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Key to the Continuum: Hospice Providers Eye Primary Care Businesses

Hospice News

“We have an existing group of primary care providers, but we’re very aggressively pursuing acquiring as many primary care providers who are already in the geriatric care space, because when you look at most of the risk-based models — the GUIDE model that’s coming out and ACO REACH,” Ponder Stansel said. “[The

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Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

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“Since our founding, Canyon Home Care & Hospice has had a long-standing commitment to driving innovation and increasing access to high-quality home health and hospice care,” Eddie Norris, managing partner at Canyon, said in the announcement. Its hospice utilization rate reached 60.5%

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Vast disparities in hospice utilization exist among some groups and demographics. Combined, Asians, African Americans and Hispanics in 2018 represented only 20% of Medicare hospice patients, while the remaining 80% were Caucasian, according NHPCO. Palliative Care Providers Hitting Walls in Value-Based Reimbursement.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

Hospice News

This can result in patients coming to hospice later in the course of their illnesses, according to Lee, who also serves on the board of directors at the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN). A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care.

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CMS Seeks Provider Input on Potential National Health Care Provider Directory

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mulling over the creation of a National Directory of Healthcare Providers and Services (NDH). . This could include improving patient awareness and access about the end-of-life care options in and around their regions.

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