Hospice News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Hollie Trogdon, senior vice president of 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. What drew you to this industry?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Katie Leonard, director of pediatrics at Anchor Health, 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

MARCH 15, 2024

Continued growth in the number of for-profit providers (an increase of at least 10% in 2022) and reports of strong investor interest in the sector suggest that capital is available to these providers,” MedPAC indicated in its report. More than 49% of Medicare decedents enrolled in hospice care during 2022, up from 47.3%

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Lauren O’Dwyer, CFO at Anvoi Hospice and Anvoi Management, LLC, 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

OCTOBER 13, 2023

to conduct the analysis of the program, formally called the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID). The RAND analysis released this week covers the calendar year 2022. In 2022, 13 insurance companies offered hospice VBID benefits through a total of 109 health plans.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

. “Our new Wildwood branch will bolster our support for the surrounding rural communities in eastern Missouri by providing them with the increased accessibility and convenience of our expert care team.” Croix Hospice cares for as many as 4,400 patients daily across its ten-state footprint, which is concentrated in the Midwest.

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Hospice News

APRIL 15, 2024

Hospice and palliative care providers are adept at realizing such savings, largely because they operate in a lower-cost setting and can prevent hospitalizations and emergency department visits. Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5 As of 2022, more than 500 of these organizations were in operation.

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2024

“These restrictions are closely tied to the two most common reasons for a live discharge from hospice: decertification — when a patient is removed from hospice care due to a stabilized condition; or revocation — when a patient chooses to leave hospice care to seek curative care,” the authors wrote.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Croix Hospice in March 2022. This is in addition to six that launched in 2022. Croix’s new wound care team will provide specialty care planning, treatment and clinical documentation. Croix Hospice apart by providing access to clinicians who specialize in wound care in addition to the traditional hospice care team.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

The nation’s total health care spend is expected to swell by 5.4% annually between 2022 and 2031, reaching $7.1 Meanwhile, Medicare hospice spending is expected to more than double by 2032. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary also project that health care expenditures will represent 19.6%

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Hope Hospice

JULY 6, 2022

DUBLIN, CA – The 2022 Hike for Hope on May 14 at Del Valle Regional Park broke both attendance and fundraising records with more than 1,300 registrants and over $180,000 in support raised for Hope Hospice’s patient care and community programs. ABOUT HOPE HOSPICE. HopeHospice.com. Tax ID 94-2576059.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) as of Dec. Often called the “hospice carve-in,” the program was designed to test coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage, in addition to some coverage of palliative care and transitional care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

.” For the study, researchers conducted interviews and focus groups with Black Americans 18 and older who suffer from a serious illness and their caregivers, producing a number of key findings: Knowledge of palliative and hospice care varied among participants. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

billion in improper payments during 2023, though a smaller proportion of those dollars went to hospices than in years prior. Hospices received nearly 5.4% of improper payments from Medicare in 2023, down from 12% in 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Medicare fee-for-service programs made $31.23

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

Croix Hospice cares for as many as 4,400 patients daily with more than 65 locations across its ten-state footprint, which is concentrated in the Midwest. Those were in addition to six that launched in 2022. In October 2022, St. In October 2022, St. The company has been on a growth trajectory for several years.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2023

“Our new Manhattan branch will headquarter more local staff within the communities they are already serving, allowing us to increase access and convenience to hospice care where there is great need.” Between October 2021 and September 2022 nearly 50% of eligible patients who reside in the service area for St.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

1, 2017, to July 31, 2022, and examined inequities among pediatric palliative populations. Hispanic and Latino pediatric patients were 59% less likely to receive palliative care consultations compared to white patients across inpatient settings nationwide, a June 2022 study published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine found.

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Hospice Valley

MARCH 30, 2022

47 total views, 1 views today Last Updated on March 30, 2022 by Frank Davis Death is a difficult thing to think about, and realistically it’s something that most of us have to face in our lifetimes, it’s not surprising that we avoid the topic like the plague. But what happens when you or your loved one […].

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Utilization continuous home care has dropped precipitously during the past decade, with labor pressures, regulatory scrutiny and billing challenges as contributing factors. Continuous home care (CHC) represented 0.9% of hospice care days during 2022, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For example, data gathered from predictive analytics systems can give hospices an advantage when it comes to performance on measures like Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL) and the Hospice Care Index (HCI), as well as predicting when patients become hospice eligible or will be in need to home health or palliative care services.

