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

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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. He joined the hospice provider in 2015 as director of market development before moving up the ranks to general manager in 2018 and senior general manager in 2022.

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Earlier Palliative Care Yields Higher ROI

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The earlier a patient receives palliative care, the larger the return on investment, an analysis by the Pennsylvania-based health system WellSpan Health has found. Palliative care is often viewed as a cost center in health care, rather than a revenue generator.

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Rising Per Patient Costs Spur Calls for Higher Hospice Pay Rates

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An overwhelming majority of hospice providers have seen costs of patient care rise 3% to 10% since 2019, and many expect further increases next year. Medicare covers close to 90% of hospice organizations’ patient care revenue. The agency’s methodology used 2018 data.

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Healthy Work Environments Are Essential

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Responses from the more than 9,000 nurses who answered AACN’s 2021 survey indicated significant declines in the health of the work environment compared with AACN’s previous 2018 survey: Nurse Well-being Declined Nearly 40% of RNs rate their emotional health poorly. 53% of RNs report that the overall quality of care has declined.

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The Care Team Steps into Indiana with 1st Care Acquisition

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Symmetries workplace culture and care delivery between the two companies were among the key draws in the deal, according to The Care Team CEO Dan Shoemaker. The Care Team and 1st Care share similar cultures and a strong commitment to quality patient care,” Shoemaker said in an announcement. “‘We

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Serious Illness Care Quality, Communications Lacking for Black Hospice Patients

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Though racial disparities have long-proliferated in health care, hospices have been among the settings seeing widening gaps. of Medicare decedents in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Hospice utilization among diverse populations is sorely lacking. African Americans made up a mere 8.2%

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St. Croix Hospice Moves Into Indiana with Adaptive Deal

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among Medicare decedents in 2018, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization. By 2030, one out of every five people living in Indiana will be older than 65, according to the Indiana Business Research Center. This represents 46% growth in the senior population since 2015. states that year at 59.4%.

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