Palliative care

A new study revealed that relatives might not receive the support they need when a loved one undergoes in-home palliative care.

Not only does home-based palliative care improve heart failure patients’ quality of life, it can do so immediately, according to new research.

Strict policy rules forbid many patients from receiving potentially life-prolonging treatment while enrolled in hospice care. However, researchers have observed that receipt of both — called concurrent...

Hospice providers are praising the introduction of legislation Thursday that proposes the creation of a demonstration project to support improved access to palliative care services through a community-based...

As a hospice and palliative medicine physician, I can say that the telehealth flexibilities brought about by the pandemic for our patient population have been transformative. Changes in technology, regulations,...

The hospice industry must stop pointing fingers at bad actors and take responsibility for quality and compliance problems.

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization urged members Wednesday to “evangelize” the findings of a recent study on the cost-saving...

In-home care management platform MedArrive has received another financial shot in the arm.

The government’s intense focus on rooting out fraud in the hospice industry resulted in a California man pleading guilty earlier this week in a $3.1 million Medicaid fraud scheme.

Home care providers will focus on the negative impacts of the workforce shortage and Medicare home health payment cuts when they converse with lawmakers during the National Association for Home Care &...