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Aspire Health telehealth palliative care program for Medicaid members in need of telephonic palliative care
The program begins with an initial 30- to 60-minute telephonic assessment by a specially trained Aspire social worker with the conversation focused on building rapport and completing a comprehensive assessment, including understanding the patient's perception of his or her illness and current treatment plan. Follow-up calls occur every 2 to 4 weeks, typically lasting 15 to 45 minutes, with the exact frequency based on a patient's individual need. Aspire's social worker is supported by Aspire's full interdisciplinary team of board-certified palliative care physicians, nurses and chaplains who provide additional telephonic support to patients and their families as needed. Patients enrolled in the telehealth program have access to Aspire's 24/7 on-call support. The average patient is enrolled in the program 6 to 8 months, with key outcomes being the ability for patients to teach-back their current medical situation, articulate their health and quality-of-life goals, and establish a future care plan through either the completion of advance care planning documents and/or a transition to hospice when appropriate.
More information is available at www.aspirehealthcare.com or by calling the 24/7 Patient & Referral Hotline at 1-844-232-0500.
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November 2020 Empire Provider News