Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Rising demand and demographic tailwinds are propelling rapid growth in both the hospice and palliative care markets. A large concern is whether there will be enough hospice and palliative care providers to keep pace with demand, according to Brian Tanquilut, equity analyst in health care services at investment banking company Jeffries LLC.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Ginn began leading financial teams at Amedisys in 2007, while Guidroz previously served as senior vice president of accounting at Amedisys since June 2018. McLeod was most recently a health care consultant at CD&M Consulting. In addition to hospice, VITAS offers palliative care and home medical equipment services.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

NYSE: HCA) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) recently added a new graduate fellowship in hospice and palliative care medicine to their existing repertoire of training programs. Demand for culturally diverse hospice and palliative care in Florida is growing as minority aging populations swell. Treu will lead the new program.

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2024

Partners in Care offers hospice, palliative care and home health to about 1,000 patients daily in five counties in its home state. Since then, the company has grown in terms of census, grown more sophisticated in its approach to end-of-life care and expanded into other business lines. 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017.

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Hospice News

JULY 5, 2022

Iowa-based Hospice of Washington County is rebuilding and relocating its administrative offices, which also houses the provider’s palliative care clinic. Along with administrative offices, the location will be home to Hospice of Washington County’s outpatient palliative care clinic, along with its bereavement and grief counseling offices.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 11, 2023

Increasingly, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have found real value in offering community-based palliative care as a supplemental benefit. Since 2018, the U.S. But those facilities that have invested in palliative care have begun to see how much it helps lower medical costs. “It based research and consulting firm ATI Advisory.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

Race and socioeconomic status continue to deepen disparities in access to end-of-life care across the country. Recent research from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in New Jersey has revealed gaps in hospice referrals and palliative care consultations among underserved patient populations in the state. were Hispanic; 1.8%

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A look back at Palliative Care News’ five most-read stories this year paints a picture of trends shaping the serious illness care space. Securing reimbursement — and the promise of value-based contracts — continues to be top of mind for many palliative care providers as they look ahead to 2024.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

decline from 2018. More than 49% of Medicare decedents enrolled in hospice care during 2022, up from 47.3% In comments on the proposed 2024 hospice payment rule, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) estimated that operators would need a 6.5% Of those, 1,169 were nonprofits, a 1.4%

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Hospice News

MAY 22, 2023

Though older Asian-American adults may be less likely to discuss pain and symptom management needs with their health care professionals, they may be more receptive to the psychosocial support included in hospice and palliative care, according to recent research from VITAS’ Healthcare. between 2010 and 2019. They represent 1.8%

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

The new curriculum is designed to offer “foundational orientation training” for hospice aides, nurses, volunteers, social workers, chaplains and other spiritual care providers, as well as physicians. It covers the essentials of delivering end-of-life care in the home and compliance with regulatory requirements.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

The unit allows for expanded access to inpatient hospice care in the community during a time of increasing need, according to Ron Gicca, president of Melbourne Regional Medical Center. The compassionate palliative care services that are available to the Melbourne community are so greatly appreciated,” Gicca said in an announcement. “We

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

” Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. Ultimately, developing solutions will require careful collaboration between the hospice community and lawmakers, according NHPCO COO and interim CEO Ben Marcantonio. “But

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2022

Trusting relationships between a hospice doctor and the referring physician take time to build, but are essential to quality care, according to Dr. Timothy Ihrig, CEO of Ihrig and Associates. Ihrig is a hospice and palliative care specialist who has been a chief medical officer for several organizations. “It Burnout takes a heavy toll.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Georgia reached 51% during 2018, which is in line with that year’s national average of 50.3%, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). The post Agape Care Group Acquires GHC Hospice appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Oregon-based Compassion & Choices is a national end-of-life care advocacy organization focused on building health equity. Researchers at the nonprofit examined 58 studies published between 2018 and 2021 on these disparities. Hispanics made up 6.7% Caucasians represented the remaining 80%, NHPCO reported.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Initially established in 2008 as a rehabilitation service provider, Choice expanded into home health during 2012 and later into hospice in 2018. In 2020 the company partnered with the investment firms Trive Capital and Coltala Holdings to widen its reach as a post-acute care company. The state’s 1.3 million seniors represent 18.3%

