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Finding Your
and Sharing it with Others
By Robin Stawasz and Kevin Hohnbaum
Ask any hospice provider you know " what is the
power of hospice? " and you will hear a litany of
benefits that hospice provides - everything from
decreased symptom burden to longer life to higher
quality of life to lessened burden for families to
lower costs. It has been said that if hospice were a
drug, it would be the greatest wonder drug since
penicillin. However, when you talk to someone
outside of the hospice field, you are likely to get a
very different response. They may see hospice and
palliative medicine as a niche service for the last few
days of life to be provided only after other, more
standardized, interventions have run their course.
This disconnection is not going to
change unless WE CHANGE IT.
How do we do that? We need to sharpen our
empathy skills and start where others are today,
address what is holding them in their current place,
prove that change is in their best interest and show
them rewards for achieving the desired change. This
goes beyond education and persuasion and must be
done purposefully and strategically.
Why do we want to do that? First, it is our mission.
We would not be doing what we do every day if we
did not believe in the power of palliative medicine
and that families coping with serious illness should
have access to that level of support. Second, it is
time for palliative care providers to claim their place
as a peer in the healthcare continuum. We have not
yet done all we can to advocate and prove the value
of palliative medicine.
Why now? The post-acute care world has hit a
tipping point. The country is on the verge of
recasting how care is delivered to the seriously ill and
hospice providers must decide what role they will
play in the new healthcare environment. Palliative
care providers must build a purposeful strategy that
defines their own value statement and describes
how they can share their strength within their
healthcare network. If we do not, we run the risk of
becoming marginalized and replaced. Networks and
coalitions are being built right now, and there is no
requirement that everyone be included in this
process. For those who choose to wait, there may
not be any room at the table when you decide you
want a seat.
VALUE
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021

IDC 2021 (display ad)
Table of Contents
Signature Programs (display ad)
Edo's Message
Finding Your Value (feature article)
Payment Model Primer
LAC 2022 (display ad)
FY 2022 Hospice Wage Index
Updates to Hospice Quality Reporting Program
Care Vention (display ad)
NHPCO Launches Re-envisioned CaringInfo
Making POLST Portable
Career Center (display ad)
Advancing a Culture of Equity
NHPCO Quality Connections (display ad)
Hospices Earning Recognition
STAR Upgrades Complete
2021 Interdisciplinary Conference
Submit LAC22 Session Proposal
New LGBTQ+ Resource Guide
Ooma (display ad)
Updates We Honor Veterans
Caleb Tiller Joins NHPCO
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Intro
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Table of Contents
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Signature Programs (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Edo's Message
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Finding Your Value (feature article)
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - LAC 2022 (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - FY 2022 Hospice Wage Index
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Updates to Hospice Quality Reporting Program
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Care Vention (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - NHPCO Launches Re-envisioned CaringInfo
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Making POLST Portable
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Career Center (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Advancing a Culture of Equity
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - NHPCO Quality Connections (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Hospices Earning Recognition
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NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - STAR Upgrades Complete
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - 2021 Interdisciplinary Conference
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Submit LAC22 Session Proposal
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Ooma (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Updates We Honor Veterans
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - Caleb Tiller Joins NHPCO
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