Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Dr. Leena Dutta, medical director of hospice and in-home palliative care for the center, joined the program in May, 2022 and oversaw the initiative. The Northeast Georgia model provides a nurse practitioner, who works under the advice of a physician, and a social worker. That’s when we started to revamp the program.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Palliative care is an evolving field. Though long-established as a medical specialty, these health care services have yet to reach their full potential due to reimbursement pressures, poor awareness and staffing headwinds. Rising demand In 2024, demand will continue to rise, driven by a number of factors.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The program began in October 2022 and has since highlighted a growing need to embed palliative skill-building across the health education continuum, particularly for those going into emergency settings that see complex seriously ill populations, according to McDonald. McDonald is a hospice and palliative care physician at HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 7, 2023

To meet growing demand, more outpatient palliative care clinics and programs are cropping up. Insurance companies and Medicare are also starting to recognize the cost savings and improved patient outcomes the clinics can provide. “I The patient will then be referred to an outpatient clinic or home-based provider for further care.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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 News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nelson helped Memphis-based Regional One Health’s Trauma ICU launch an inpatient palliative care program in July 2022 to better support those patients and their families, along with more typical palliative care patients. The hospital houses the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The last few years in particular carried exacerbated pressures on palliative care workers, according to Beth Lown, chief medical officer at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare based in Boston. The palliative care workforce is facing a wide range of challenges that impact their ability to thrive in the field.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Hospice leaders have kept their eyes on four key numbers as 2022 progressed: clinical capacity, length of stay, labor costs and utilization. The workforce shortage had an influence on each one of these indicators, making it perhaps the most significant, though unfortunate, hospice trend of 2022. Clinical capacity. Length of stay.

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Hospice News

APRIL 13, 2023

In 2022, Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley performed 2,622 registered nurse visits and assisted 1,638 individuals in its community, according to a recent newsletter. The organization recently held its first Spanish-speaking group for families at a local church. We are working with St. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Oncology practices have increasingly collaborated with palliative care providers — or built their own service lines — to better support cancer patients throughout their health care journeys. Integrating palliative care deeper into oncology practices “empowers” these providers to improve utilization and quality, she indicated. An estimated 1.9

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2023

The health care startup currently provides interdisciplinary services in 28 states to 30,000 seniors who suffer from chronic health conditions and social determinants issues. As the demand for palliative care continues to grow, so too has the way businesses have bolstered their programs to better serve patients.

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Hospice News

MAY 4, 2022

The company directly employs nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers who provide direct care, most often in nursing homes. The United States lacks a robust reimbursement system for palliative care. Historically, the U.S. PalliCare has a two-fold approach within its care and business models.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. This is the latest attempt to pass the bill, which has been reintroduced several times, most recently in May 2022, also by Baldwin and Capito. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.)

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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. “This number has grown tremendously and exponentially.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A bonus program implemented last year has accelerated hiring, which in turn has relieved some of the capacity constraints that have been a stumbling block for several quarters running.The initiative included a one-time retention payment that ranges from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers.

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Hospice News

MARCH 23, 2023

The 272 participants polled in the 2022 research included clinicians and administrators from 11 health systems nationwide, among other key stakeholders. Currently, this includes only physicians, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, along with clinical social workers. “If

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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). . “We

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

The Q&A took place on April 27, 2022. Do you have a doctor and a social worker that can work on, for instance, Medicaid eligibility. This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. We had two palliative care clinics.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Referral rejection rates among hospices reached a record high of 41% in 2022, according to data from CarePort, a WellSky company. Providers have reported shortages among social workers and nonclinical staff as well. Only LPNs and LVNs had higher rates, reaching 31.52% turnover and 25.12% for vacancies.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The move comes nearly a year after California-based Guaranteed launched in August 2022, when founder and CEO Jessica McGlory began her own provider company two years after her father passed away. Medicare Advantage organization SCAN Group has invested an undisclosed dollar amount in tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed.

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Hospice News

JULY 27, 2023

In addition to nurses, the retention program also aimed to recruit admission nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. million compared to the first half of 2022. rise from the same period in 2022. VITAS’ net service revenue reached nearly $321 million during Q2, a 7.8% year-over-year rise.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2022, the company rebranded as VyncaCare to reflect its broadened scope of clinical services. 2022 funding round led by Questa Capital with participation from Generator Ventures, First Trust Capital Partners, 4100 Group and OCA Ventures. The company has raised at least $40.3 And then we’ll reach profitability, which is key.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The company opened the facility at the Broward Health Medical Center in 2022, which is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, volunteers and bereavement experts provide 24/7 care. “At NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

billion in 2022, making it the sixth consecutive year the program has generated significant savings. By enabling more social workers, more community health workers, you can then address some of those disparities and hopefully start to address some of those health inequities. This takes it one step further.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

In 2022, Helios Care served more than 580 hospice patients across four New York counties in addition to 90 palliative care patients and more than 550 bereavement care clients. We’ve got several social workers working within the medical center with the palliative care director. That agency is also 51% owned by Bassett.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

Aides in 2022 represented a large percentage of job vacancies in the hospice space at nearly 20%, according to research from Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) and the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Participants included hospice aides, social workers, nurses, clinicians, chaplains and other staff.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. We are severely concerned with the direction that CMS has taken on this program. We don’t have confidence in the algorithm that they proposed. Jimmy Panetta Rep.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Hospice executives in December 2022 shared their predictions for what would happen in the space during 2023. Providers have reported shortages among social workers and nonclinical staff as well. Only LPNs and LVNs had higher rates, reaching 31.52% turnover and 25.12% for vacancies.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The nonprofit’s pediatric program grew its capacity to 120 patients in 2022, a rise from a previous census volume of 40. Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. But it goes both ways.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

“We are very excited to welcome Dr. Howe is passionate regarding education as he leads teams of specially trained clinical staff, including nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers, chaplains and certified nurse aides, all of whom he believes are experts in the care of patients with advanced and terminal illnesses.”.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2022

Caitlin Berry, Registered Nurse, Hospice for Advocate Aurora Health, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. I think the voice of bedside staff (nurses, CNAs, social workers, and chaplains) is still undervalued and underutilized. To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This followed other 2022 acquisitions of Georgia-based Lanier Hospice in January and Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in May. I am grateful to have the opportunity to care for the people in Southern Indiana,” said Anderson in a recent social media post. “I Agape Care Group Appoints M&A VP.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

I have people who say, “I love that model, but I don’t want a chaplain, I just want a nurse and a social worker.”. A managed care organization may say that they’re really just interested in the social worker and the nurse because that’s where we see the greatest issue with their members. So what do we do?

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Trends in quality of care: CY 2021 saw an increase in visits in the last days of life by both nurses and social workers after a decline in 2020. Although COVID-19 accounts for only 2% of primary diagnoses, it may still have been a secondary or contributory diagnosis.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

billion in 2022, a report from ResearchandMarkets estimated. The most prevalent and increasingly common conditions among aging populations are dementia-related behavioral and psychiatric symptoms and depressive disorders, NAS researchers found. The hospice market is expected to nearly double in the next decade, reaching $64.7

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NHPCO

MARCH 6, 2022

For Immediate Release: March 6, 2022. for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s ( NHPCO’s) 2022 Leadership and Advocacy Conference, or LAC22, with nearly 100 additional participants signed up for access to online, on-demand content through the virtual conference. Alexandria, Va., This work is truly a calling.

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2023

Three important considerations can help hospices recruit and retain social workers — a respectful workplace culture, reasonable workloads and continuing education opportunities. Workforce shortages remain the industry’s most damaging headwind, and that includes social workers.

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