Palliative Care News | September 27, 2024 As palliative care models continue to grow and attract interest from both health systems and payers as a viable approach to improve value-based outcomes, Contessa’s Palliative Care at Home remains at the forefront of the industry. Per Dr. Gavin Baumgardner, National Medical Director for Palliative Care: “We have… The post Palliative Care News: Inside Palliative Care at Contessa’s Health System Joint Ventures appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Advance care planning has been part of healthcare for many decades, yet a surprisingly small percentage of adults in the United States have advance directives in place. According to a meta-analysis from 2017, only about 1 in 3 US adults have an advance directive for end-of-life care documented. People will most commonly document these advance… The post The Importance of Advance Care Planning in Palliative Care appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Palliative Care News | January 8, 2024 Interest is growing in palliative care programs, and our Vice President and National Medical Director of Primary and Palliative Care, Dr. Gavin Baumgardner, shares some insights on why in this latest piece from Palliative Care News. Read the full article here. The post Palliative Care News: Provider Partnerships Driving Palliative Care Growth appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Palliative Care News | December 13, 2023 Our Vice President and National Medical Director of Primary and Palliative Care, Dr. Gavin Baumgardner, sat down with Palliative Care News and discussed Contessa’s lessons learned in the risk-based palliative care space, as well as what we are doing to combat the challenges ahead and prepare for continued… The post Palliative Care News: Contessa’s Lessons Learned on Risk-Based Palliative Care appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health