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Hospice News

AUGUST 18, 2022

Maryland-based hospice and palliative care provider Gilchrist recently formed a joint venture with the hospital system Luminis Health to expand the full scope of senior and geriatric care in the state’s southern region. This is the path we took to integrating that.”. This is truly a 50/50 joint venture. About 47.6%

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“This is a tremendous opportunity to offer experienced, hospital-based hospice care to patients who are too fragile or unstable to be transferred to another location,” Mattson said in a press release. Staff of Hospice of Cincinnati/HOC Navigators will provide hospice care at the center.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Signatories on the joint letter included Leading Age, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). This includes Arizona, Nevada and Texas.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Growing demand is pushing a need for end-of-life care in the Land of a 1,000 Lakes. Minnesota ranked 12th in the nation in hospice utilization during 2018 with 52.7% of its Medicare decedents electing hospice, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. currently, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Even as demographics drive up demand for serious illness and end-of-life care, public awareness is driving down utilization. Nearly 50% of residents in a 2020 statewide survey indicated that they were not aware of health care services and support options available to seniors. This lagged behind the national average of 50.3%

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

of all Medicare hospice patients in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Similar to other underserved populations, fear of discrimination and mistrust are the biggest walls between Native Americans and hospice care, according to Craig Dresang, CEO of California-based YoloCares.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

While some comfort care homes do have paid staff, many are volunteer-run, according to Karen Cassidy, founder and executive director of Hildegard House in Kentucky. Cassidy is a nurse practitioner, board-certified in palliative care, who also worked for 30 years as a professor of nursing.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2022

Through the 18-bed facility, the hospice will provide patients inpatient end-of-life care when their symptoms can no longer be managed in the home. Patients will receive round-the-clock care from an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and other medical aides. COVID absolutely pushed it.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Concern is mounting around whether current health equity initiatives will be a flash in the pan or yield long term improvement on reducing disparities in hospice care among communities of color. Many people who could benefit from hospice are not getting the care they deserve,” Deese told Hospice News in an email. “We

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

The health system cited declining patient admissions as the main reason for ending services. This was largely driven by trends of more serious illness and end-of-life care moving into the home, according UPMC officials. “In during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

Paul Mastrapa becomes CEO of Interim HealthCare Jennifer Sheets is out as CEO of Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International. The Florida-based company is a home-based care franchise that provides home health care, hospice care, palliative care, pediatric care and personal care to about 200,000 patients annually from more than 330 U.S.

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Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Croix Hospice since 2018, previously serving as director of marketing and communications. Marcantonio is COO and interim CEO at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Under Cottrell’s leadership, the hospice in 2020 expanded its service lines to include palliative care. Pope has been at St.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Also today, four national hospice organizations met with LaSure to share their own concerns and recommend potential solutions — LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI).

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2022

Few nursing students receive exposure to hospice or palliative care during their education, and most do not feel prepared to provide end-of-life care to patients and families, a 2018 study found. Calvary is the only acute care hospital in the United States that is primarily focused on hospice and palliative care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

CMS is asking the public whether consolidating provider data could help improve access and care decisions by making it easier for patients to identify, compare and locate services that meet their needs and preferences. This could include improving patient awareness and access about the end-of-life care options in and around their regions.

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2022

Together, we set the highest standard of care to ensure everyone in our care has access to world-class, end-of-life care,” Andrea Baker, executive director at Ohio’s Hospice of Morrow County, said in an announcement. “We Utah held the highest rate that year at 60.5%.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Demographics are swelling demand for serious illness and end-of-life care in Alaska. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Alaska was the lowest in the nation in 2018 at 22.8% in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). during 2018, according to NHPCO.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Extending the EMT training into an internship allows Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare to meet a critical staffing need, while training a new generation of health care providers in the world of end-of-life care, Holmes added.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Startups such as Empathy, Betterleave Bereavement Care, Grief Refuge and Help Texts (formerly Grief Coach) have launched platforms designed to help families cope and assist with tasks such as funeral planning, account cancellations, legalities and financial arrangements. Palliative Care Providers Hitting Walls in Value-Based Reimbursement.

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

Iowa in 2018 ranked seventh for hospice utilization among Medicare decedents at 56.2%, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Like in much of the country, aging demographics are driving up demand for end-of-life care in the Hawkeye State. Utah held the highest rate that year at 60.5%.

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