Some hospices have found success employing more community-based methodologies in their health equity improvement efforts. Forging deeper relationships with other providers and organizations has been integral to reaching underserved patient populations. Hospices need culturally-informed approaches that respect and understand values across a diverse range of belief systems, said Dr. Kimberly Curseen, the new board of […]
Hospices are exploring the multiple ways they can use artificial intelligence (AI) by carefully considering the technology’s potentially unknown and unintended impacts. Some providers have used AI tools to reduce errors in clinical and billing documentation. Others have used AI tools to improve operational efficiency and clinical decision making. These quickly evolving AI technologies will […]
Hospices’ diversity and inclusion efforts have hit several barriers in recent years. Policy reform and more person-centered care integration represent two significant propellants toward improvement. Today’s providers often lack sufficient resources to improve health equity in substantial and sustainable ways, said Dr. Kimberly Curseen, board president for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine […]
Health care disparities across a swelling aging population are driving a need for evolutionary change in hospice quality standards. Patient-centered, inclusive care models hold the key to unlocking a better quality of life for terminally ill individuals and their families, said Dr. Kimberly Curseen, board of directors president of the American Academy of Hospice and […]
Applying the principles of interdisciplinary hospice care to an organization’s staffing strategies can strengthen clinical leadership retention. Addressing clinicians’ physical and emotional health needs, as well as social determinants, are key to both patient and provider satisfaction. This is according to Dr. Kimberly Curseen, the new board of directors president at the American Academy of […]
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools are handling ever more of the paperwork that underpins palliative care, ongoing trials are expanding their role in clinical decision making. Providers have turned to bots for the narrow, repetitive tasks that take patient-facing time away from administrators and clinicians. AI is also adept at tasks that involve gathering and […]
Recent research has found disparities in hospice discharge rates and outcomes among Black and Latino patient populations. Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to have shorter stays and be discharged from hospice into a hospital setting compared to others, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) […]
