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FOUNDED IN MIAMI, LEADING THE NATION Compassion-driven hospice care by industry-leading experts
VITAS® Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, specializes in patient-centered solutions, technology, and research that delivers compassionate hospice and palliative care to patients with advanced illnesses seeking quality of life at the end of life.
specialties can be delivered in patient and family’s preferred setting of care, and in accordance with their wishes and values.
A driving force for advancement within the expanding hospice provider community, VITAS has built a reputation based on its ongoing embrace of patient care innovation and its legacy of advocacy for Medicare coverage, improved access to care, and cutting-edge technology. Its hospice solutions deliver results on two fronts by:
Virtual/augmented reality experiences and 5G mobile technology to ease the pain and anxiety of hospice patients in select markets. Alternative therapy services—such as music therapy and Paw Pals pet visits—to complement the care patients receive. Studies suggest that complementary and alternative therapies enhance the quality of care for patients nearing the end of life with the lessening of symptoms, including anxiety and pain, and improvements in mood and sense of control. Mobile clinical workstations for 8,000 clinicians who use company iPhones and iPads to enhance communications, orders, and interactions at the bedside. The mobile transformation of its workforce earned VITAS the 2018 Process Excellence Network Award from PEX. Telecare clinical support for a direct line to medical advice, support, and hands-on care, as appropriate, at any time of the day or night. A VITAS Telecare nurse answers each call and has access to patient files and the expertise to answer questions, provide medical advice or dispatch a team member to the bedside.
These initiatives include:
Ensuring quality of life for advanced illness patients whose medical treatments are no longer effective or preferred Supporting healthcare partners’ goals of providing high-quality, costeffective, patient-centered care throughout the care continuum The concept of an interdisciplinary hospice care team—physician, nurse, aide, social worker, chaplain, bereavement specialist, and volunteer— remains at the heart of our end-of-life care model. This continued and sustained success is supplemented by initiatives that modernize hospice care and influence thinking about how other healthcare
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