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Executive Shifts at Amedisys, AMOREM, VITAS; Compassus, Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoint New Clinical Leaders

Hospice News

Ginn began leading financial teams at Amedisys in 2007, while Guidroz previously served as senior vice president of accounting at Amedisys since June 2018. AMOREM has locations across 12 counties in northwest North Carolina, which include four inpatient care units. Brickner is also a veteran of the U.S.

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Why Hospices Are Pursuing Home-Based Primary Care

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About 12% of the 2.1 The gradual move of reimbursement systems to value-based care models is partly fueling a resurgence in home-based primary care, according to a 2018 study in the journal Geriatrics. “It’s really valuable to the patients because they’re able to access home-based primary care.

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Patients With Dementia Face 2x Risk of Dying After ICU Discharge

Daily Nurse

Older patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) have almost twice the risk of dying soon after they are discharged from an intensive care unit (ICU) and within the 12 months afterward, according to research published in the American Journal of Critical Care ( AJCC ). which covers the period from 2016 to 2019.

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Sleep deprivation and its relationship with the development of postpartum psychosis

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Furthermore, NICE clinical guidance frequently accessed by midwives 12 , recommends discussing sleep deprivation with parents in the postnatal period but the link to postpartum psychosis is not discussed. 173(12); 1179-1188. 12(5): 568-578. Online] [link] [Accessed 2/12/22]. Accessed 12 December 2022]. and Jones I.

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CMS Issues Final Rule for MA Risk Adjustment Audits

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Initially, CMS will begin extrapolating findings for payment year 2018. higher than those for fee-for-service beneficiaries, leading to $12 billion in improper payments, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) estimated. The agency will continue to collect only non-extrapolated overpayments for 2011 through 2017.

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Hospices Pursue Home-Base Primary Care Via HCCI Project

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About 12% of the 2.1 The gradual move of reimbursement systems to value-based care models is partly fueling a resurgence in home-based primary care, according to a 2018 study in the journal Geriatrics. Among the program’s goals is to enroll at least 3,000 new Illinois patients into home-based primary care by 2024.

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Agape Care Launches Georgia De Novo

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Agape Care Group established a presence in Georgia in 2021, setting up shop with a location in the city of Augusta that served 12 counties. The South Carolina-based hospice provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners.

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