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Hospice supporters have been pushing for the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act since 2017. Defeated for the 3rd time December 2022. The recent ProPublica and the New Yorker investigation on fraud and abuse by U.S. Hospice care has pushed legislators and Government Agencies to re-evaluate regulatory changes for…

ATTRIBUTES PALLIATIVE CARE HOSPICE CARE/EOL Primary Objective To effectively manage symptomatic advanced conditions by reducing disease exacerbation, hospitalization and maintain physical functioning Goal Engage in Life To provide comfort of pain and symptoms associated with a terminal condition and provide support until death Goal Comfortable Death Prognosis Initiate palliative care…

PREVENTATIVE – PROTECTIVE – REHABILITATIVE The World Health Organization, The US Department Of Health and Human Services and The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Move Palliative Care to The Primary Care Setting! The World Health Organization WHO, in September 2021, released Assessing the development of palliative care worldwide:…

In November 2020 the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), convened the Summit on Transforming Care for People Living with Multiple Chronic Conditions. The summit wasattended by over 100 researchers, clinicians, patients and thought leaders committed to improving the care for persons living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC). During…

Multiple Chronic Conditions Resource Center has collaborated with the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing on the National Trends in Policy and Practice: Making a Difference Conference. October 13-15th, 2021 in Savannah, GA at the Hyatt Regency, Riverfront. This interdisciplinary conference offers over 10 continuing education credits for medicine, nursing,…

Savannah, Georgia October 13-15, 2021 Hyatt Riverfront National, interdisciplinary conference for healthcare professionals, attorneys and general public to inform and update on the current trends in health policy and clinical practice. Over 10 Continuing Education Credits available for: medicine, nursing, physician assistants, physical therapy, chiropractor, pharmacy, social work and law.…

In 1999, the Institutes of Medicine (now called the National Academy of Medicine) published To Error is Human: Building a Safer Health Care System, reporting the U.S. healthcare system was unsafe because of medical errors. Johns Hopkins patient safety experts in 2016 analyzed medical death rate data over an eight-year…

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General in July 2019, issued 2 reports on Hospice care in the U.S.: First report was on the deficiencies and serious harm to Hospice beneficiaries and vulnerable patient population. The second report suggested safeguards must be strengthened to protect…

The implementation of palliative interventions in the effective management of chronic conditions: Prevents exacerbation of chronic conditions Reduces admission into hospital Promotes physical functioning and well-being Collaborates with the healthcare team to meet patient and family needs Individualizes and prioritizes patient-directed care In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, palliative…

Senator Kelly Loeffler 3625 Cumberland Blvd Suite 970 Atlanta, GA 30339 RE: PCHETA Palliative Care & Hospice Education Training Act HR647/S2080; Hospice Care Improvement Act; Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (Hospice) Act HR5821; Hospice Care Improvement Act S2807; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector…