5 Ways to Support Family Caregivers
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Protecting Hospice and Patient Data: Why It Matters
Both physical and digital hospice care are continuing to intertwine and become increasingly important. Predictions have put market growth as a whole on track for at least nine percent growth for the next five years, while Hospice News points to the rising tide of telehealthcare as a “cornerstone” for healthcare policy moving forward.1,2 Hospices are […]
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Devotion Hospice Partners With Net Health Optima Hospice for Ease-of-Use Functionality and Improved Patient Care
Outside of Houston, Texas, Devotion Hospice has been in full operation since the beginning of 2019. In other words, the hospice facility came to be right before COVID-19 hit and changed the lives of so many, including those in healthcare. Adjusting to the ever-changing unpredictable elements of the pandemic was not easy for Devotion Hospice. […]
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Four Tips for Hospices to Generate Business or Referrals
The hospice care market is enjoying sustained growth as both demographic and pandemic pressures combine to create a larger potential client base — one that’s focused on the holistic quality of care, rather than simply its affordability.1 And while this offers a substantive opportunity for hospice providers, it also comes with a challenge: Increasing competition […]
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Ways Home Health and Hospice IDG/IDT Teams Can Collaborate Remotely
While home health and hospice care differ in purpose — hospice care focuses on easing patients’ end-of-life while home health looks to address specific illnesses, injuries, or chronic conditions in the patient’s home — they share a similar process: the use of an interdisciplinary group (IDG)/ interdisciplinary team (IDT) to improve overall care. As noted […]
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3 Tips to Help Volunteers and Home Aides Better Manage Hospice Workflow
The demand for skilled hospice physicians is on the rise. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSNM), while the hospice and palliative medicine specialty is training 325 new fellows annually, this “is insufficient to keep up with population growth and demand for services.”1 What’s more, these physicians don’t […]
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Steps to Facilitate Patient Transitions to Hospice Care
While 88 percent of Americans now say they would prefer to age-in-place at home, Home Health Care News reports that few have a plan in place to ensure effective home-based care.1 As a result, family members are often pressed into service as long-term caregivers, but as noted by recent research this puts them under significant […]
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How to Optimize Patient-Quality Care With Hospice Mobile Solutions
The number of hospice patients is on the rise. According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) Facts and Figures 2020 report, patient volume admissions increased 23.9 percent between 2014 and 2018 and show no signs of slowing.1 This uptick makes sense. As noted by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), “hospice care […]
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How Hospice IDG Teams Can Create Better Efficiencies
There are more than 4,000 hospice care agencies across the United States serving more than one and a half million patients.1 This number is expected to steadily grow as patient-centered care paradigms become more commonplace and families look for care capable of working in tandem to ensure physical, mental and emotional care needs are met. […]
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Helping Hand: Three Ways Software Solutions Can Support Patients in Hospice IPU
The prioritization of patient-centric care combined with the increasing number of for-profit, freestanding hospice providers has prompted a shift in operational priorities: As noted by Hospice News, many hospices are now expanding their care options upstream to better serve patient needs as they see a role for themselves and their patients that extends far beyond the […]
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Robotic Pet Therapy in Hospices: Can They Help?
Loneliness and isolation are linked to serious health issues, and older adults have a higher chance of experiencing these emotional conditions thanks to concerns such as chronic illness, the death of close friends and family, and the challenges of aging in place.1 Patients in hospice care environments, meanwhile, are at even greater risk. Ongoing pandemic […]
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