The past year has demonstrated that advance care planning conversations are more important than ever. As the infection rate and the death toll of COVID-19 continue to rise, it is…
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As we enter the new year, end-of-life care continues to be at the center of healthcare reform and public policy discussion. Tragically, COVID-related deaths continue to rise and many Americans…
While most of us are thankful this year is coming to a close, it’s important to look back at all we have learned. This year has been the most challenging…
This is time of year that we (and others) remind everyone to have an advance care planning conversation when sitting around the holiday table. While this is arguably the most…
The theme for this year’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Month is “It’s About How You Live.” The goal of the observance is to raise awareness for how hospice and…
The Bundled Payments Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model rewards healthcare providers for delivering care more efficiently, supports care coordination, and demonstrates the delivery of high-quality care. This creates an incentive,…
When it comes to advance care planning literacy, there are often misconceptions about which steps patients and their families should take, and when such decisions should be made. While the…
COVID-19 has truly highlighted the importance of advance care planning. Amidst the pandemic, the risk of requiring life support increases dramatically with age and chronic illness, and these individuals are…
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other providers who voluntarily come together to provide high-quality care. The goal is to provide coordinated care to ensure…
In June I wrote about how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) vowed to expand telehealth services for all Medicare beneficiaries. Although CMS Administrator Seema Verma acknowledged the effectiveness…
In just the past few months, you may have been hearing more and more about palliative care. Whether as a consumer who is reading about or seeing this in the…
As the country continues to fight this pandemic, we thought it would be valuable to look back over the past few months to see how healthcare organizations are leveraging Vynca’s…
As the US passed 3 million Coronavirus cases, a single day record high of more than 66,000 new cases, and over 134,000 deaths, this disease is looking different. While previous…
Last week, the federal government indicated that telehealth should be embraced and possibly expanded permanently after the COVID-19 pandemic. In a June 8th live virtual town hall with STAT News,…
This is a trying time in our country. Just a few weeks ago, all talk and thought was focused on COVID-19, the economy opening up, and the possibility of a…
