SWHPN’s Tracy Schroepfer Appointed to NQF Palliative and EOL Care Project
Congratulations to Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) Board Member and Executive Committee Member Dr. Tracy Schroepfer on being appointed to the Steering Committee of the National Quality Forum’s (NQF) Palliative and End-of-Life Care project. The purpose and mission of this special NQF project is to identify and endorse measures for public reporting [...]
Wurzweiler Palliative Care Conference Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Palliative Care Social Work
On March 25, 2011, the Wurzweiler School of Social Work and the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) co-hosted Innovations in Palliative Care Social Work: Emerging Models, Effective Strategies. The conference was also co-sponsored by Columbia’s and New York University’s Schools of Social Work. Attended by approximately 185 students and professionals, the conference [...]
Reimbursement for Advance Care Planning Dropped… Again
In an unfortunate reversal at the start of this year, the Obama administration decided to drop reimbursement for physicians for advance care planning as part of the annual wellness visit for Medicare recipients. This comes as a disappointment to many hospice workers and palliative care providers who incorporate end-of-life discussions into their practice. While patients [...]
New Physician Payment Final Rule Includes Voluntary Advance Care Planning
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pre-posted the 2000+ page physician payment final rule and comments on the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) website. Formal publication in the Federal Register is projected to be November 29, 2010. The final rule includes reimbursement requirements for the new annual wellness/preventive care exam under the [...]
Important Note from CAPC on Quality Strategy
Readers, please take a moment to read the note below from Diane Meier, Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). This is one of the most effective notes our contributors have seen on advocating for quality palliative care. Please share this post with your colleagues and any relevant organizations you are affiliated with. [...]
New York Palliative Care Information Act
The New York Times journalist Jane Brody writes Frank Talk About Care at Life’s End an article published yesterday on the New York Palliative Care Information Act. The new bill, signed by New York governor Patterson, states that New York doctors and nurse practitioners must speak with terminally ill patients about hospice, palliative care and [...]
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