Home care providers, do physicians see your value? Think again
By
Dave Hochanadel
Sep 01, 2021
Home-based senior care providers face a significant problem when it comes to differentiation in the eyes of referring physicians.
The unmet needs of palliative care patients
By
Jeremy Powell
Amer Alnajar, M.D.
Jul 13, 2021
As an industry, we need to better communicate the value of palliative care to both providers and patients.
Palliative care payment model is on the not-so-distant horizon, advocates believe
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 28, 2021
Palliative care advocates are gaining confidence the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) will give the go-ahead for a demonstration payment model covering community-based palliative care.
Telehealth supports hospice and palliative care providers, patients and caregivers
By
Robert Crook, M.D.
Terri Maxwell, Ph.D.
Jun 22, 2021
Rather than viewing telehealth as a compromise on palliative and hospice care for the seriously ill, clinicians should see this as an option that is safer as it reduces exposure. Many individuals also...
Care quality and regulations are top industry concerns, McKnight’s survey finds
By
Liza Berger
Jun 21, 2021
McKnight’s Home Care Daily readers are most interested in stories that help them improve care quality and better understand regulatory developments. And they want to learn more about palliative care...
Knowledge of palliative care low in U.S. population
Jun 07, 2021
The odds of having palliative care knowledge increased for those with frequent health care utilization, regular source of care.
Banach: NHPCO ‘hopeful’ that CMS will provide community-based palliative care benefit in 2021
By
Liza Berger
Mar 23, 2021
The leader of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) said Monday that there is a strong possibility that Medicare will begin offering a community-based palliative care benefit this...
When it comes to vaccines, many family caregivers feel forgotten
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 09, 2021
While paid home caregivers have been prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine, family caregivers — many of whom are too young to qualify so far — have not. That puts them in a difficult position of having...