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    Kari Degerness

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    Flagging the High Needs Population to Improve Outcomes

    CIVHC, The Mile High Health Alliance (MHHA), and other organizations are launching a pilot to support populations that have complex medical conditions and are high utilizers of the health care system, especially emergency departments (ED). Despite the availability of patient information from the health information exchange (HIE) through the Colorado Read more…

    By Kari Degerness, 5 months5 months ago
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    Who Knows You Best?

    When asked, “Who knows you best?” does a particular person come to mind? For me, it is my sister, Krista. She is the person who is always supportive, honest, and knows my values. That is why I know, as my Medical Durable Power of Attorney (MDPOA/Agent), she is the best Read more…

    By Kari Degerness, 8 months8 months ago
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    New Webinar Teaches Providers How to Code for Advance Care Planning

    As part of a generous grant from the COPIC Foundation, CIVHC is working to help providers in Colorado be properly reimbursed for helping their patients with Advance Care Planning (ACP). A webinar developed by Pinnacle Health is now available on civhc.org and is designed to educate providers how to document Read more…

    By Kari Degerness, 3 years3 years ago
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    CIVHC Connect: Caring and Preparing for Serious Illness Recap

    On February 22nd I had the great honor of hosting a day-long CIVHC Connect centered on serious illness. CIVHC has long worked in the palliative care, advance care planning, and care transitions spaces and this was a wonderful opportunity to bring our partners in these initiatives together to learn and Read more…

    By Kari Degerness, 3 years3 years ago
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    Upcoming Analysis – Investigating the Total Cost of Care at the End of Life

    End of life is a scary, vulnerable time for both patients and families. Not only are they confronting the reality of death but they are also trying to navigate unfamiliar portions of the health care system. Palliative and hospice care have different goals than other specialties, as they are less Read more…

    By Kari Degerness, 3 years3 years ago
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