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Why SCAN Health Plan Will Enter Hospice VBID in 2023

Hospice News

SCAN Health Plan is among the Medicare Advantage (MA) payers entering the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) payment demonstration in 2023. Geographically, the program will be available in 806 counties in 24 states in 2023, up from 461 this year. Hospice VBID enters its third year in 2023.

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3 Nonprofit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

Hospice News

“We envision a large network of not-for-profit, community-based hospice providers working collaboratively to create standards for what a community should expect from an end-of-life care provider.” Branded at Ohio’s Hospice at United Church Homes, it provides care in more than three communities across the UCH footprint.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

Hospice News

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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Future Leader: Drake Jarman, SVP of Growth, Hospice, Amedisys

Hospice News

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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Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC,  Director, Product Management, VNS Health

Hospice News

In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. Additionally, she discusses VNS’s outcomes-driven approach to end-of-life care, and how they are helping other organizations employ a similar approach.

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HSPN ELEVATE: Hospice Clinical Innovation Trends

Hospice News

This discussion took place on September 7, 2023 during the Hospice News ELEVATE Conference. Hospice News: I wanted to start by asking where the greatest opportunities for clinical innovation is in hospice care? They offer home health, they offer palliative care, and so forth. How would you respond to that?

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Program Integrity, Health Equity, Workforce Pressures Top of Mind for Hospice Leaders in 2024

Hospice News

A few of 2023’s largest hurdles include intensifying regulatory oversight as well as prolific workforce shortages amid rising demand. Hospice care reduces Medicare expenditures by about $3.5 billion for patients in their last year of life, a 3.1% This has created a need for innovative strategies around recruitment and retention.

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