Hospice News

APRIL 25, 2023

Effective May 1, the North Carolina-based hospital UNC Health Southeastern (UNC) will transfer ownership of its community-based hospice operations to Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. The hospital will continue to offer inpatient hospice services. About 585 died while receiving hospice care that year. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 22, 2022

The hospice chaplain shortage is reaching a tipping point. As they work to recruit and retain their chaplain labor force, hospices are contending with a barrage of issues that also can impact patient access. More than 7,768 chaplains were employed by hospices nationwide in 2019, according to the Zippia report.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

NYSE: HCA) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) recently added a new graduate fellowship in hospice and palliative care medicine to their existing repertoire of training programs. Demand for culturally diverse hospice and palliative care in Florida is growing as minority aging populations swell. Utah held the highest rate at 60.5%

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in hospice and palliative care have been persistent problems in the field for decades, including among communities of Asian origin. To help providers close some of those gaps, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has released a new Chinese American Resource Guide. .

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Hospice News

APRIL 25, 2022

And with the advent of new payment models, hospices are no longer on the outside of those programs looking in. billion Medicare Advantage (MA) organization that covers more than 270,000 members. In 2010 and 2011, he was a special advisor to then U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Don Berwick.

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Hospice News

MAY 22, 2023

Though older Asian-American adults may be less likely to discuss pain and symptom management needs with their health care professionals, they may be more receptive to the psychosocial support included in hospice and palliative care, according to recent research from VITAS’ Healthcare. between 2010 and 2019. and 20%, respectively.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Without family caregivers, many hospice patients would be unable to receive care in their homes. Support for family caregivers is an important step towards controlling health care costs, particularly for Medicare and Medicaid, according to Greg Link, director of the Office for Supportive and Caregiver Services at ACL.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. Keith per many reports, is the heart and sole of the hospice unit and oversees the Pastoral Care Workers. Eric: Wait, so Bonnie Raitt sang a song about hospice in prison?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

Two major shifts are transforming the landscape of hospice. First, private equity firms are gobbling up hospices. Thus, they have little in the way of long term vision for hospices, instead focused on cutting costs and maximizing profits. . People with dementia make up about half of hospice admissions. AlexSmithMD.

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1-800-HOSPICE

MARCH 21, 2023

The American Society of Clinical Oncology describes hospice as an essential component of end-of-life (EOL) care. 1 As such, hospice utilization among patients with hematologic malignancies merits scrutiny as an area where hospice utilization is traditionally lower than with solid malignancies. Overall, only 41.6%

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2024

Members of Congress are raising questions about the continued Medicare certification for new hospices in areas rife with fraud. Though he pledged more detailed responses at a later date, Becerra told lawmakers that CMS is certifying hospices in markets where there is a need identified in the community. “I This prompted the U.S.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 30, 2023

NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. The ICAN Act is improving care and access to nursing.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? Eric: One out of six hospices, so there is financial concern, not just again with hospices, nursing homes, and now physician groups. And, I would lower the Medicare age so that there’s Medicare for all.

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Hospice Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Last week, the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment given to AseraCare in its hospice false claims case, setting up more litigation on the question whether AseraCare’s certifications were made in good faith. This holding should be the death knell for most hospice false claims cases.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The recent article by the New Yorker and ProPublica that branded “hospice” as a profiteering “hustle” was an outrageous misrepresentation of the provider community. The National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), for instance, filed an amicus brief with the court. Even when a hospice plays by the rules, death does not.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

DECEMBER 9, 2021

An excerpt from that blog here: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has consulted with Acumen in an effort to establish a comprehensive approach to Medicare Part A PPS SNF payment reform. Assess the impact of the payment alternative on SNF residents, SNF providers, and the overall Medicare system. Well, great news!

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 16, 2022

And I entered home health pretty quickly as a young therapist and realized, oh my gosh, what a magnificent line of service that was really as best kept secret in the Medicare world. We focus on home health hospice and in-home care, giving them solutions and frameworks for them to grow their business and coach their sales reps.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

Archives of Internal Medicine 2010. Many years ago for the first study; I believe it was in 2009, 2010; I met with Susan Mitchell at the Institute for Aging Research, and told her that I wanted to study the use of feeding tubes for people with advanced dementia. Nursing homes are subsidized by their Medicare, by their rehab patients.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

” Dr. Kotwal’s work showing how social isolation impacts end-of-life health care use , including hospice and acute care. ” I actually just had a woman that I care for on hospice who I asked, “Do you feel lonely?” Eric: 2010 was so long ago, we barely had Amazon Prime then. ” She said no.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

I was working in home Health back when it was first introduced back in 2010, as a way for c m s to not only create structured penalties for hospitals with excessive readmissions, but also to reward and incentivize those providers for effective care coordination and collaboration with post-acute providers across the care continuum.

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