NHPCO Podcast

Past Episodes

The official podcast of NHPCO connects you with experts and leaders in hospice and palliative care with pertinent discussions about timely issues facing the field today. Episodes will focus on pressing regulatory, compliance, quality and leadership topics and team NHPCO will focus on additional news of importance to keep you up to date.

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Episode 58: Opportunities in Community-Based Palliative Care

Jon R. sits down with Lori Bishop and Dr. Balu Natarajan for a conversation on palliative care. We know there are so many opportunities in community-based palliative care but there are also difficulties that remain in making it work. From distinguishing between hospice and palliative care, to appropriate scaling to reimbursement, this episode dives into what one program has done to be successful and what NHPCO is doing to help. And JR discusses his love of muffins.

We thank the sponsor of episode #58: Simione Healthcare Consultants.

Quick Links to Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:

Palliative Care resources on nhpco.org.
"Palliative Care or Hospice" - one pager for referral sources (PDF).
Community-based Palliative Care preconference seminar, April 13-14, part of Leadership and Advocacy Conference 2019.

Episode 57: Know Your Deficiencies...CMS Does

CMS has just released it's 2018 top ten hospice survey deficiencies. Once again there are many repeat citations we’ve seen in previous years. Judi and Jennifer discuss their concerns over these most common deficiencies and why providers should be focusing their attention on them. And it's JR's favorite time of the year...awards season.

We thank the sponsor of episode 31: Accreditation Commission for Health Care. Inc. Visit the ACHC website to download the Distinction in Palliative Care standards document.

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