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Deaths at Home Rose Globally During COVID Pandemic

Hospice News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Researchers examined data on the place of death among adults in 47 countries that took place between January 2012 and December 2021, according to a new study in the Lancet. in 2012–2013. The study focused on cancer and dementia patients. Worldwide, the percentage of home deaths rose to 32.2% during 2020 and 2021, up from 30.1%

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House Call, Hospice Company Enoble Care Merges with Clare Medical

Hospice News

APRIL 9, 2024

of New Jersey’s population will be 60 and older by the year 2030, an increase of 30% from 2012. New Jersey’s senior population is growing faster than that of other age groups, according to ACL. Census Bureau estimates that 24.5%

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Specialized SNF Clinicians Can Help Improve Care Quality at End of Life

Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2024

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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Legacy Acquires HomeCare Hospice

Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2024

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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Dana-Farber’s New Push to Integrate Palliative, Behavioral Services in Cancer Care

Hospice News

APRIL 2, 2024

Almost 40% of people 65 and older had at least one disability from 2008 to 2012, according to a 2014 U.S. More palliative care and hospice companies are developing programs to meet the specific concerns of these patients to improve access to care. Census Bureau report.

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VITAS Makes C-Suite, EVP Promotions; Westfall Named Chairman

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

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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Empath Health Launches New PACE Center

Hospice News

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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UnitedHealth Group Taps CFO John Rex as President

Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2024

He came to the mammoth insurance company in 2012 through its subsidiary and health care services arm Optum. McMahon stepped down on April 1 after more than 20 years with the company. Rex was tapped to become UnitedHealth Group’s executive vice president and CFO in 2016. senior research analyst at Bear, Stearns & Co.,

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Residential Hospice Acquires Safe Haven

Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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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Gentiva Expands with Mississippi De Novo

Hospice News

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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Advanced Home Care Acquires Dignity Hospice

Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

This would be a 33% increase from 2012 More than 32,200 Medicare decedents elected hospice in Massachusetts in 2021, according to the U.S. Seniors older than 60 represent the fastest-growing segment of the Massachusetts population. More than a quarter of the state’s residents will be 60 or older by 2030, according to U.S.

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Survey: 77% of Hospices Undergo Multiple Audits Simultaneously

Hospice News

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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California’s Leads the State-Level Battle Against Hospice Fraud

Hospice News

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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Steward Health Exec to Replace Stephan Rodgers as AccentCare’s CEO

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rodgers became AccentCare’s top executive in 2012 after more than three years as the CEO of OptumHealth Collaborative Care. AccentCare CEO Steve Rodgers is stepping down, with Laura Tortorella, COO of Steward Health, lined up to succeed him. Optum is now a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH).

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VITAS Healthcare Strengthens Executive Team with Key Promotions in Hospice Operations, HME Department

Hospice News

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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Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

Hospice News

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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Support Mounts for Increased Hospice Accreditor Oversight

Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2024

The first report indicated that roughly 20% of hospices surveyed by regulators or accreditors from 2012 to 2016 had a condition-level deficiency posing a safety risk. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The second report included specific safety risk examples.

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St. Croix Hospices Opens Wisconsin De Novo

Hospice News

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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The Pennant Group Taps Guerisoli as New CEO

Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2022

Guerisoli joined Pennant in 2012 and until August the company’s president and COO. Brent Guerisoli effective August 1 will become CEO of The Pennant Group, Inc. NASDAQ: PNTG). Current CEO Daniel Walker will retire from the position but remain board chairman.

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Bristol Hospice Taps New CFO, Division President

Hospice News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Jackson is a registered nurse who started his health care career in 2012 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. About 17 of those locations will now be overseen by Brett Jackson as division president, including operations in 13 states.

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VNA Health Group CEO Steve Landers to Leave Company, Take Helm at Hebrew SeniorLife

Hospice News

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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Palliative Care a ‘Natural Fit’ for Home Health Agencies

Hospice News

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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Alive Hospice CEO Steps Down After Board Quashes Rumored Sale

Hospice News

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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Hospices Gear Up to Reach More Heart Failure Patients, Enhance Quality

Hospice News

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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C-Suite Shakeups at Aveanna, New Day, Samaritan, VNAHSR

Hospice News

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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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

Hospice News

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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Fleece Takes Helm as Empath Health CEO, Begins ‘One Hospice’ Initiative

Hospice News

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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VITAS Taps Alexander Fernandez as CFO, EVP

Hospice News

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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Residential Hospice Acquires Two Providers in Missouri and Ohio

Hospice News

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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Care Plans Will Be a Key Issue as CMS Updates Hospice Survey Processes

Hospice News

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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Medicare Advantage Crackdown Could Dampen Palliative Care Growth

Hospice News

MAY 3, 2023

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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Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

Hospice News

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

Hospice News

JANUARY 23, 2024

The study spanned electronic health record data of roughly 25,070 patients who had a complex oncologic operation between 2012 and 2016, comparing those who resided in areas with high income rates against individuals in lower socioeconomic areas. Black patients in lower income areas had farther travel distances (28.5

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Excel Hospice Owner Sentenced to 18 Years for Fraud, Kickbacks

Hospice News

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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How Emerging Hospice Regulations Could Impact Providers

Hospice News

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

Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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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Contessa Launches JV with Memorial Hermann Health System

Hospice News

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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New California Law Further Tightens Hospice License Oversight

Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

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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Nurse Residency Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center Earns Prestigious Re-accreditation from CCNE

Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It is the only CCNE-accredited nurse residency program in the nation’s capital, and more than 2,500 new graduate nurses have participated in the nurse residency program since its inception in 2012. The year-long […].

