Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

“We have been serving the state of Wisconsin for many years, continuing our long tradition of exceptional patient care,” St. Croix Hospice CEO Heath Bartness said in a press release. “That reputation of excellence leads more patients, families and facilities to seek our services.”

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

The transaction will further support Frontpoint’s larger effort to reach patients in rural Texas markets, aided by its newly acquired resources. “We We see a huge opportunity for hospice care, in particular in the more rural sections of Texas where we think there’s quite a bit of opportunity for best-in-class care,” Korte said.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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. Guaranteed The California-based hospice startup Guaranteed found staffing to be a challenge as they launched in 2022.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is insufficient to support hospice patients’ care needs, a major industry group said. CMS earlier this month released its 2024 hospice proposed rule , which included the 2.8% After a moratorium during the pandemic, full Medicare sequestration resumed on July 1, 2022.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Last month the company acquired Michigan-based Corpore Sano Hospice, after purchasing Illinois-based Lexington Hospice Care earlier this summer. Croix has also launched five de novos so far in 2022, in Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Kansas. “We Financial terms for these transactions were undisclosed.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A large contingent of these companies were established with the purpose of selling the license at a profit, with little concern for patient care. In some instances, multiple hospices have been operating out of the same address without a corresponding increase in the population of eligible patients.

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Hospice News

JUNE 27, 2023

But providers will have to take care to ensure that contracts are structured to be mutually beneficial. NYSE: EHAB) encountered in 2022 was an overall increase in the Medicare Advantage beneficiaries its home health program serves, executives have indicated in quarterly earnings calls. One of the challenges that Enhabit Inc.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

When I think about patient care and clinicians in the field, quality training, processes and technology are my top priorities. People, processes and technology are the future of hospice care and health care in general. What are the key takeaways from the final rule put out by CMS on November 1st, 2022?

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Scott Ginn held the role since November 2022 prior to Guidroz’s ascension. “In Brickner takes the helm of VITAS’ hospice locations in Kansas City, Kansas, as well as across Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas. In connection with Ms. Guidroz’s appointment, Scott G. Brickner is also a veteran of the U.S.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Two of the largest home health and hospice operators nationwide were recently scooped up by UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum. billion in 2022 and went on to make a bid to purchase Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) for $3.3 In total hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2022

When did you begin offering hospice services, and what is your scope of care thus far? We started in March 2022 and are very much still in the startup phase. Right now, we’re a community-based provider, and we also work with a hospital system to provide general inpatient hospice care. . We can close that gap.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 8, 2023

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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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

NHPCO Facts and Figures is the leading resource for hospice providers and others interested in understanding the work of the community. The 2023 Facts and Figures report continues to see the impact of COVID-19 on patient care and the effect of the COVID-19 waivers to the traditional delivery of hospice care.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

December 20, 2022 . As NHPCO advised its members in a Member Alert this morning, the legislation contains measures that will affect hospices positively and negatively. For Immediate Release. Press Contact: Madison Summers. NHPCO Communications. Ph: 571-412-3973 .

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2023

Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2020 issued a number of flexibilities intended to ease burdens on health care providers during the pandemic. This included the temporary lifting of the requirement that volunteers provide at least 5% of hospice patient care hours.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Many hospices saw volunteer volumes dip drastically as they suspended activities during the pandemic. Roughly 78% of hospice and palliative care providers around the globe indicated “less or much less” use of volunteers since the pandemic’s onset, according to a 2022 study in the International Journal of Health Policy and Management.

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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. Brookdale home health and hospice] provides us with a large platform that complements our local provider systems,” Hazen said. In a statement , NHPCO pointed to three aspects of the report.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

More than 67% of the 203 hospice care professionals surveyed indicated that staffing would be their greatest non-COVID related challenge this year, according to the 2022 Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report. This is a rise from 33% the prior year.

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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. AMOREM appoints new board officers.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

Now, as a product manager, I channel these experiences towards improving outcomes during the most critical moments of patients’ lives, an aspect of care often overlooked despite its importance. My commitment extends beyond individual patient care to working with organizations to make a larger impact on improving outcomes.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It most recently acquired GHC Hospice in a move that expanded its reach in Georgia and South Carolina markets. This followed other 2022 acquisitions of Georgia-based Lanier Hospice in January and Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in May. Trustbridge Names New Hospice CMO.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 17, 2023

2023 Hike for Hope Exceeds Goal With $153k Raised Fundraiser benefits Hope Hospice patient care and community programs DUBLIN, CA – Despite drizzly weather, nearly 850 supporters of Hope Hospice gathered at Del Valle Regional Park on May 6 for the nonprofit organization’s signature Hike for Hope.

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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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GeriPal

APRIL 11, 2024

This podcast was initially sparked by Josh’s “Note From a Family Meeting” Substack post titled “ Ambivalence in Clinical Decision-Making ,” which discussed Bryanna’s and Jenny’s 2022 article titled “ Two Minds, One Patient: Clearing up Confusion About Ambivalence.” From you reading the 2022 article that was authored?

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NHPCO

JANUARY 19, 2023

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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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

** Claim your CME credit for EP308 “Palliative Care Nursing: Podcast with Betty Ferrell about ELNEC” [link] Note : If you have not already registered for the annual CME subscription ( cost is $100 for a year’s worth of CME podcasts ), you can register here [link] For more info on the CME credit, go to [link] Disclosures: Moderators Drs.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

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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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In November of 2022, Ava Kofman published a piece in the New Yorker titled “How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle.” Some viewed this piece as an affront to the amazing work hospice does for those approaching the end of their lives by cherry picking stories of a few bad actors to paint hospice is a bad light.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 25, 2022

But there’s nothing routine about these reviews in today’s current hospice regulatory environment. Combing through a hospice’s referral streams and financial or claims data can help identify potential compliance issues. The question might be where are the referrals and revenue coming from?”

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The nitty gritty details of data tracking and management matter when it comes to ensuring both a healthy bottom line and quality patient care. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Hospice Care Index (HCI), the Hospice Item Set, and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys.

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Home Care Pulse

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Jennifer Kennedy ( 04:13 ): Well, you know, I always say this when I’m, when I’m out and about talking in hospice care, you get really one chance to do it. <Laugh>, there, there’s really not a lot of do-overs. Dr. Jennifer Kennedy ( 12:50 ): Right. Linda Leekley ( 13:02 ): More in real time.

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1-800-HOSPICE

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Hospice Care Index: A Perfect 10. In August 2022, Medicare included a new overall quality measure for Hospice Care Compare: the Hospice Care Index. For each quality measure where the hospice has good performance, one point is added to the Hospice Care Index. In Conclusion.

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