Advocate Health Care’s Amy Scheu: Multiple Revenue Streams Needed to Support Palliative Care

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 […]

Frontline Honors: Eve Conversa, Advocate Health, Advocate Hospice

Eve Conversa, hospice nurse practitioner for Advocate Health/Advocate Hospice, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes; a passionate worker who knows how to put […]

The Case for Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

Individually, palliative care and social determinants programs both have the potential to improve quality of life and reduce costs — but that potential may be greater when the two are combined. Social determinants are non-medical needs that can have a significant impact on the trajectory of patients’ health, such as nutrition, transportation, social or caregiver […]