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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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Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

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Uintah Home Health and Hospice patients began receiving services under the Canyon umbrella earlier this month. The home health and hospice provider is part of the home care service line of Uintah Basin Healthcare. The post Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin appeared first on Hospice News.

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3 Nonprofit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

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Since 2020, the organization has more than doubled its hospice footprint, including two new affiliations in 2022 — Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care and Hope Healthcare — and one so far in 2023, Capital Caring Health. The Capital Caring affiliation extended the system’s footprint to Maryland and the Washington, D.C.,

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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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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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In 2023, the number of MA plans will swell to 3,998, up 6% from 2022. Croix Hospice CEO Heath Bartness told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 conference. “I The agency is also releasing applications for participation for eligible Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) for calendar year 2024.

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AlayaCare Launches Visit Optimizer—Automation for Vacant Visit Scheduling

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In developing Visit Optimizer, the team was tasked to create an application that automates placing care givers with vacant client visits, remove manual guesswork in scheduling, and reduce mileage, travel time and wait times to improve patient experience, fostering employee satisfaction.

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Bristol Hospice Goes All-In on De Novos

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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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