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Why Hospices Are Pursuing Home-Based Primary Care

Hospice News

As health care stakeholders work to improve care coordination, more hospices are exploring home-based primary care. Organizations that are delivering hospice and palliative care now are looking to the future and wanting to provide more of a full-service solution for seriously ill patients,” Singleton told Hospice News.

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Key to the Continuum: Hospice Providers Eye Primary Care Businesses

Hospice News

As hospice providers build out a larger continuum of health care services, some are taking a close look at the primary care space. The term “upstream” has become a watchword in hospice. million home-based primary care visits during 2016, up from less than 1 million in 1996, the study found. million primary care visits in 2016.

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Hospice News

The nonprofit hospice and senior services provider plans to offer primary care to a larger population of chronically ill patients with an emphasis on the Arlington County, Virginia, region. A number of hospices have launched their own programs or partnerships with other providers. million primary care visits in 2016.

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Hospices Pursue Home-Base Primary Care Via HCCI Project

Hospice News

A group of 17 Illinois health care organizations is collaborating to expand access to home-based primary care, including a number of hospice and palliative care providers. Among the participants is Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care. To maximize their opportunity, hospices have to adapt to taking on that role.

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

Hospice News

Treasure Coast Hospice Appoints VP of Medical Services Florida-based Treasure Coast Hospice has tapped Dr. John Crouch as its new vice president of medical services. Crouch in 2016 became a home care and assisted living facilities physician at the organization. Cannone as its new executive vice president and COO.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

Our task is simple, we are going to be sampling each of these hot chicken wings while we ask Eric and Alex questions related to Palliative care and Geriatrics. He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? They’ve all been laid out for you. Anne: Right. Lynn: All right.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

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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