JoNel Aleccia
JoNel Aleccia is a Senior Correspondent focused on aging and end-of-life issues on the KHN enterprise team. Before joining KHN in November 2016, she was a health reporter for more than a decade, covering regional and national news at outlets including The Seattle Times, NBCNews.com, TODAY.com, and MSNBC.com.
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An advanced directive for patients with dementia that would offer way to withhold food or water faces challenges
Whether assisted feeding can be withdrawn was at the center of recent high-profile cases in which patients with dementia were spoon-fed against their documented wishes because they continued to open their mouths.
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States eye cuts to Non-Emergency Medical Transportation programs geared for Medicaid patients
Most states rely on NEMT brokers or managed-care organizations to administer the transportation services. Other states run the service directly, paying providers on a per-ride basis, while some use local ride services and pay independent taxi firms to shuttle patients.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Study ties LivaNova factory to heart surgery infections from contaminated medical devices
The analysis provides a critical piece of the puzzle behind more than 100 severe — and sometimes fatal — infections in cardiac surgery patients worldwide since 2013, researchers said.
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CMS study: Doctors had advance care planning conversations with more than 220k patients in H1 2016
In the face of a House bill that would revoke Medicare reimbursement for end-of-life planning sessions, a CMS study reported that the program was used by about 223,000 patients.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
