Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

For instance, Estonias centralised EHR system allows seamless data sharing across healthcare providers, ensuring continuity of care and empowering patients to take control of their health information (Rissanen, 2023). London: Department of Health and Social Care. Independent Report on the Future of the NHS. and Kovcs, J.,

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recent updates to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) model pose significant opportunities for hospices, according to Faroqui. million Medicare beneficiaries, CMS reported. million Medicare beneficiaries, CMS reported.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

We have some core specialty programs here [focused on sleep hygiene, care coordination within facilities and dementia care],” Bristol Hospice CEO Alex Mauricio previously told Hospice News. Bristol in 2023 opened a double-digit number of new offices and has plans to do the same this year, Mauricio said.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

The payment model is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing care coordination, behavioral health and functional needs. Health care providers can expect an influx of patients with dementia-related conditions in the coming years Nearly 6.7 million people.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

2023 memorandum. Among their queries, MAC sought information on how the merger could affect performance on quality metrics as well as access to care for Oregon’s Medicaid beneficiaries. “The ” The Oregon Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) raised questions about the proposed business combination in a Dec.

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Hospice News

MARCH 24, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to extend the value-based insurance design (VBID) model through 2030: patients’ social needs, health equity and improved care coordination. Originally set to run between 2021 and 2024, CMS indicated yesterday that it would invest five additional years in the demonstration.

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Hospice News

MARCH 23, 2023

In 2023, the number of MA plans will swell to 3,998, up 6% from 2022. The agency is also releasing applications for participation for eligible Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) for calendar year 2024. The agency is also releasing applications for participation for eligible Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) for calendar year 2024.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Originally slated to end in 2024, CMS recently extended the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) to 2023. When it comes to hospice VBID, numbers from the program’s first year offer few clues for the 2023-2024 landscape. million beneficiaries. Participation was small in year one.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Compassus on Wednesday completed its partnership with the health system OhioHealth, a move aimed at improving care coordination and access. Additionally, Compassus and VNS Health in June 2023 formed a value-based collaboration aimed at improving access, awareness and quality of hospice and palliative care services.

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AlayaCare

APRIL 2, 2025

These would be critical in updating client care plans, increasing eligible home care service hours, and delivering more personalized care for residents in need. Challenge 3: Operational inefficiency Fragmented operations across Integrity’s seven branches created inconsistencies in scheduling, billing, and care coordination.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) payment model will launch on Jan. 1, 2023, and hospices that collaborate with participating ACOs could realize some unique benefits. Greater care coordination.

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Hospice News

JULY 31, 2023

Health care providers, including hospices, can expect an influx of patients with dementia-related conditions in the coming years Nearly 6.7 million seniors in the United States have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, according to a 2023 report from the Alzheimer’s Association. million people.

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Hospice News

MAY 6, 2024

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network recommends that health care providers integrate palliative services into a cancer patient’s care at the time of diagnosis. Through the program, palliative care will be carefully coordinated with the patients oncology care with an integrated team of providers.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 13, 2023

That is basically standard standardizing our models of care, our support services, and our infrastructure (such as EMR systems). This is also very high on the 2023 agenda.”. The initiative will not include a rebrand of the legacy affiliates, Fleece told Hospice News. But hospice won’t be the incoming CEO’s only area of focus.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

“Since our founding, Canyon Home Care & Hospice has had a long-standing commitment to driving innovation and increasing access to high-quality home health and hospice care,” Eddie Norris, managing partner at Canyon, said in the announcement. Utah holds the highest rate of hospice utilization among Medicare decedents nationwide.

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AlayaCare

MAY 23, 2025

A unified, scalable platform AlayaCare replaced Vitasya’s disconnected systems with a single, integrated platform, giving staff real-time access to critical data, automating manual processes, and improving care coordination. Service hours expansion: 2023: 428,000 scheduled hours, 300,000 billed.

