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NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Unveils New Palliative Care Unit

Hospice News

Its palliative care program began in 2006, launching its first clinic in 2010 and growing ever since, Cohen stated. The palliative program offers inpatient consultation services and has hospital-based units alongside outpatient palliative care clinics.

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CMS Seeks Answers on Hospice Utilization Trends, Spending

Hospice News

” One key set of data pertains to the utilization of continuous home care (CHC), general inpatient care (GIP) and inpatient respite care (IRC). Despite rebasing payment rates for the higher levels of care, there still remains a high percentage of hospices that provide little to no CHC, IRC, or GIP.”

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First Docs to Expand Nationally With Private Equity Backing

Hospice News

First Docs is a physician-led internal medicine practice that offers a range of health care services and frequently collaborates with hospice, palliative care, and home health providers, among others. CEO Dr. Sanjay Bhatia founded First Docs in 2010, introducing its proprietary 360 Community Medicine Care Model.

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CMS Proposes ‘36-Month Rule’ to Curb Hospice License ‘Flipping’

Hospice News

Those four were: the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), LeadingAge, and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). If finalized, this would mirror the current regulation for home health providers.

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Rise of the Dutch Model of Neighbourhood Care

AlayaCare

The idea caught fire in the Netherlands, where 850 teams of 10,000 nurses are spread across the country, in what has become known as Buurtzorg or, the “Dutch model of neighbourhood care.” Buurtzorg places an emphasis on care that is personal, unrushed and considerate of each client’s individual needs.

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Local Couple Pursues Business Dream as New Owners of Always Best Care Charlotte  

Always Best Care Senior Services

Always Best Care Senior Services, one of the leading senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced today that Gary and Jill Jewell are the new owners of the Charlotte franchise. Always Best Care is one of the nation’s leading providers of non-medical in-home care and assisted living referral service.

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Congress Grills HHS on Hospice Program Integrity

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Between 2010 and 2024, the number of hospices in those four states has grown exponentially, according to data shared with Hospice News on background. New Hospice Growth 2010-2024 State 2010 (No. No other state had more than 15 new hospices enrolled, with most having single-digit enrollment, according to the data.

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