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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

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The Denver Hospice Appoints New Medical Director. The Denver Hospice recently tapped Dr. Robert Howe as its new medical director following the retirement of Dr. Shirlee Turner after 11 years of service at the company. The Valley Hospital and Valley Home Care are also part of the health system.

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

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In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. We struggled in the home care setting due to his morbidity and illness, and that is something I experienced on a very intimate level.

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Wages Rising for Hospice Workers; Aides See 9.09% Increase

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The national average hourly rate for hospice aides and CNAs rose 9.09% in 2022, compared to a 4.52% increase in 2021, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). .

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Contessa’s Lessons Learned on Risk-Based Palliative Care

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Nevertheless, the company has been making substantial investments in building out its palliative care services. Since at least 2022, Contessa has been pursuing palliative care reimbursement through Medicare Advantage. million in Q3 2022. million, compared with $3.5

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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

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HopeHealth has been growing its pediatric hospice and supportive care service lines in recent years to address a range of unmet needs among seriously ill children and their families. HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services.

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

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This followed other 2022 acquisitions of Georgia-based Lanier Hospice in January and Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in May. The company in July 2021 purchased three hospice and home health agencies as part of its multi-state expansion plans. Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Appoints Medical Director.

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How Hospice, Behavioral Health May Cross Paths

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billion in 2022, a report from ResearchandMarkets estimated. Not only problems related to diagnosis and treatment, but also the myriad challenges that arise in the social realm,” Hospice of the Valley Executive Medical Director Ned Stolzberg told local news. billion in 2030 from $34.5 billion by 2029, a rise from $76.44

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