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Hospice care, not hospital beds: Investing in palliative care will help solve the health-care crisis

Healthy Debate

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Providence’s Joint Venture With Compassus Likely Delayed Amid Concerns About Patient Care And Rural Access

Home Health Care

For-profit home health agencies, which prioritize profit over patient care, often scale back services in these areas, where travel can be costly and time-consuming. As a result, many rural patients may find themselves without access to home health and hospice care, leading to higher rates of hospitalization and poorer health outcomes.

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Arizona agency's omnichannel approach to home health includes telehealth and RPM

Healthcare It News

By evolving from a traditional home healthcare provider to an organization offering a comprehensive range of services – such as in-person visits, virtual care, remote patient monitoring, house calls and hospice care – we are better equipped to meet the needs of our growing aging population, particularly here in Arizona.

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Mass General Brigham pilot: AI tool helped optimize palliative care utilization

Fierce Healthcare

Artificial intelligence can help identify easy to miss patients who might be good candidates for a palliative or hospice care referral, a recent pilot at Mass General Brigham (MGB) revealed. | The pilot at Newton-Wellesley Hospital relied on an AI-driven tool from Radial.

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Advocate Aurora Enterprises scoops up MobileHelp for RPM, personal emergency response

Healthcare It News

This is its fourth of its acquisitions, one of which is Senior Helpers, which offers in-home personal care services. Advocate Aurora is building out its portfolio of technologies and services for its aging patients, including home health and hospice care.

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Hospice Care Index Technical Report Now Available  

Briggs Healthcare

The Hospice Care Index (HCI) Technical Report is now available. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. This report provides descriptive analyses and detailed contextual information about the new HCI quality measure. The direct link to the 72-page report is here.

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Keeping Referral Partners Happy After Dropping Contracts With Medicare Advantage Plans

Home Health Care

“Additionally, if the plan’s policies restrict access to necessary treatments or fail to support the level of care required for patients, it becomes difficult to sustain the partnership.” Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare provides home health care, personal care and support, hospice care and medical staffing services.