Palliative Care at Home: Closing Gaps, Engaging Members
Supporting members with serious illness can become costly. The need to address gaps in care for those who…
What is Home-Based Palliative Care?
I’ll never forget my patient Laura*, a 42-year-old wife and mom of two who, just weeks earlier, received…
Defining Vulnerable Populations in Healthcare
Defining Vulnerable Populations in Healthcare As providers, health plans, and industry stakeholders continue to look at ways to…
4 Healthcare Trends that MA Plans Should Know in 2023
This year will be one marked by significant change and challenges as Medicare Advantage (MA) plans grapple with…
The Future of Serious Illness Care: 3 Ways to Improve Your Strategy
With serious illness care being a highly uncoordinated part of healthcare, how can health plans use innovative strategies…
3 Reasons Why People Aren’t Aging at Home
Dr. Carmella Sebastian on why she joined CareCentrix and her commitment to making aging at home a reality…
The Caregiving Crisis: How Health Plans Can Help
Over the course of my career caring for and developing programs for people with serious illness, I have…
CareCentrix Serious Illness Care at Home Program Reduces Total Cost of Care, Hospitalizations
CareCentrix rebrands palliative offering as CareCentrix Serious Illness Care at Home HARTFORD, CONN. — April 4, 2022 —…
Paving the Way for Culturally Inclusive Palliative Care Services
Despite the benefits of palliative care, cultural differences often create barriers to receiving support among certain ethnic groups. It’s critical to have culturally competent palliative care clinicians and organizational policies designed to reduce barriers and improve access to culturally diverse groups.
Demystifying Telehealth for Hospice & Palliative Care Organizations
Virtual visits enhance the provision of palliative care by rapidly connecting patients & caregivers to the support they need. Learn how telehealth is helping hospice and palliative care providers, patients & caregivers.
Home-Based Palliative Care: Critical Support for Nation’s “Invisible Army” of Caregivers
In 2017, AARP reported that about 41 million U.S. family caregivers perform roughly $470 billion worth of unpaid labor a year. Since then, the number of caregivers has increased to 53 million, meaning that more than one out of five Americans are caregivers. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant shift in care from assisted living facilities and nursing homes to home settings.
Whole-Person Care in the Texas Storm
Patients managing complex health situations face new challenges during crises. Discover how Angela, a nurse with Envoy Hospice and nurse manager for the Turn-Key Health palliative care program, went above and beyond to deliver whole-person care to the most vulnerable during the Texas power outage.