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Researchers Link Social Determinants to Pain Management in End-of-Life Care

Hospice News

Black or Latino patients in socially vulnerable areas were less likely to utilize hospice than white patients, and there’s a compounding effect on end-of-life pain management.” Researchers examined patient data for 48,631 Medicare hospice decedents from 2008 to 2016 across 15 states.

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Hospice of Northwest Ohio Buys ProMedica’s Ebeid Hospice Residence Operations

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ProMedica’s Ebeid Hospice Residence is a 12-bed inpatient facility that opened in 2008, attached to ProMedica’s Flower Hospital campus. Ebeid offers short-term care for hospice patients with acute or serious medical conditions requiring constant oversight. Terms of the transaction, expected to close on or before Oct.

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Hospices Call on Congress to Support Rural Hospices, Patients

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Hospice providers, industry groups and other stakeholders recently penned a letter urging Congress to improve payment infrastructures that would increase access to end-of-life care among rural populations. So, for access to rural care, we’re going to have to depend on smaller rural programs.

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CommCare Expands with Notre Dame Hospice, Home Health Acquisitions

Hospice News

Some have temporarily halted their programs while others have completely shut down, citing staffing shortages amid increased demand for end-of-life care. Demographics are a driving force behind rising demand for aging and serious illness care in the Bayou State. currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Choice Health Acquires Private Duty Company Instant Care, Enters Arizona Market

Hospice News

“When we think really along the lines of that full continuum [of home-based care], we are developing our provider line, or home health line and hospice,” Choice Health at Home CEO David Jackson previously told Hospice News. “We We have plans in those states within the next two quarters to really expand our footprint.”. The state’s 1.3

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Why Choose Traditions Health?

Traditions Health

When the time comes to make profound decisions about end-of-life care for a loved one, every question becomes a quest for the exceptional. Length of Service Traditions Health has consistently demonstrated that superior clinical care can align seamlessly with every aspect of our patients’ needs.

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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

Hospice News

Wisconsin-based Agrace Hospice & Supportive Care has hired a new hospice and palliative care physician, Dr. Raj Hiranandani, expanding its medical services team amid growth. ALC Hospice Care Names COO. Illinois-based ALC Hospice Care recently appointed Cinthia Nieves as chief operating officer and human resources director.