for-service coding […]
Palliative care physicians are taking to social media to help educate the public and other clinicians about the care they provide. Just as some hospice nurses have used social media to inform people about end-of-life care, a handful of physicians are doing similar work for palliative care. Their shared goal is to help people better […]
Fundraising has long been a necessity for many nonprofit organizations to provide palliative care programs. Currently, Medicare payment for palliative care only covers physician or licensed independent practitioner services and does not support the full range of interdisciplinary care, involving nurses, chaplains, aides and social workers. This shortage of funds has made community-based palliative care […]
Staff training and effective communication play important roles in a palliative care provider’s ability to reach referral sources and address unmet needs among seriously ill patients and their families. Palliative care providers have employed various outreach strategies to better communicate and define the scope of their interdisciplinary services to other health care providers. Some of […]
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