Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer. Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The home health and hospice provider recently announced the leadership changes in a filing with the U.S. The company in June announced plans to acquire the massive home health and hospice provider Amedisys for $3.3 McLeod was most recently a health care consultant at CD&M Consulting.

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Hospice News

MARCH 16, 2023

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has once again recommended a 20% cut to the aggregate cap for hospice payments. of hospices exceeded the cap, MedPAC estimated. In 2015, for instance, 12.5% In 2015, for instance, 12.5% For example, hospice per diems are larger in California due to the higher labor costs.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2022

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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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

JANUARY 27, 2023

New CEO Takes Reigns at Sangre de Cristo Community Care Colorado-based Sangre de Cristo Community Care named Melinda Egging as its new CEO. Egging will oversee operations of the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. This marks her return to the organization.

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Hospice News

JUNE 8, 2022

Hospices are leveraging expanded telehealth options to maximize access for hard-to-reach rural patients despite lingering regulatory uncertainties. Case in point, the Providence Institute for Human Caring last year launched a tele-palliative care program aimed at addressing rural patients’ unmet needs.

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Solace

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

On February 18th, the Carter Center announced former president Jimmy Carter was entering hospice and spending time with his family at home. Carter is perhaps the most prominent American to publicly announce his choice of hospice and with it, has publicized this important resource which is often misunderstood.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The bill builds upon the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, designed to speed transitions to patient-centered, value-based care. After a performance year goes by, a hospice may wait six months or longer to receive their portions of the shared savings, according to Silvers. According to Sen.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2024

of the country’s total population, according to a 2015 report by the U.S. Countering this however, is the need for greater education for all stakeholders on the nature of these services and how they are distinct from hospice. The post Key Palliative Care Trends to Watch in 2024 appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Seriously ill children represent some of the most underserved populations nationwide in terms of quality and access to supportive health care, according to Katie Leonard, director of pediatrics at California-based Anchor Health. There is a great unmet need for supportive care at home. Each year an estimated 2.5

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Hospice Red River Valley

JUNE 16, 2023

On Friday, August 11 th and Saturday, August 12 th , join us for the 8 th Annual JJ’s Hog Roast for Hospice. All events are free-will donation with all proceeds benefiting Hospice of the Red River Valley. JJ’s Hog Roast for Hospice began as a celebration of life for Jeffrey “JJ” Bruns, Jr., Mark your calendars!

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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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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

On last week’s podcast we interviewed the medical director and the chaplain of the prison’s hospice unit (Hospice in Prison Part 1 ). On today’s podcast we talk with three of these Pastoral Care Workers, Jerry Judson, Jeffrey Maria, and Allan Krenitzky. Eric: And Alex, last week we did episode one of Hospice in Prison.

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1-800-HOSPICE

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Hospice sends nurses, aides, and other caregivers to the homes of patients with advanced, terminal illnesses. Expert consensus holds that people should receive hospice for three to six months. families, time in hospice falls short of recommendations. families, time in hospice falls short of recommendations.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Hospice News: Jason has an incredible background in post-acute care that we’re going to talk about today. Banks: I ran a hospice and palliative care.

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1-800-HOSPICE

MARCH 28, 2023

The Optimism of Hospice Care Hospice care can give patients hope. Palliative care focusing on comfort, dignity, and emotional support has been shown to correlate with greater longevity, improved pain control, greater quality of life, improved bereavement status among family, and greater satisfaction with care.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The lines of communication between hospice leaders and compliance executives need to be open and transparent in today’s regulatory environment. The complexities of hospice regulation alongside increased oversight in the space have led providers to zero in on compliance.

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Hospice News

APRIL 19, 2023

De novos have propelled recent growth among some hospice providers. Hospice of the Midwest expands with de novo Hospice of the Midwest recently opened a de novo in Marshalltown, Iowa, adding a fifth location to its footprint in the state. The hospice provider also has two locations in Minnesota and one in Nebraska.

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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. days for the overall hospice population.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

Coupled with the entry of more payers into the space, the influx of health systems into home health, hospice and community-based palliative care stands to change the competitive dynamics in markets nationwide. This is the last of three articles that explore some of health care macro-trends that could impact hospices.

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Hospice News

JUNE 13, 2022

LGBTQ+ communities have been historically underserved by hospice, often due to mistrust of the health care system as well as discrimination. He is a board member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and has served as vice-chair and member of the Public Policy Committee and chair of the Palliative Care Council.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Nonprofit hospices should consider the benefits of collaborating or combining with like-minded organizations in order to ensure sustainable growth and reach more patients, Skelly Wingard, CEO of By the Bay Health, told Hospice News. Way back in 1975, we were the first hospice agency in California.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We additionally discussed hospice care as an option for care that might follow the trial of rehabilitation. I moved to Boston in 2015 to start my PhD and I’ve always worked clinically at MGH during the process, but I was very interested in this notion of measuring function and frailty. That’s the problem.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

And to do that, we’re joined by hospice pioneer, Barbara Karnes. She has won the N H P C O Hospice Innovator Award in 2018, and she was the 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year. She has won the N H P C O Hospice Innovator Award in 2018, and she was the 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year.

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Chicago Caregiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Care Plan helps people navigate healthcare systems not set up for LGBTQ+ or racially diverse caregivers. After her wife was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in 2011, Marsha Wetzel spent the next two years taking care of Judy, her partner of 30 years, until Judy entered hospice care.

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