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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Bailey Woodhams, Maxwell Healthcare Associates

Hospice News

Bailey Woodhams, business development manager for consulting firm Maxwell Healthcare Associates, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care.

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Frontpoint Health Acquires High Plains Senior Care Group

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The transaction will further support Frontpoint’s larger effort to reach patients in rural Texas markets, aided by its newly acquired resources. “We We see a huge opportunity for hospice care, in particular in the more rural sections of Texas where we think there’s quite a bit of opportunity for best-in-class care,” Korte said.

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Hayden Jordan, Palliative Care Director, PruittHealth Home

Hospice News

Hayden Jordan, director of palliative care for senior care provider PruittHealth Home, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. . The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care.

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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director; Silverado Taps New Sales VP

Hospice News

I’m thrilled to join the Silverado team, which continues to set the bar for exceptional patient care,” said Wolda. “In 2022, and her appointment will now become permanent. The foundation is the philanthropic arm of Tidewell Hospice, an affiliate of Empath Health. She has held the position on an interim basis since Dec.

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Executive Shifts at Amedisys, AMOREM, VITAS; Compassus, Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoint New Clinical Leaders

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Scott Ginn held the role since November 2022 prior to Guidroz’s ascension. “In AMOREM has locations across 12 counties in northwest North Carolina, which include four inpatient care units. Brickner takes the helm of VITAS’ hospice locations in Kansas City, Kansas, as well as across Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas.

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Hospice Advocacy Groups Call on CMS, Congress to Strengthen Program Integrity Oversight

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Hospice organizations have come under increasing legal and regulatory scrutiny related to medical necessity complaints under the False Claims Act and the closely related anti-kickback statute. The proliferation of new hospices in California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada has stoked concerns around potential fraud and other abuses.

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Hospices Work to Recruit More Volunteers Before COVID PHE Ends

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Many hospices saw volunteer volumes dip drastically as they suspended activities during the pandemic. Roughly 78% of hospice and palliative care providers around the globe indicated “less or much less” use of volunteers since the pandemic’s onset, according to a 2022 study in the International Journal of Health Policy and Management.