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Health Systems Pursue Palliative Care Skill-Building Initiatives

Hospice News

Clinicians often lack exposure to palliative care during their medical training – an issue blocking growth of this workforce during a time of rising demand. One key to growing the supply of palliative care clinicians hinges on data that demonstrates how these services improve patient outcomes.

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Hospice M&A Going Strong, But Non-Medical Home Care a Rising Star

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While hospice and home health M&A continue to burgeon, non-medical home care is starting to slip out from under their shadows. Deal volume for non-medical home care companies outstripped that for hospice or home health during the first half of the year. As of 2019, the U.S.

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Amedisys Eyes Palliative Care Expansion Via Contessa Joint Ventures

Hospice News

Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) subsidiary Contessa Health is seeing strong patient engagement for its expanded home-based palliative care program, which the company launched in January in partnership with Mt. Sinai Health System in New York. With this in place, the company now offers a full continuum of home-based care.

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New Leadership at Interim HealthCare; Former Amedisys CEO to Lead TheKey

Hospice News

Paul Mastrapa becomes CEO of Interim HealthCare Jennifer Sheets is out as CEO of Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International. Paul Mastrapa, former CEO of Help at Home, will succeed her. Mastrapa since 2021 has been an advisor and consultant to multiple health care companies. Gerard wrote on LinkedIn Monday.

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Three Key Gauges of Hospice Business Performance

Hospice News

Rising expenses caused widespread margin compression among hospices during 2022, particularly those associated with wages and salaries, recruitment and retention, fuel and general inflation. “We’re Kenneth Albert, president and CEO, Androscoggin Home Care + Hospice. “We Staying on top of spending. We look at the payer mix.

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What Hospices Can Learn from Home Health Agencies on New Program Integrity Rules

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A large contingent of these companies were established with the purpose of selling the license at a profit, with little concern for patient care. Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. billion, a rate of 12%, Noridian indicated.

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CMS Proposes ‘36-Month Rule’ to Curb Hospice License ‘Flipping’

Hospice News

Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. If finalized, this would mirror the current regulation for home health providers. In that time frame, Nevada saw 56 newly certified hospices, and 369 emerged in Texas.

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