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2024

Empath Health has completed its affiliation with Trustbridge, making the organization the largest nonprofit post-acute care provider in the state of Florida. The affiliation includes Trustbridge’s hospice brands, Hospice of Palm Beach County and Hospice by the Sea.

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Hospice Valley

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

60 total views Last Updated on February 25, 2022 by Frank Davis Hospice Valley’s catholic hospice care is a place where people can find God in their day to day lives, and where they are surrounded by a community that reflects the love of Jesus Christ. Our catholic hospice care is a place where people are […].

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Hospice News

APRIL 7, 2023

.” One key set of data pertains to the utilization of continuous home care (CHC), general inpatient care (GIP) and inpatient respite care (IRC). Despite rebasing payment rates for the higher levels of care, there still remains a high percentage of hospices that provide little to no CHC, IRC, or GIP.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Transaction volume declined in the hospice and home-based care space in 2023, following the two record-breaking prior years. Only three hospice deals took place in the third quarter of this year compared to 11 in Q3 2022 and 18 in the same period in 2021, according to data from the M&A advisory firm The Braff Group.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

“After having served as my grandmother’s primary caregiver, I know the difference quality palliative and hospice care can make for a loved one who is battling a serious illness,” Baldwin said in a statement. The bill would also expand continuing education and career development programs and incentives in these fields.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

Massachusetts-based Advanced Home Care has acquired Dignity Hospice Care for an undisclosed amount. The transaction follows Advanced Home Care’s acquisition of Dignity Home Care late last year. The buyer company’s CEO Art Kalenjian will now take the helm at Dignity Hospice.

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Hospice News

JUNE 26, 2023

What’s happening in these states has caused mounting concern around access to quality hospice care for LGBTQ+ individuals, according to Kimberly Acquaviva, social worker and professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

MA has emerged as a powerhouse in health care, with industry-wide implications. million in 2022, according to CMS. The Medicare Advantage program grew 8% between 2021 and 2022 — about 2.2 When it comes to hospice VBID, numbers from the program’s first year offer few clues for the 2023-2024 landscape.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2023

Through the Assured Hospice deal —coupled with a recent de novo in the Gainesville community — Agape covers all 159 counties in the state. The company’s Georgia locations will rebrand as Georgia Hospice Care. “We In October of last year, the company expanded into Alabama and Louisiana with the acquisition of Journey Hospice.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2023

Hosparus Health Hosparus Health Hosparus CEO David Cook Baptist Health Deaconess Hospice launched in 1993, initially branded as Green River Hospice. In 2021, more than 22,000 Medicare decedents elected hospice care in Kentucky. million community center, as well as a new grief center in July 2022.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Since its implementation in July 2022, VITAS has bolstered its ranks with 275 newly hired licensed clinicians, including 103 during Q4, the company reported. For some of those other metrics, results were mixed for both Q4 and full-year 2022. from Q3 2022. The majority of these hires were nurses, Westfall indicated. “We

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

“In my new role, I’ll lean on my commitment to excellence and unwavering drive to increase access for the individuals – and their loved ones – who need and deserve Silverado’s unparalleled quality and compassionate care.” 2022, and her appointment will now become permanent. She has held the position on an interim basis since Dec.

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High Peaks Hospice

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Why is supporting , validating, and investing in this population of genuine, giving humans so important to both the volunteer giving their time and Hospice Care? . We appreciate all you do for High Peaks Hospice. The post Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day- November 5th, 2022 appeared first on High Peaks Hospice.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

For the final two years of the program, payers will have more leeway when it comes to payment rates and patient access to hospice providers outside of their health plan’s network, according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). “It’s

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Hospice Valley

MARCH 1, 2022

76 total views Last Updated on March 1, 2022 by Frank Davis If a patient’s life expectancy is six months or less, then it may be time to go on hospice. Hospice is a program, which provides comfort care and emotional support to people who are nearing the end of their life. Hospice is helpful for […].

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

More than 35,000 people received hospice care in Wisconsin in 2021, according to the U.S. Croix cares for over 4,000 patients from 60 locations in 10 Midwestern states. Other recent deals include the acquisition of Michigan-based Corpore Sano Hospice as well as Illinois-based Lexington Hospice Care last summer.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice received the green light last April to renovate the structure on a local hospital campus. Construction began in the spring of 2022. The PeaceHealth Richard Nau Hospice House opened on Jan. We recognize how important hospice care is to the community.”

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