Fall 2021
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Fall 2021 Feature
Larry Beresford At the end of this year, the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) demonstration project will wrap up its examination of a concurrent care model for covering hospice-type services while permitting enrolled patients to simultaneously receive additional medical services,...
In this Issue
A Message from the President
The COVID Fatigue You Are Feeling Is Very Real
For this issue of AAHPM Quarterly, it seems impossible not to write about the pandemic. Depending on where you are, and the vaccination status of those in your area, you may be on wave three…or four…it's just so hard to...
State of the Science
Fall 2021 State of Science
You might have heard the buzz. A meeting for hospice and palliative care researchers? Yes! AAHPM, along with supporting partner organizations, will host a new research symposium: State of the Science in Hospice and Palliative Care, the first US meeting...
Annual Assembly
Fall 2021 Annual Assembly
We all last gathered together in person at the Annual Assembly in 2019, nearly 3 years ago. After a cancelled meeting in 2020 and a virtual meeting in 2021, we know how much many of you miss being in the...
Clinical Pearls
Live Discharges and the Medicare Hospice Benefit
Edward W. Martin, MD MPH HMDC FACP FAAHPM JB, a 73-year-old man with end-stage COPD, is being treated at home with hospice care. He is able to sit in a chair with assistance and requires 4 liters of O2 by...
Advocacy Update
Coalitions Continue to Prove Valuable in Advancing AAHPM’s Policy Priorities
Jacqueline M. Kocinski, MPP "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." Industrialist Henry Ford was fond of applying this quote to the challenges inherent in revolutionizing the automotive industry in the early 1900s; however,...
Pathways to Palliative Care
Dr. Allison Jordan—Exploring the Spaces in Between
Marcin Chwistek, MD FAAHPM "Allison, would you like to be a doctor?" "Absolutely not!" exclaimed then-11-year-old Allison Jordan. She was in a body cast, recovering from a recent serious spinal surgery. "Look what they did to me!" she replied to...
Let's Think About It Again
Hospice Under the Concurrent Care Model
Case Study Ms. Jones is a 57-year-old woman with a medical history of end-stage renal disease and is on hemodialysis. She has done well for years on her dialysis regimen and only recently has become increasingly fatigued, with weight loss...
How Do You Celebrate the Diversity of Your Colleagues in Hospice and Palliative Care?
Heather A . Harris , MD FAAHPM; Andy Lawton, MD; Sonia Malhotra, MD MS FAAP; and Masako Mayahara, PhD RN CHPN In 2019, members from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee brainstormed about hosting an event that would celebrate...
Art of Caring
A Palliative Poem
Michelle Owens, DO Palliation is the key When you're having difficulty with your health Consult with a palliative care team so you can be your best self Chaplains, social workers, Doctors, nurses, and NPs All-important individuals to be on the...
HMDCB Update
From Task Forces to Town Halls: An Update on HMDCB
In late 2020, the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board (HMDCB) created a task force to research alternative assessment models for the organization's continuing certification program (CCP). The goal of the task force is to ensure that HMDCB's continuing certification program...
PCQC Update
What Children Can Teach: The Importance of Growing the Palliative Care Quality Collaborative for Pediatrics
Jori Bogetz, MD FAAP, and Rachel Thienprayoon, MD MSCS FAAP FAAPHM A child's illness extends far beyond the individual child to include their parents, siblings, family system, and community. Furthermore, the impact of a child's serious illness or death can...
Quarterly Progress Report
AAHPM Points of Progress
More than 30 committees and task forces representing the efforts and expertise of hundreds of Academy members have made significant progress toward implementing AAHPM's goals. This progress report highlights accomplishments within each goal area of the strategic plan, with an...