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AlayaCare

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

These include: Type of service provided Identity of the client Identity of the caregiver Location of care Date of service Start and end times What’s New with California EVV?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 12, 2024

million patients in value-based care arrangements across all of its clinical business lines. This reflects patient census growth of about 900,000 people during 2023. revenues growth during 2023, reaching $371.6 Optum Health currently serves more than 4.1 The company in Q4 of last year saw a 33.9%

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post-acute data analytics company develops machine learning solutions designed to identify patients in need of home health, hospice or palliative care services as early as possible in the course of their illnesses. visits in the last seven days of life between May and November 2023. Croix received an average of roughly 10.3

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AlayaCare

APRIL 18, 2023

With Visit Optimizer, it only takes me 30 minutes or less, so I can quickly provide care givers a shift offer they are more likely to accept, making negotiations and scheduling much easier,” said a care coordinator during product testing.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Its business model uses a mix of virtual palliative care, advance care planning, care coordination and symptom management services, among others. The provider has expanded to four new states and nearly doubled its patient census bring 2023 alone. The company has raised at least $40.3

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AlayaCare

JANUARY 10, 2024

Continued proliferation of AI and machine learning in health care Artificial Intelligence (AI) will continue to revolutionize the home-based care industry in North America by 2024. The transformation will be so significant that it will alter how we approach home-based care. Here’s what we can expect: A.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

Hospices have increasingly built out palliative care as an additional business line, a trend that continues to accelerate. Better understanding could foster improved care coordination between hospice and palliative care, helping providers to address unmet patient needs, he stated.

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AlayaCare

DECEMBER 2, 2024

With healthcare data breaches rising by 83% over the past decade—and nearly 400,000 health records compromised daily in 2023 alone—being responsible with your clients’ data safe is non-negotiable. Here are a few steps your agency can take to prioritize data security : Encrypt Data: Think of encryption as your digital vault.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A few of 2023’s largest hurdles include intensifying regulatory oversight as well as prolific workforce shortages amid rising demand. Bartness Rebuilding the workforce [Summing up 2023 in three words]: recruitment, retention, flexibility. This has created a need for innovative strategies around recruitment and retention.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Hospice News spoke with Bristol CEO Alex Mauricio at the Home Care 100 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, to talk about the company’s growth outlook for 2024, its speciality care coordination program and opportunities for hospice providers in the assisted living space. We’ll do the same this year.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. NASDAQ: AMED) has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link].

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

for Fiscal Year 2023, but some industry leaders have said that this falls short of what providers’ need to maintain capacity and complete for jobseekers. Utilizing technology in their staffing processes can aid hospices in better care coordination, reduce unnecessary patient visits, and cut staff travel costs, Teslik added.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

This article is based on a discussion with Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart and Nikki Davis, Vice President of Palliative Care Programs at Contessa Health. The conversation took place on April 20, 2023, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 17, 2024

“I became the first Stroke and Chest Pain Coordinator for LVH–Hazleton, a brand-new role for the hospital,” says Scatton. Returning to Her Roots When a patient care coordinator role became available on the fifth-floor medical-surgical telemetry unit, Scatton knew it was her calling. I started on the night shift,” says Scatton.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 15, 2023

Having the Family Portal allows our families to have easy access to the information they need in order to feel comfortable and have confidence in the care their family is receiving.” – Charles Wong, Founder & President, CarePros.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

APRIL 7, 2024

Available from: Integrated Health and Social Care in England: Ten Years On – PubMed (nih.gov) Davidson L, Scott J, Forster N. Patient experiences of integrated care within the United Kingdom: A systematic review. International Journal of Care Coordination. October 2021 29;21(4):6.Available 2021;24(2):39-56.

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2024

Another key aspect is care coordination and collaboration. Whether it’s clarifying steps, asking questions or sending updates, the ability to communicate across the care team is a fundamental feature of the solutions we’re committed to providing. I believe 2024 will closely resemble 2023 in many ways.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

This collaboration can help optimize care delivery, expand member access to services, and improving the quality of care provided. For Medicare Advantage plans, a carve-in facilitates better care coordination and oversight. Editor’s Note: This article has been edited for length and clarity.

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Hospice News

JUNE 5, 2023

This article is based on a discussion with Fred Bentley, Managing Director for Medicare Innovation and ATI Advisory, Allison Silvers, Chief of Healthcare Transformation at the Center to Advance Palliative Care and Ryan Klaustermeier, Vice President of Professional Services at Axxess. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

among Medicare decedents in 2023, up more than two percentage points from the prior year, according to recent data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). The number of hospice care days also saw increases, as did average length of stay and average number of patient visits per week. Hospice utilization reached 51.7%

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

LeadingAge recently penned a letter to Congress requested a two-year extension of the temporary hospice recertification rule, along with several other Medicare telehealth waivers including the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023 and the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024.

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