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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. million in Q3 2022.

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Incoming Samaritan CEO Phillip Heath: Reduce Dependence on Medicare

Hospice News

One is how can we continue to diversify our services and help more people in more ways — and second, looking at how we can reduce our dependence on Medicare reimbursement. One of the things that we’re doing also is launch our new program on social isolation and loneliness with the frail elderly. So what do we do?

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Growing Palliative Care a Key Priority for Amedisys in 2024

Hospice News

Among them are JVs with Mount Sinai Health System , Baylor Scott & White Health , Memorial Hermann Health System , and Henry Ford Health System , each of which offers palliative care in addition to other services. Through the agreement, Amedisys will make palliative care available to eligible members among the nonprofit health plan’s 3.3

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

Hospice News

That setting has had the greatest impact on my mind and heart, but my experiences in home-based primary care, hospice in the home, skilled care and long-term custodial care have enabled me to further develop my professional skillset. What is age-friendly care, and why is it important now?

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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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