In September 2018, The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) accepted one of the projects developed by our 2018 Fellows. MSNJ, NJAHP & NJHA congratulates the team for continuing their work on improving end-of-life/palliative care post-course.
See below for details.
Members:
Victoria Brogan, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, New Jersey Hospital Association
Amy Frieman, MD, MBA, FAAHPM, Corporate Medical Director, Palliative Care Services, Hackensack-Meridian Health
Michael Ruiz de Somocurcio, MBA, Vice President, Payer & Provider Collaboration, Regional Cancer Care Associates
Lisa Rush RN, BSN, Director, Clinical Operations, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Puneeta Sharma, MD, CPE, HMDCB, Medical Director, Palliative Care, Valley Medical Group
Facilitator:
Nalin Johri, PhD, MPH, School of Health & Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University
Project:
Palliative Care Reimbursement
Description: This team was tasked to develop a solution to the fact that lack of reimbursement inhibits provision of high quality interdisciplinary Palliative Care.
