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WellSky Intent on Expanding Footprint, Presence Across Care Continuum

Hospice News

Hospice providers in particular are using analytics to identify patients in need of end-of-life or palliative care services further upstream. These types of data will also be important when hospices begin to negotiate rates with private payers through value-based programs like Medicare Advantage. That was a gut-check decision.

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From Sea to Shining Sea: State Palliative Care Laws Yield Mixed Results

Hospice News

Stretching back more than a decade, a rising number of states have passed laws designed to raise awareness of hospice and palliative care, but to date, few if any have achieved measurable results. Palliative care does that. Five flavors of palliative care laws. The reasons for this run the gamut.