Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Investors poured heaps of money into digital health in 2020 and 2021, but this year they are clutching their purse strings a little tighter. Investment in the sector topped $29 billion in 2021, via 729 deals, according to a report by the venture capital fund Rock Health, but thus far 2022 is not keeping pace.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

increase from the same period in 2021. increase from Q3 2021. We’ve always been focused on some of these small-to-midsize providers and then taking advantage of larger opportunities when they presented themselves,” Gardner said. “As All told, Pennant brought in $118.4 million in revenue during Q3, up 5.7% million, an 8.6%

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

However, we will maintain a nimble approach to M&A and explore all high-quality opportunities that present.”. Agape first entered Georgia in 2021 with a de novo in the Augusta community, near the South Carolina border. With the addition of GHC locations, Agape Care Group’s 1,450 employees will be caring for close to 3,600 patients.

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

The health system in 2021 began providing inpatient and community-based pediatric palliative and hospice care to infants, children and young adults. Our team officially began towards the end of 2021 heading into 2022.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

In 2021 the company added hospice and palliative care services in its eastern Idaho market when it gained Medicare certification and accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). The pandemic and resulting economic climate presented new financial challenges,” Zelazny told local news.

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Hospice News

JULY 21, 2023

In addition to those pressures, the industry is also in a cooling period in which companies focus on integrating the assets that many acquired during flurries of activity in 2021 and 2022, according to Mark Kulik, senior managing director at The Braff Group. Getting those “synergies” to align takes dedicated time and resources, Kulik stated.

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NHPCO

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As a community, we are profoundly disappointed with this decision. Over the past two years, the national hospice associations have presented CMS — in letters, in-person meetings and via other channels — with a wide array of research and well-supported advocacy outlining our concerns.

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Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Croix in 2021 as vice president and controller. Marcantonio has served on the nonprofit’s board since 2021. McCormick steps into the role after serving as philanthropic director at the foundation since 2021. Croix provides hospice to nearly 4,000 patients daily across the Midwest. I am excited to serve with C.C.

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Hospice News

MAY 4, 2022

Having found that this Court lacks jurisdiction over the relator’s presentment claim per the first to file bar, the Court declines to consider the remainder of SouthernCare’s arguments,” Reeves ruled. The relator can potentially receive a portion of any funds recovered by the government via the lawsuit, typically ranging from 15% to 25%.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A series of organ donation presentations in 2018 and 2019 provided staff education. The number of organ referrals doubled, from 169 in 2015 to 320 in 2021. The number of organ donors in 2021 was 31, with more than 22 donors in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

These are things that you technically had to have a nurse present to do in many cases,” Garlock said. Seniors 55 and older represented 15% of the state and federal prison population in 2021, swelling five times past 3% in 1991, according to a report from the Prison Policy Initiative.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

I would like to personally thank every employee, past and present for taking this journey with me. The hospice has seen growth in recent years, marked in part by the expansion of its inpatient hospice facility in 2021. Williamson was most recently the chaplain and volunteer coordinator at Suncrest Home Health & Hospice since 2021.

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Hospice News

JULY 7, 2022

older adults represent the fastest-growing age segment of the homeless population, with nearly half of all older homeless people becoming homeless for the first time after age 50,” a 2021 report from the advocacy group Justice in Aging indicated. As of 2021, 2.7% “In many parts of the U.S,

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2023

However, those numbers fell by nearly five days in 2021 to 92.1, Patients in the Medicare program could benefit significantly if hospice as an option for care was presented fully to patients earlier on for those who are in that large group of people whose length of stay is 10 days or less.” days during the same period in 2021.

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Hospice News

APRIL 27, 2023

Safety is an ever present concern for hospice providers in any setting, but the home may be the toughest for employers to help staff navigate. Ensuring staff are educated and trained is crucial for hospices to minimize workplace safety risks, particularly when it comes to providing community-based care.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2022

Agape first entered Georgia in 2021 with a de novo in the Augusta community, near the South Carolina border. However, we will maintain a nimble approach to M&A and explore all high quality opportunities that present.”. The South Carolina-headquartered hospice provider also operates in Georgia.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Some organizations know how to go out and present information in a way that’s meaningful to referral sources, and others don’t. With these trends stirring the pot, hospices must find ways to adapt, according to Kara Justis, vice president of strategic consulting for Trella Health.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

1, 2021, with 53 participating health plans. For MA plans like SCAN, the demonstration presents an opportunity to see patients through to the end of life, as well as deepen partnerships with hospice and palliative care providers in ways that previously were not available. . This number grew to 115 in 2022.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2023

Fortis is the parent company of Valeo Home Health and Hospice and Select Home Health, which Grant Avenue acquired in late 2020 and 2021, respectively. We did another investment in Utah that fit very well with Valeo, and then we acquired Select in Indiana in late 2021.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

MARCH 30, 2023

Science Slam is a competition that combines scientific presentations with the entertainment value of stand-up comedy. In a Science Slam, scientists and researchers present their work in a fun, engaging, and understandable way in front of a live audience. Learning meets laughter, facts meet fun and education meets entertainment.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The 2022/23 NHS operational plan (9) reinforces the role the NHS must play in population health and prevention, and that the “ICSs will take a lead role in tackling health inequalities by building on the CORE20PLUS5 approach introduced in 2021/22”. 2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance: Implementation guidance.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Check out the Pub Crawl GeriPal post for more info, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** In the last several years, I’ve seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas ( like this NY Times article from 2021 ). The basic part, the fundamental part is being present, I think, and holding space for people.

