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3 Nonprofit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

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Last year, Ohio’s Hospice — and its palliative care arm Pure Healthcare — entered into a VBID network contract with the CVS Health Corp. Admission to the network means that Aetna will also cover a range of benefits for Ohio’s Hospice and Pure Healthcare patients. NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna.

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Key Trends That Will Shape the Hospice Industry in 2023

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Most hospices are sliding into 2023 between a rock and a hard place, beset by headwinds, labor shortages and questions with no easy answers. Government oversight of hospice providers will tighten during 2023. These concerns will be a hot topic in the new year, but other regulatory actions are also underway for 2023.

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Key Research Trends: Telehealth Impacts, Global Gaps in Hospice, Goal-Concordant Care

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The study spanned the telehealth experiences of terminally ill cancer patients 29 years old and under who were eligible to receive hospice care between 2021 and 2023. The study points to the potential for telehealth utilization to improve care coordination and quality for dying pediatric populations, researchers stated.

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Hospices Gear Up to Reach More Heart Failure Patients, Enhance Quality 

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The number of people who suffer from heart failure is expected to rise by 46% between 2012 and 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) reported. As of 2020, those individuals represented only about 10% of Medicare decedents who elected hospice, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Payers to Hospices: Don’t Wait to Start Working with MA Plans

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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. CMS requires MA plans to ensure they are working with providers of high-quality care.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

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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

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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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