Hospice providers that integrate a deep focus on emotional well-being in their staff training efforts could see improved workforce and patient satisfaction. Hospice and palliative care workers often lack training around the complexities of death anxiety and the various emotional and physical tolls it can take on an individual, according to Dr. Keri Brenner, psychiatrist, […]
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health recently developed a new palliative care team designed to help improve access and quality among underserved pediatric populations. The pediatric palliative team is taking a three-tiered approach to care delivery that includes building collaborative relationships with health care providers across the continuum, according to Dr. Justin Baker, division chief and director […]
As U.S. hospices care for the dying and compete for referrals, a vast contingent of terminally ill Americans die in places they don’t want to be, receiving treatments that will not save them. Turning this tide will require more than effective marketing. At some point, we as a society need to reconsider how we think […]
California-based Vynca Health Care recently landed $30 million in growth capital to build out its palliative care platform. Hospice News connected with Vynca executives about the keys that are unlocking doors to investors for palliative care providers and associated industries. Questa Capital led the charge on Vynca’s most recent funding round, with participation from existing […]
Sachin Jain, M.D., will be taking the helm of SCAN Health Plan, a nonprofit Medicare Advantage plan, as the company’s president and CEO. Jain in April stepped down as CEO of Aspire Health and CareMore Health, both subsidiaries of Anthem (NYSE: ANTM). At SCAN, Jain will be leading a $2.4 billion organization that covers more […]
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