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St. Croix Hospices Opens Wisconsin De Novo

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Croix Hospice has expanded in Wisconsin, opening its 14th location in the state. “We have been serving the state of Wisconsin for many years, continuing our long tradition of exceptional patient care,” St. . Croix Hospice CEO Heath Bartness said in a press release. Census Bureau , which reported that 11.6%

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

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VITAS Healthcare, one of the largest providers of hospice and palliative care services in the U.S., Kathleen Coronado, a registered nurse, has been promoted to associate VP of hospice operations after 18 years at VITAS. Anthony Cosma II, a 12-year veteran of VITAS, assumes the role of VP of hospice operations.

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How Emerging Hospice Regulations Could Impact Providers

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Increased hospice oversight aimed at curbing fraud in the industry could come with a mixed bag of financial and operational impacts for providers. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has honed in on hospice program integrity, rolling out a swath of new measures to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in the space.

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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

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A second study found that roughly 88% of palliative patients nationwide who have used virtual reality in the last decade reported improvement in their physical and/or psychological symptoms The journal Palliative Medicine published the research in May 2022. VR and AR represents an investment in optimizing patient care, according to Shega. “VR

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

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Increased regulatory and clinical oversight is needed to address common billing and documentation errors related to hospice general inpatient care, according to the U.S. Roughly one-third of Medicare claims for general inpatient hospice services (GIP) are billed in error, the OIG indicated.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

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Nurse practitioner Raphael and registered nurse Britt Akobundu, a married couple, launched San Diego-based Blue Monarch Hospice this past March, with the intent of improving the quality of life for not only patients and families, but also health care workers. . As a nurse practitioner, what led you to begin a hospice program?

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

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Home Health of the Ozarks and Hospice of Care Names New Director Missouri-based Texas County Memorial Hospital (TCMH) has appointed Cheryl Maley, registered nurse, as new director of Home Health of the Ozarks and Hospice of Care. The nonprofit hospice is supported by TCMH Healthcare Foundation’s Hospice Memorial Fund.