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million nursing home residents aged 65 and older, between January 2012 and December 2019. This allows for better communication between the residents, their families and other staff members, the study found. The study examined medical records of nearly 2.1 Among those, SNFists managed the care of nearly 46%.

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Westfall came to VITAS in 2012 as senior vice president of field operations. I’m very proud of Joel, Bryan and the other VITAS leaders we’ve recently recognized for their continued part in helping elevate our organization.” Three years later, he was appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer. He became CEO in 2016.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

Researchers examined eight other studies from 2012 to 2021 that included virtual reality interventions among a rough total of 225 palliative care patients with diverse types of advanced illnesses and age ranges (20 to 103 years old).

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AUGUST 26, 2024

In 2012, heart failure cost the nation an estimated $30.7 Close to 6.7 million adults aged 20 or older suffer from congestive heart failure in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease in 2022 was mentioned on more than 457,000 U.S. death certifications.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Empath’s first center, Suncoast PACE, launched in 2012. This is the second PACE center that the nonprofit senior care health system has opened and the first such program in its home county, Hillsborough.

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JULY 24, 2023

By 2023, the bureau estimates that more than a quarter of the state’s residents will be older than 60, an increase of close to 40% since 2012. Mississippi’s senior population is the fastest growing age group in the state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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In 2012, the company purchased its first hospice provider, Celtic Healthcare. The company’s backer, Graham Holdings Company, emerged from the family of Philip and Katherine Graham, former owners and publishers of The Washington Post newspaper.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Badger State’s population of seniors 60 and older was outpacing the growth of other age groups in 2012 and is projected to increase with an uptick of nearly 36% by 2030. Census Bureau , which reported that 11.6% of this same age demographic resided in the city of Madison. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The company entered the home health space in 2012 and moved into hospice in 2018. One organization that has been working to integrate home health and palliative care is Tyler, Texas-based Choice Health at Home. Choice came on the scene in 2008 as a rehabilitation services provider.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The LIFE program mirrors Empath’s Suncoast Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program, which the organization has operated since 2012. The facility opened in 2012, fueled by a $300,000 donation from Robert and Helen Ball, local community members.

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MAY 3, 2023

Landers, a physician certified in family, geriatric and hospice and palliative medicine, has been president and CEO of VNA Health Group since 2012.

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JUNE 24, 2022

Census Bureau projects that seniors will comprise more than 20% of the state’s population by 2030, up 25% from 2012. Demographics are pushing up the cost and need for serious illness and end-of-life care and related services in the Lone Star State.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

The center, Cottage in the Meadow, opened in September 2012 fueled by more than a decade of philanthropic donations. MultiCare Health System operates 12 hospitals and 300 primary, urgent, pediatric and specialty care locations in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.

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The first report indicated that about 20% of hospices surveyed by regulators or accreditors between 2012 and 2016 had a condition-level deficiency that posed a serious safety risk. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that rocked the industry. The second cited specific examples of those risks.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

In 2012, the company purchased its first hospice provider, Celtic Healthcare. The company’s backer, Graham Holdings Company, emerged from the family of Philip and Katherine Graham, former owners and publishers of The Washington Post newspaper.

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MARCH 8, 2023

He held the role for two years after serving as CFO at Tenet’s North Shore Medical Center from 2006 to 2012. Prior to that, Fernandez was COO of Tenet Healthcare Corp.’s s (NYSE: THC) Good Samaritan Medical Center. At VITAS, Fernandez is responsible for improving the company’s financial infrastructure to support its ongoing growth plans.

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MARCH 12, 2024

An OIG study of hospice billing claims submitted during 2012 found that 31% of the GIP claims that providers submitted to CMS were inappropriately billed — to the tune of an estimated $268 million that year alone. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General(OIG) launched a national audit of GIP utilization.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Having joined the company in 2012, Cosma has steadily progressed through the ranks, leading teams across clinical and operations departments. Starting out as a bedside nurse in 2006, Coronado has held multiple roles within VITAS, including team manager, inpatient unit manager and patient care administrator.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Dr. David Lovell, its founder and owner, launched the for-profit hospice in 2010, and the enterprise became Medicare-certified in 2012. Located in Calhoun, Georgia, Tapestry Hospice’s service region spans 10 counties in the state.

