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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

Though the benefits are clear, many home health and hospice agencies struggle to optimize coordination. Under the first performance year of VBP in 2023, home health agencies will be scored in part on the patient’s perception of their communication and team discussion.” Increased scrutiny in hospices.

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Quiz: hospice philosophy and patient self-determination

Hospice Social Work

How well do you understand hospice philosophy? Consult one or more members of the interdisciplinary team to figure out how to help her change her mind. Patients have the right to choose whether or not to get a DNR, even if they choose hospice care. It’s the hospice team’s responsibility. What do you do?

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Podcast: A conversation with Dr. Jeremy Holloway on Social Isolation in older adults and Tellegacy

Hospice Chaplaincy

Dr. Holloway is a speaker, consultant, and cross-cultural communication educator. In today’s episode, Saul talks to Dr. Jeremy Holloway on Social Isolation in older adults and Tellegacy.

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Love in the Present Tense by Nina Praske

The Critical Blog

Every single person we met in the hospice and the hospital was kind to all of us. For the whole time James was ill, with the exception of his time in the hospice, I felt like a ‘non person’. Ethical protocols around communication with families need to be developed to ensure that this never happens again. The hospice was amazing.

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