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How Hospices Can Effectively Rebrand

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As hospices nationwide develop new services to engage patients further upstream, some are rebranding to reflect their expanded scope and to avoid the word “hospice” in their company names, hoping to ameliorate patients’ anxiety about end-of-life care.

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Spiritual Care Key to Addressing Disparities Among Underserved Black Communities

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The hospice and palliative care provider also offers advance care planning and grief counseling services. A nationwide survey from Pew Research Center in 2020 of more than 8,600 African Americans found that nearly three-quarters identify their belief system as some type of Christian faith, while 3% identify as non-Christians.

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New Executives Take the Helm at AccentCare, Blue Ridge, Androscoggin, Good Samaritan

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In addition to oversee AccentCare’s hospice and palliative care programs, he will also support its clinical care operations and patient experience initiatives. Prior to joining AccentCare, Natarajan founded Chicago Primary Care Sports Medicine. The company merged with Illinois-based Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in 2020.

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Mettle Health Stepping Up Clinical Education

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Many patients fall through the cracks of the nation’s health care system, and hospice and palliative care providers can help to fill in some of those gaps, according to Sonya Dolan, director of operations at California-based Mettle Health. The closest we’ve come to defining it is a ‘philosophy of care.’” Hospice News photo.)

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How Hospices Can Rebrand Post-Merger, Acquisition

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Prior to his role at Transcend, he was senior vice president of marketing and communications for AccentCare, which merged with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in 2021. In Florida, Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care rebranded into a larger company with a wider range of services.

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Citing Rising Staffing Costs, Stillwater Hospice and Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice Merge

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Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice (KHCH) has merged with Stillwater Hospice amid mounting financial pressures. The two Indiana-based nonprofit hospices joined forces to ensure continued access to end-of-life care in the Kosciusko County area. in 2020, reported the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech? A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families. Palliative Care Providers Hitting Walls in Value-Based Reimbursement. That’s a robust, multidisciplinary form of palliative care that will be distinct from hospice.

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