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JULY 25, 2022

The state sharpened its gaze on the hospice space in the wake of two 2019 OIG reports showing that about 20% of hospices surveyed by regulators or accreditors between 2012 and 2016 had a condition-level deficiency that posed a serious patient safety risk.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

The company’s affiliate Suncoast acquired its PACE program in 2012, prior to the formation of Empath in 2014. Empath has also been stepping up its investments in care models like PACE and adult day services. It opened a new adult day center, including a suite of veterans-specific services, in November of last year.

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MARCH 13, 2024

The first report indicated that about 20% of hospices surveyed by regulators or accreditors between 2012 and 2016 had a condition-level deficiency that posed a serious safety risk. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that rocked the hospice community.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Hampe was previously the organization’s CFO, serving in the role since 2012. The organization is in the midst of conducting a nationwide search to fill the position, they told Hospice News. Joseph Hampe, COO at Alive Hospice, will serve as its interim president and CEO.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Canyon was established in 2012 and provides community-based home health, hospice, personal and pediatric care services through locations in Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho and Nevada. “We are honored to have provided care to our home health and hospice patients and their loved ones.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

An OIG study of hospice billing claims submitted during 2012 found that 31% of the GIP claims that providers submitted to CMS were inappropriately billed — to the tune of an estimated $268 million that year alone. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General(OIG) launched a national audit of GIP utilization.

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JULY 19, 2023

The number of people who suffer from heart failure is expected to rise by 46% between 2012 and 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) reported. The incidence of end-stage heart failure is expected to rise throughout the next decade, and hospices are preparing to serve those patients when they become eligible.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

The OIG report indicated that about 20% of hospices surveyed by regulators or accreditors between 2012 and 2016 had a condition-level deficiency that posed a serious safety risk and included detailed examples. The updated regulations require hospice surveys to be conducted by multidisciplinary teams when more than one surveyor is involved.

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Initially established in 2008 as a rehabilitation service provider, Choice expanded into home health during 2012 and later into hospice in 2018. “We have plans in those states within the next two quarters to really expand our footprint.”.

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APRIL 22, 2024

The first OIG report indicated that about 80% of hospices surveyed by regulators or accreditors between 2012 and 2016 had deficiencies in compliance. Legislators added the hospice language in response to July 2019 reports on hospice quality from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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billion, a 287% increase in profits since 2012,” Sens. “In 2022, the seven major Medicare Advantage health care insurers – UnitedHealthcare, CVS/Aetna, Cigna, Elevance Health, Humana, Centene and Molina – brought in revenues of $1.25 trillion and reported total profits of $69.3 Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Census Bureau estimates that nearly 25% of Louisiana’ population will be older than 60 by the year 2030, up more than 25% from 2012. Administration for Community Living. More than 27,550 Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. This is a rate of 48.2%.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Choice entered the home health market in 2012 and stepped into hospice in 2018. In addition to Arizona, Choice operates in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. The company initially launched as a rehabilitation service provider in 2008. In 2020 Choice partnered with Trive Capital and Coltala Holdings, widening its reach as a post-acute care company.

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The company — currently serving more than 10,000 patients across its business lines — has more than quadrupled in size since its founding in 2012. HealthFlex provides home health, hospice, palliative care, social work, and personal care. Healthflex also recently expanded to Sacramento.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

The report rocked the industry when it found that roughly 20% of hospices surveyed by regulators or accreditors between 2012 and 2016 had a deficiency that posed a serious safety risk. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

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JANUARY 12, 2023

The state sharpened its gaze on the hospice space in the wake of two 2019 OIG reports showing that about 20% of hospices surveyed by regulators or accreditors between 2012 and 2016 had a condition-level deficiency that posed a serious patient safety risk.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Pagliaro joined the organization in 2012 as a hospice and palliative physician, ascending into roles such as associate director of palliative medicine and vice president of medical services. Samaritan in February inked a new partnership with Rutgers University-Camden to enhance palliative care education and services across the state.

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For instance, roughly one-third (31%) of general inpatient hospice stays in 2012 were billed inappropriately, a $268 million cost to Medicare, the U.S. The state of hospice fraud Fraudulent or inaccurate Medicare claims cost the federal government an estimated $60 billion annually, according to a 2018 CNBC report.

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