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Key to the Continuum: Hospice Providers Eye Primary Care Businesses

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Consequently, many have launched additional business lines that enable them to reach patients sooner as well as capitalize on emerging value-based payment models. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)] believes that primary care is going to be the answer to this fragmented care problem.

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Palliative Care an ‘Important Piece’ of Quality in Oncology Programs

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John Hopkins uses a training model across various fellowship programs, including oncology and geriatrics, that fosters improved conversations and patient care strategies using a palliative care approach. Also in 2020 came the launch of partnership between Livio Health and cancer care provider Minnesota Oncology.

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3 Ways Hospices Are Managing Rising Costs of Care Delivery

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) raised hospice per diems by 3.8% As providers try to keep pace, h ospice workers have seen wage increases of 3% to 6% since the start of the pandemic in spring 2020, according to NAHC. Some in the space have voiced concern that reimbursement has not kept pace with the headwinds.

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WellSky Intent on Expanding Footprint, Presence Across Care Continuum

Hospice News

Underlying the company’s strategy is a drive to develop solutions designed to support patient care as consumers navigate their way through the health care system. WellSky is jointly owned by two private equity firms, TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners, per an agreement made in July 2020.

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