Will Hospice Need to Innovate with the Silver Tsunami?

Welcome to the Executive Innovation Show Podcast, brought to you by One Touch Telehealth.

During this podcast hear host, Carrie Chitsey, talk with Carla Braveman and Dr. Sheryl Neelankavil. 

Carla Braveman is the CEO of the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State.

Dr. Sheryl Neelankavil is a surgeon by training and is currently the CEO of United Apollo International Inc. She is also the President of Blue Horizons Hospice Austin, the first smart hospice incorporating telehealth communication. 

Listen to “Will Hospice Need to Innovate with the Silver Tsunami?” as we discuss: 

Carrie sets the stage of the podcast. For Baby Boomers, the change of culture, cost of facility-based long term care, and technology adoption has created a huge increase in seniors wanting to age at home. How will facility-based vs aging at home take shape in the future? Listen as Carla Bravemen talks about what she sees within the hospice community of New York. Dr. Neelankavil details what sees coming in the future for caregivers. Hear what she believes will happen with more Baby Boomers at home being looked after by their family. What are some of the roadblocks and hurdles of the silver tsunami? How can telehealth, RPM and caregiver support help with these roadblocks?Dr. Neelankavil details the innovative ways Blue Horizons Hospice is using technology to check on their patients, reminding them to take their medications and connect in-home with video telehealth through Alexia. How do social determinants come into play when looking at support options for aging at home?Will Baby Boomers look to more communal home living situations in the future? What are other innovative ways health systems are looking at how Baby Boomers live?How should healthcare executives be looking at telehealth from an operational efficiency standpoint? Hear Carla talk through these categories of savings and reducing anxiety for caregivers. Beyond operational efficiencies, how does telehealth help the patient? Listen as Carla Bravemen and Dr. Sheryl Neelankavil recall their experience with telehealth and how it helped to improve patient satisfaction. Can telehealth improve your CAHPS scores? Is telehealth a retention tool in the employer's toolbox to give workers such as nurses, caseworkers, and physicians work/life balance. Is there a stigma around older hospice nurses and their ability to use technology? Carla Braveman explains why that is a myth and how not to count our hospice nurses when using technology, telehealth, smart devices, and mobile apps to handle day to day tasks with palliative care. What is the future of hospice and telehealth for caregivers? What opportunities lie ahead for third-party vendors connected to the hospice industry such as pastors, funeral homes, medical device companies and more? What’s keeping Carla Braveman up at night? Hear her answers here. 

Carla Braveman will continue to bring change as the CEO of the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State. Stay in the know here. 

How will Blue Horizons Hospice Austin continue to innovate? Keep up with their journey and Dr. Neelankavil. 

Want to learn more about innovations in hospice care? Click here to understand more on the benefits of telehealth for hospice and in-home healthcare from One Touch Telehealth. 

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