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Contessa’s Lessons Learned on Risk-Based Palliative Care

Hospice News

As Contessa Health pioneers a growing value-based palliative care-at-home program, they’ve encountered some learning curves when it comes to operating within a new payment system. Contessa is a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), which the home health and hospice provider acquired in 2021 for $250 million.

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Growing Palliative Care a Key Priority for Amedisys in 2024

Hospice News

For now, Amedisys shows no signs of slowing down on palliative care. Expanding palliative care relationships and joint venture partnerships is a priority for 2024, the Louisiana-based home health and hospice provider indicated in a filing with the U.S. million in 2022. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).) “Our

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Incoming Samaritan CEO Phillip Heath: Reduce Dependence on Medicare

Hospice News

A veteran of the senior services sector, Health has spent his 30-year career as a leader of hospice, senior housing, long term care, and PACE programs, in addition to a stint as a health care lobbyist. As a hospice leader, what are some of the things that have been keeping you up at night? And we see that in the hospice.

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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

Hospice News

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. Hospice News: What career experiences do you most draw from in your role today? That roundtable approach is key in hospice as it is at CHAP.

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Paying Your Care Staff More Won’t Keep Them Around Longer—Here are 4 Solutions that Will, According to the Experts

Home Care Pulse

98% of agencies were negatively impacted by care staff shortages last year, meaning only 2% of providers are confident that they have adequate staff to run their agency—the worst it’s been in 3 years. While this is great news, the average care staff turnover rate has stayed at a steady 65% for 3 years in a row.

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