In this episode of MatrixCare’s podcast, we introduce Navin Gupta – VP of Home Care Solutions for MatrixCare and Ali Mandsaurwala – Owner of Miami Accessible franchise . Gupta opens a dialogue with Mandsaurwala tracing the journey of someone on the path to becoming a cardiologist into entry in the home care senior space. Learn how the intersection of medicine, culture, core values are influencing and shaping unique solutions to home care’s #1 problem.
A conversation between Navin Gupta, Vice President, Home Care Solutions for MatrixCare and his special guest Paul Pisano, Chief Executive Officer at Interim Healthcare of Hartford, discuss the front line experience with COVID-19. ...
In this episode of the MatrixCare podcast, Navin Gupta, SVP of the Home and Hospice Division at MatrixCare, sits down with Edo Banach, President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), to chat about the impacts of the pandemic on hospice and palliative care and where he believes the industry is headed. During a time when so much is unknown for care providers, we discuss the need to provide pre-acute care, balancing telehealth and in-person visits, and how we can support those who have been most impacted by COVID-19. Listen in as Edo provides expert insight on the current state of the industry and what hospice and palliative care organizations should prepare for in the future. Questions we asked during this episode: Share with us a little bit about your origin story and your passion for the aging. How did you find your purpose and calling? What do you see as the major positive and negative dynamic forces for caregivers? How has the pandemic changed the post-acute care landscape? Where is Congress and the administration headed with the use of RPM and telehealth and making some of these tools impermanent? What should leaders pay attention to regarding Medicare? How are EMI plans growing? What is your point of view on community-based palliative care and the reimbursement models emerging out of it? How far are we from getting some sort of community-based palliative care programs in place? Can you share a story you might've observed in the NHPCO network of either exemplary leadership or a caregiver who went above and beyond? Resources: Learn more about MatrixCare solutions at https://www.matrixcare.com/. For more information on NHPCO, please visit https://www.nhpco.org/. Read the transcript for this episode. Check out other episodes ...
Introduction In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, our host, Melissa Polly, director of marketing for home & hospice, sits down with Sarah Kivett, BSN, RN, CHPN, director of palliative care services, Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County. The topic for their conversation is driving operational success in home-based palliative care and how to start a palliative care program within your organization. Join Melissa and Sarah as they discuss the foundation of success for a new palliative care program: ensuring organizational buy-in, understanding payer sources, being patient, and more. This episode will provide a firsthand look at obstacles your organization may face when starting a palliative care program and tips for finding success. Listen to their discussion below. Topics discussed during today’s episode: [01:11 – 03:23]: Sarah provides her origin story and explains outpatient palliative care and its importance. [03:35 – 06:05]: She then shares her top tips for creating a successful palliative care program, including organizational buy-in and a strong understanding of palliative care. [6:21 – 9:20]: Next, Sarah and Melissa discuss the reasons organizations may fail when starting a palliative care program, including being impatient and failing to understand their payer sources. [9:46 – 13:01]: Sarah walks us through how Iredell’s hospital-based palliative care program works and how clinicians document using the EHR. [13:22 – 17:48]: They then discuss the types of interoperability that are key in palliative care, including e-referrals and direct messaging. [18:06 - 19:38]: Finally, Sarah describes how CommonWell and Carequality have helped her team drive operational success. [19:54 - 21:54]: Sarah leaves us with advice for organizations considering starting their own palliative care program. Resources Learn more about MatrixCare at: https://www.matrixcare.com/ Find out more about Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County: ...
