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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

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Established in 2009, St. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quality measures such as the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) and the Hospice Item Set (HIS). Croix Hospice cares for more than 4,400 patients daily across its 10-state service region. Even more importantly, it’s helping with staff satisfaction.

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CommuniCare Health Services Acquires Transitional Care Company Stonerise

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Founded in 1984, CommuniCare Health Services is a family-owned company that provides post-acute services including skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, behavioral health and long-term care. The company was established in 2009. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in West Virginia reached 43.6%

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Care Synergy Becomes National Center for Johns Hopkins’ CAPABLE Program

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The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing launched CAPABLE in 2009 and since then has overseen the program nationally. Its affiliates include the Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (CVNA), The Denver Hospice, Pathways, and Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, among others. . Medicare is thinking about it.

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Top Lawmakers for Hospices to Watch in 2024

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Lawmakers have an essential role in ensuring the viability of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, according to Davis Baird, director for government affairs for hospice at the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC). So, having those conversations about what those improvements would be is going to be an important exercise in 2024.”

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Court Dismisses SouthernCare Fraud Allegations, Proceeds with Whistleblower Retaliation Complaint

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Former SouthernCare nurse Rhonda McClinton filed a qui tam complaint against the organization in 2016, alleging that the hospice provider submitted hospice claims to Medicare for patients who were not eligible and billed for services it did not provide. Curo had purchased Southerncare in 2014 for an undisclosed amount.

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Closure of Pennsylvania Hospice House Ignites Community Protests

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The 10-bed In Touch Hospice facility opened in 2009, seeing declining patient admissions during the past seven years, according to local news. UPMC officials indicated plans in the works to increase its nursing staff and continue supporting its current ranks as the closure moves ahead.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

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If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted living facility. This study explored nursing home organizational factors and staff perceptions that are associated with the variation in care for residents with advanced dementia. Archives of Internal Medicine 2010.