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Alternative therapies for pain management in senior care

MedCity News

Jan 30, 2024

Chronic pain, an enduring concern for many older adults, is no longer confined to the traditional realm of pharmaceuticals...

Drugs, delirium, and ethics at the end of life

Journal of the American Geriatric Society
by Columba Thomas, MD; Yesne Alici, MD;
William Breitbart, MD; Eduardo Bruera, MD;
Liz Blackler, MBE, LCSW-R; Daniel P. Sulmasy MD, PhD;

Jan 24, 2024

For older persons with delirium at the end of life, treatment involves complex trade- offs and highly value-sensitive decisions...

Palliative telecare team aids QOL, health status for chronic conditions

HealthDay News
by Lori Solomon

Jan 23, 2024

Use of a nurse and social worker palliative telecare team is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life at six months...

StateServe’s Delta Care Rx acquisition fueled by hospice cost saving potential

Hospice News
by Holly Vossel;

Jan 29, 2024

Durable medical equipment (DME) provider StateServ has acquired Delta Care Rx, a national hospice pharmaceutical benefits manager (PBM)...

Washington State reaches a nearly $150 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

AP
by Manuel Valdes and Hallie Golden

Jan 24, 2024

The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson...

StateServ announces acquisition of Delta Care Rx

PR Newswire

Jan 22, 2024

StateServ, a leading provider of durable medical equipment benefit management solutions to the post-acute care market in the United States, has completed its acquisition of Delta Care Rx, a national pharmaceutical care provider...

Perspectives on transfusions for hospice patients with blood cancers: A survey of hospice providers

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
by Helen P Knight, Caitlin Brennan, Susan Lysaght
Hurley, Anna J Tidswell, Melissa D Aldridge,
Kimberly S Johnson, Edo Banach, James A Tulsky,
Gregory A Abel, Oreofe O Odejide;

Jan 24, 2024

Most respondents (76.6%) identified lack of transfusion access in hospice as a barrier to hospice enrollment for blood cancer patients.

How PBM legislation would transform the industry

Modern Healthcare
by Lauren Berryman;

Jan 24, 2024

The pharmacy benefit manager industry could look a lot different soon if Congress follows through with bipartisan efforts to pass bills governing the sector...

Teleios announces addition of Emmanuel Hospice to network

Press release

Jan 19, 2024

Teleios Collaborative Network (TCN) announced the addition of Emmanuel Hospice to its clinically integrated network...