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Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2023

CMS audits present more than merely administrative or procedural hurdles. Approximately 1,150 hospice providers participated in a TPE audit during fiscal year 2022 , dipping slightly from 1,419 in FY 2021 , CMS reported. “A If handled incorrectly, a CMS audit can fundamentally impact a provider’s business,” the firm recently reported.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 13, 2023

That’s up from a median salary of $77,600 in 2021. Those figures were up from 39% in 2021 and 41% in 2020. That in itself presents a salary discrepancy. The mean (as opposed to median) annual wage for RNs as of May 2022 was $89,010.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Nearly 30% of nurses considered leaving the profession in 2021, compared to 11% in 2020, according to Nurse.com’s 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report. Private practice Nurses working in a private practice setting typically deal with fewer patients, as there are fewer doctors present.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JULY 31, 2023

The phrase seemingly originated in 1982 1 and has remained in use to the present day – promoted as the key strategy needed to eliminate the violence and aggression risk and to keep staff safe. 5 By 2021, there were a recorded 17,557 assaults on NHS Scotland staff between 1 st April 2021 – 31 st March 2022.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Executives from almost every publicly traded hospice company raised this issue in earnings calls and presentations throughout the year. The company’s consolidated net service revenue dropped 3% from Q3 2021 to $265.7 Hospices simply did not have enough staff to meet demand, which drove some of them out of business. Enhabit Inc.’s

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

She has also presented and published literature on the different types of supportive services, including palliative, hospice, acute and post-acute care. Care Synergy sprouted roots in 2021. Fetzer was previously associate medical director at Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care, now part of the AMITA Health system.

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NHPCO

OCTOBER 5, 2023

During the conference at the National Hospice Foundation’s 2023 Gala, NHPCO honored the outstanding contributions of Judi Lund Person and Norman McRae to the community by presenting each of them with the Galen Miller Leadership Award. He presently serves on the NHPCO Board as Immediate Past Chair.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JULY 17, 2022

The decision to wear an FFP3 respirator/hood should be based on clinical risk assessment e.g. task being undertaken, the presenting symptoms, the infectious state of the patient, risk of acquisition and the availability of treatment. 2021 ; Lawton et al 2021 ).

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

MARCH 20, 2022

As of June 2021, there were 38,952 registered nurse vacancies across the health service in England. Long Covid terms and conditions vary across the four UK nations but until Autumn 2021 most NHS employees were on full pay while on covid related sickness and not subject to standard sickness absence management procedures.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Commonly known as the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in, the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model officially launched on January 1, 2021, with 53 Medicare Advantage Plans offering the benefit in 206 counties within 13 states and Puerto Rico for 4 years ending in 2025. Can you walk us through that landscape?

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AlayaCare

MAY 31, 2021

In 2021, as in years past, employee churn is a major pain point in the accelerating, competitive home care industry. In our recent 2021 Employee Retention Survey Report, we found that caregiver churn was the third biggest issue for home care providers during COVID-19. Caregiver churn is a significant pain point for providers in 2021.

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AlayaCare

AUGUST 10, 2022

A 2021 report by HIMSS uncovered that ransomware was the second-most common vector of cybersecurity incidents in the healthcare industry, comprising 17% of all breaches. IT privacy and security breaches are costly. Cybersecurity is a critical challenge facing the healthcare industry globally. Louis, Missouri this October.

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AlayaCare

AUGUST 11, 2022

A 2021 report by HIMSS uncovered that ransomware was the second-most common vector of cybersecurity incidents in the healthcare industry, comprising 17% of all breaches. Cybersecurity is a critical challenge facing the healthcare industry globally. Along with phishing, ransomware ranks as a top threat to EHR security.

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The Nurse Break

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Other tigger warning tools often adopted by healthcare services include the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) or quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) scores, and the national early warning score (NEWS) or modified early warning score (MEWS; the George Institute for Global Health, 2021). Khojandi & Tansakul, 2018).

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NHPCO

MARCH 8, 2022

Award Presented During NHPCO’s Leadership and Advocacy Conference. The award will be presented this evening at the Annual Gala of NHPCO’s charitable affiliate, the National Hospice Foundation, which is being held in conjunction with NHPCO’s 2022 Leadership and Advocacy Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.

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