Hospice News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

31, 2022. “On The company has been aggressive on acquisitions for the past two years but paused in early 2022 to integrate its most recently acquired assets and accumulate capital. But executives indicated that they would be back on the hunt during the second half of 2022 and into 2023. The company in March received a $1.5

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2023

This included the temporary lifting of the requirement that volunteers provide at least 5% of hospice patient care hours. Some have collaborated with local high schools, colleges and universities to develop programs that both educate younger generations about end-of-life care and provide volunteer opportunities.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Agape Care Group Appoints M&A VP. Alex Ferguson has stepped into the role of senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions at Agape Care Group. The South Carolina-based hospice and palliative care provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners. Trustbridge Names New Hospice CMO.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2021, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. However, this year started to see the return to pre COVID-19 levels in some areas.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2023

Also, across the board, more health care has been steadily moving into the home setting, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. Additionally, we believe the home will become a more important setting for health care in the future, with continuing growth in demand.” Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) told Hospice News.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

AUGUST 11, 2023

In our discipline of palliative care, understanding the unique needs and characteristics of the population is essential for providing effective and high-quality care. In recent years, with the rise of value-based care, palliative care has expanded beyond the realms of hospital and immediate cancer pain care.

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Palliverse

JUNE 16, 2022

. “NSW residents will have access to the highest quality care and pain management services at the end of their life, with palliative care and specialist health services to receive a record $743 million funding boost over the next five years. ” Quoted from this NSW government press release.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. That was in April of 2022. Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. Katie, welcome back to GeriPal.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 27, 2022

For Immediate Release: January 27, 2022 . Alexandria, Va) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) today announced it has hired a new Vice President of Quality, Dr. Aparna Gupta DNP, FACHE, CPHQ, CRNP. Dr. Aparna Gupta Joins NHPCO from UnitedHealth Group.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

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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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

For most, this extends to end-of-life care. These shifting demographics suggest that home-based care won’t be relegated to the post-acute end of the health care spectrum, according to Vargas. Mertz Photography Mertz Photography Angel Vargas and Jan Hamilton-Crawford at the 2022 CONTINUUM Conference.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

The organizations penned a joint letter to CMS in November urging for increased oversight to help curb hospice frauds, including the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) and LeadingAge.

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Hospice News

JULY 8, 2022

CMS also temporarily waived the requirement for volunteers to provide a minimum of 5% of hospice patient care hours. Hospices often rely on volunteer support to organize educational programs, aid in fundraising efforts, perform back office work and help patients stave off loneliness and social isolation.

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Pallimed

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It also raises many concerns about his role in the creation of any “draft, updated and/or expanded Guideline (hereafter called the “2022 Guideline”) that might arise from such conflicts (7). Does Chou’s recent COI disclosure compromise the integrity of the upcoming 2022 Guideline, even before its publication?

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NHPCO

JANUARY 19, 2023

Providers who manipulate the Medicare benefit solely to profit at the expense of their patients have no place in the hospice program,” said NPHI CEO Tom Koutsoumpas.

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