Mettle Health’s B.J. Miller and Sonya Dolan: COVID Exposed Gaps Palliative Care Can Fill

The coronavirus pandemic has spurred demand for serious illness and end-of-life care as it continues a global spread. COVID-19 has exposed gaps in the fragmented U.S. health care system, along with opportunities for hospice and palliative care awareness and access to grow.  Spreading awareness of palliative care among the public and clinicians in other disciplines […]

Physicians: Hospice a Role Model for a Fragmented Health System

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed cracks in a fragmented U.S. health care system, leading hospice and other health care providers to pursue improvement. Refocusing attention on quality, care coordination and the patient’s experience during serious illness or the end of life must be a critical driver, according to BJ Miller, M.D., author, hospice and palliative care […]

COVID-19 Complicating Hospices’ Move Towards Value-Based Care

As hospices contend with the persisting outbreak, providers are also taking their early steps into the value-based care environment with COVID-19 often complicating the process. The winds of uncertainty billowing from the coronavirus pandemic continue to have sweeping impacts on health care delivery in the United States. Taking effect Jan. 1, the value-based insurance design […]