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Ginn began leading financial teams at Amedisys in 2007, while Guidroz previously served as senior vice president of accounting at Amedisys since June 2018. Brickner takes the helm of VITAS’ hospice locations in Kansas City, Kansas, as well as across Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas.

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APRIL 22, 2022

Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. Francis Reflections Melbourne Care Center includes a private bathroom and overnight space for loved ones.

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. “With the addition of Comfort Hospice of St. Louis Missouri and Grace Hospice of Maumee Ohio, we are poised for expansion throughout the Midwest as we continue our mission of making hospice care more accessible to our communities,” Justin DeWitte, CEO of Residential Hospice, said in a statement.

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“With the addition of Safe Haven Hospice, we are poised for expansion throughout Central Illinois as we continue our mission of making hospice care more accessible to our communities,” said Justin DeWitte, CEO of Residential Hospice, in a statement. Graham went on to acquire Residential Hospice in 2014.

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“With our strong alignment in advancing hospice and palliative care, The HAP Foundation is uniquely positioned to provide association management services to coalitions, such as IL-HPCO, that represent palliative and hospice care providers statewide,” Joseph Matty, President of The HAP Foundation, said in a statement.

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JULY 26, 2022

The new law requires the New York State Department of Health to develop a public awareness campaign to promote advance care planning. The campaign must include education about hospice and palliative care, according to the newly approved legislation. About 17.4% About 17.4%

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Palliative care is among the next market areas to hit substantial growth, according to BofA research. palliative care market will reach $78.50 billion during 2018, according to a recent Market.us New payment models are also providing an impetus to embrace hospice care, according to BofA researchers.

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The online clinical training platform CareAcademy has developed a hospice care curriculum. 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.

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Capital, delivers hospice care in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and in its home state of Minnesota. Last month it acquired Michigan-based Corpore Sano Hospice, after purchasing Illinois-based Lexington Hospice Care earlier this summer. currently, according to the U.S.

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JUNE 16, 2022

Hospice provider Complete Oklahoma has acquired a license from Houston-based Avenir Hospice Care, establishing the company’s first foothold in Texas. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Texas runs high, reaching 52.1% in 2018, tipping above the national average of 50.3% Financial terms were undisclosed.

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As with other demographic groups, hospice utilization among Hispanic, Latino and Latinx populations is low in comparison to Caucasians. Latino patients are more likely to die without receiving hospice care or even information about these services, the report indicated. “We Hispanics made up 6.7%

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JUNE 30, 2022

Oklahoma-based Hospice provider CompleteOK recently entered the Texas market with the purchase of a license from Avenir Hospice Care for an undisclosed sum. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Texas runs high, reaching 52.1% in 2018, tipping above the national average of 50.3%

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APRIL 13, 2023

He was vice president at Sierra Hospice & Home Health from 2018 to 2019, while holding the same position at Community Home Health Care Las Vegas from 2017 to 2021. These were just some of Lopez’s other hospice executive positions.

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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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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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OCTOBER 5, 2022

Hospice utilization in Indiana reached 48.9% among Medicare decedents in 2018, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization. Croix Hospice’s growth is showing no signs of slowing down. Croix Hospice Moves Into Indiana with Adaptive Deal appeared first on Hospice News.

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The deal is intended to improve care collaborations, quality and reduce reliance on expensive facility-based care for seniors in Utah, according to the company announcement. Utah holds the highest rate of hospice utilization among Medicare decedents nationwide. Its hospice utilization rate reached 60.5%

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“We did raise that concern, and they proposed a mechanism for dealing with it,” Harold Miller, president and CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, said at a public HHS meeting in 2018. Rodgers provided this commentary in support of the model at a public HHS meeting in 2018.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

Michigan had the 10th highest rate of hospice utilization among Medicare decedents during 2018 at 53.8%, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization. based Lexington Hospice Care for a confidential sum. The national average that year was 50.3%. Utah led the nation with 60.5%.

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JUNE 29, 2023

As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health. Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care.

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JULY 7, 2022

Croix Hospice is answering the growing hospice care needs of central Missouri by locating additional staff to serve communities from our new Jefferson City location,” said CEO Heath Bartness in a press release. based Lexington Hospice Care. Hospice utilization in Missouri reached 50.2% . “St.

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Trinity has prioritized transactions in the Hawkeye State in response to growing demand for serious illness and hospice care, the company indicated. Hospice utilization runs high in Iowa compared to other states. Iowa’s aging population is the main driver for this swelling need. currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The CON for Pinellas County opens doors to growth for Chapters that were temporarily closed last year, according to Chuck Lee, chief administrative officer and president of hospice services at Chapters Health. “This new licensure will allow us to provide care inside Pinellas County that we couldn’t do last year,” Lee told local news. “We

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JUNE 21, 2022

Prior to HopeWest, Mitchell served as chief operating officer at Kentucky-based Bluegrass Care Navigators. She has worked in health care for 27 years as a certified nursing assistant and registered nurse, and has provided hospice care to thousands of patients and their families during that time. Jet Health Inc.,

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Hospice of the Red River Valley recently began construction on a new inpatient facility in North Dakota. Set to open by 2024, Heather’s House will expand hospice care options for both adult and pediatric patients. . Development of the hospice house has been a long journey. This fell below the national average of 50.3%

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JUNE 13, 2023

“In recent years, data has shown an increase in costs to the Medicare program resulting from claims for hospice care.” The state of hospice fraud Fraudulent or inaccurate Medicare claims cost the federal government an estimated $60 billion annually, according to a 2018 CNBC report.

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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. million home-based primary care visits during 2016, up from less than 1 million in 1996, the study found.

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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. Since then, it has been growing its reach and the workforce needed to support increased demand for end-of-life and serious illness care. “We

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Racially diverse and LGBTQ+ communities are among those that have been historically underserved by hospice and the health care system at large. NHPCO reported that in 2018 more than 80% of overall Medicare hospice patients were Caucasian, while African Americans, Asians and Hispanics made up less than 20% combined.

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Since joining the company in February 2018, Dave has been instrumental in building and strengthening our finance team and successfully leading our transition into the public markets,” Aveanna CEO Jeff Shaner said in a statement. At that time, the organization was called Hospice of Larimer County.

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” Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. In that time frame, Nevada saw 56 newly certified hospices, and 369 emerged in Texas.

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Tidewell Hospice is an affiliate of Empath Health, which launched the Blue Butterfly children’s program in 2018. Hospice providers also find value in offering ongoing community education and outreach, according to Kim Patton, bereavement counselor at Trustbridge Hospice Care.

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The clearest example of how this works was the 2020 rebasing of payments for the four levels of hospice care. CMS that year reduced routine home care (RHC) rates by 2.7% and increased amounts for continuous home care, general inpatient care, and inpatient respite care by the same percentage.

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If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Access to high quality palliative and hospice care services is vital for patients and their families,” Capito said in a statement. “As But the need is great.

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JULY 14, 2022

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Pennsylvania reached 48.4% during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Growing demand for serious illness and end-of-life care has made the availability of hospice care even more vital to Pennsylvanians.

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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.

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VITAS is dedicated to making hospice care available to all who are eligible,” said Mark Hayes, VITAS vice president of operations, in a statement. Hospice utilization also runs high in Florida. In 2018, the state ranked third nationwide for hospice utilization at 57.9% Census Bureau. and 59.2%, respectively.

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