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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Hospices Need a ‘Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce. The staffing shortage was the hospice community’s strongest headwind during 2022, driving up labor costs while adversely impacting clinical capacity, length of stay and a host of other factors. Researchers Build Framework for Pediatric Palliative Care Growth.

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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“For people who don’t have a caregiver in their home, we can put them in our facility and they can live there until their natural death, and they’ll have access to specially trained caregivers in end-of-life care,” Strzalka told local news. The organization planned to begin construction in 2022 and open by the end of 2023.

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Hospices Delve into PACE, Dementia Care Amid Calls for Change

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Driving these trends forward is growing recognition around the leading barriers to equitable care, said Altonia Garrett, COO of Virginia-based Blue Ridge Hospice. Garrett is also executive director Blue Ridge Care’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee. ““In

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Why SCAN Health Plan Will Enter Hospice VBID in 2023

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SCAN Health Plan is among the Medicare Advantage (MA) payers entering the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) payment demonstration in 2023. The four-year program — often called the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in — launched Jan. This number grew to 115 in 2022.

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2024 Final Rule May Signal Changes in CMS’ Approach to Hospice Quality

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The focus on gathering data to both measure and understand gaps in access and quality signal an increased drive toward reducing disparities in end-of-life care — a goal regulators and hospice providers can agree upon, according to Ben Marcantonio, COO and interim CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC,  Director, Product Management, VNS Health

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In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. She explains why VNS is bullish toward concerns about a hospice carve-in, and she also shares an outlook on the VBID demonstration’s extension through 2030.

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St. Croix’s Strategic Executive Moves; NHPCO’s Ben Marcantonio Named Goodwin Living’s Board VP

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Most recently the hospice opened a de novo in Wisconsin, its 14th location in that state. “We Croix Hospice continues to grow in response to the need for expert hospice care throughout the Midwest,” Bartness said in a statement. CHPC provides end-of-life services to homebound and facility-based patients.