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How 3 Hospice Companies Are Beating the Workforce Shortage

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From that feedback, the company learned that bringing a home health type of model into hospice realm meant nurses were on 24/7 call in a way that was unmanageable with their available workforce, Jacobsmeyer explained. This led some employees from acquired agencies to leave the company post-acquisition.

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Lauren O’Dwyer, CFO, Anvoi Hospice and Anvoi Management

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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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Frontpoint Health Acquires High Plains Senior Care Group

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In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! Frontpoint Health has completed its acquisition of the Texas-based home health and hospice company High Plains Senior Care Group (HPSC).

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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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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

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Nurse practitioner Raphael and registered nurse Britt Akobundu, a married couple, launched San Diego-based Blue Monarch Hospice this past March, with the intent of improving the quality of life for not only patients and families, but also health care workers. . It’s just a matter of time before the need for hospice rises.

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National Hospice Leaders Urge CMS and Congress to Advance Program Integrity in Hospice Care through Effective Oversight

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The recent entry of large numbers of newly created hospice organizations in several states has heightened long-standing concerns among hospice leaders (as shared with CMS in November 2022) about the adequacy of Medicare certification, accreditation, and enforcement processes.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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Also, across the board, more health care has been steadily moving into the home setting, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. Brookdale home health and hospice] provides us with a large platform that complements our local provider systems,” Hazen said. Large payers have also jumped into the home-based care bandwagon.