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How well do we adult researchers really prepare ourselves to share power and control with children and young people in the context of patient and public involvement?

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INVOLVE (2012, p.6) Available: [link] [Accessed 23 August 2023] INVOLVE (2012). As an international student, I had never heard about “patient and public involvement and engagement” (PPIE) until starting my PhD. On the advice of my supervisors, I started to explore PPIE. References United Nations General Assembly (1989).

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Choice Health CEO Jackson: Instant Care Deal an Extraordinary Opportunity in Non-Medical Home Care

Hospice News

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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OIG’s Hospice GIP Audit Fueled by Inappropriate Billing; Nearly One-Third of Claims Have Errors

Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

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.

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New Directors at Iowa River, Home Health of the Ozarks; C-Suite Shifts at Elara Caring, VIA Health

Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Maley joined the hospital system’s home health department in 2012 as a certified nurse assistant, later becoming a registered nurse. She was most recently a case manager at Hospice of Care, holding the same position at Home Health of the Ozarks prior to that.

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Compassus’ Laura Templeton: Education, Better Reimbursement Needed to Foster Palliative Care Growth

Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2023

I worked in acute care prior to coming into the more integrated home-based care scene at Compassus in 2012. What has led your career journey into palliative care? I’m a nurse by background.

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Deaths at Home Rose Globally During COVID Pandemic

House Call, Hospice Company Enoble Care Merges with Clare Medical

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Specialized SNF Clinicians Can Help Improve Care Quality at End of Life

Legacy Acquires HomeCare Hospice

Dana-Farber’s New Push to Integrate Palliative, Behavioral Services in Cancer Care

VITAS Makes C-Suite, EVP Promotions; Westfall Named Chairman

Empath Health Launches New PACE Center

UnitedHealth Group Taps CFO John Rex as President

Residential Hospice Acquires Safe Haven

Gentiva Expands with Mississippi De Novo

Advanced Home Care Acquires Dignity Hospice

Survey: 77% of Hospices Undergo Multiple Audits Simultaneously

California’s Leads the State-Level Battle Against Hospice Fraud

Steward Health Exec to Replace Stephan Rodgers as AccentCare’s CEO

VITAS Healthcare Strengthens Executive Team with Key Promotions in Hospice Operations, HME Department

Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

Support Mounts for Increased Hospice Accreditor Oversight

St. Croix Hospices Opens Wisconsin De Novo

The Pennant Group Taps Guerisoli as New CEO

Bristol Hospice Taps New CFO, Division President

VNA Health Group CEO Steve Landers to Leave Company, Take Helm at Hebrew SeniorLife

Palliative Care a ‘Natural Fit’ for Home Health Agencies

Alive Hospice CEO Steps Down After Board Quashes Rumored Sale

Hospices Gear Up to Reach More Heart Failure Patients, Enhance Quality

C-Suite Shakeups at Aveanna, New Day, Samaritan, VNAHSR

Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

Fleece Takes Helm as Empath Health CEO, Begins ‘One Hospice’ Initiative

VITAS Taps Alexander Fernandez as CFO, EVP

Residential Hospice Acquires Two Providers in Missouri and Ohio

Care Plans Will Be a Key Issue as CMS Updates Hospice Survey Processes

Medicare Advantage Crackdown Could Dampen Palliative Care Growth

Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

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

Excel Hospice Owner Sentenced to 18 Years for Fraud, Kickbacks

How Emerging Hospice Regulations Could Impact Providers

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

Contessa Launches JV with Memorial Hermann Health System

New California Law Further Tightens Hospice License Oversight

Nurse Residency Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center Earns Prestigious Re-accreditation from CCNE

How well do we adult researchers really prepare ourselves to share power and control with children and young people in the context of patient and public involvement?

Choice Health CEO Jackson: Instant Care Deal an Extraordinary Opportunity in Non-Medical Home Care

OIG’s Hospice GIP Audit Fueled by Inappropriate Billing; Nearly One-Third of Claims Have Errors

New Directors at Iowa River, Home Health of the Ozarks; C-Suite Shifts at Elara Caring, VIA Health

Compassus’ Laura Templeton: Education, Better Reimbursement Needed to Foster Palliative Care Growth

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