Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

A group of Wisconsin-based organizations, including hospices, are working to improve end-of-life care among homeless populations. Dubbed Solace Home, the four-bed residential facility opened today and will provide end-of-life housing and caregiving for terminally ill individuals living in unstable or insecure situations.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

During the time that Chinn’s family was receiving care at Suncoast, the hospice was also caring for Terry Schiavo, whose story captivated much of the nation in 2005. The Terry Schaivo story is not ours to tell, but many of those components affect end-of-life care every day.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

The faith-based nonprofit organization also has a telehospice program, which offers virtual telehealth support to hospice caregivers and patients. Terminally ill residents at the Lourdes facility who are unable to remain at home or lack caregiver support will be eligible to receive care at the inpatient hospice.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2024

YoloCares has an adult day program and offers caregiver and advance care planning services, along with grief support. Its palliative care program launched in 2016. Other programs like the Center for Loss & Hope and the Center for Caregiver Support will eventually be available to clients in all 10 counties.”

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Hospice News

MAY 6, 2024

Complicating ethical considerations is a lack of a sufficient hospice workforce trained to provide pediatric end-of-life care to growing patient populations in need of support, Torkildson stated.

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NHPCO

JUNE 28, 2023

For Immediate Release June 28, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has released the 2023 edition of the Pediatric Facts and Figures Report. It is crucial to create both individual and group education opportunities to address any misperceptions about pediatric care.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The following year, the insurance giant divested Kindred’s hospice and personal care segments, selling a 60% stake to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CDR) for $2.8 The tool factors in clinical concerns as well as the home environment, caregiver resources and social determinants of health.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2023

Hospices should apply a wide and varied lens when examining the populations in greatest need of end-of-life care, Garrett indicated. Some may be flying under hospices’ radar, she said at the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference in Washington D.C. Hospice News photo.) There are a lot of different levels of underserved.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Bereavement counseling will be available to families at the center for 13 months following the death of a loved one, as well as respite services for caregivers. Patients at the reopened inpatient hospice will receive 24/7 end-of-life care. The group has public demonstrations spanning back to September 2023.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

11, 2023, but will likely be extended through at least April. Volunteers fill care delivery gaps, generate savings. Having access to their visits with families and patients can help clinicians pick up any pieces that were left behind – especially for caregivers. The PHE is currently set to expire on Jan.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

visits in the last seven days of life between May and November 2023. Predictive analytics technology can give hospice providers expanded visibility into patient conditions and overall experiences as they reach the most critical stages at the end of life, according to Amie Nangle, client success executive at Medalogix.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

That will translate to a $780 million bump to hospice payments next year compared to Fiscal Year 2023, according to CMS. set in 2023. The final rule includes considerations around health equity measures, hospice ownership and spending patterns around unrelated end-of-life care services, CMS stated.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

the Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2023 is currently in Senate review. The data suggest that hospice providers face a “critical need” for innovative payment models that improve end-of-life care among patients with blood cancers, they stated. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.),

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NHPCO

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For Immediate Release October 6, 2023 Photo Link (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) hosted its annual leadership conference (ALC2023) in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 30 – October 4, 2023. Monday, October 2 was the first day of the full conference.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Aging LGBTQ+ populations have few options for quality end-of-life care – particularly those in rural areas – and hospices are ramping up efforts to reach them. She also serves as medical director of palliative care at the nonprofit organization.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Demographics are pushing up demand for end-of-life care amid long-standing staffing shortages in hospice. Some hospices have been unable to sufficiently fill their ranks to keep up with that demand for care, resulting in them either temporarily limiting new patients or completely ending services.

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NHPCO

JUNE 21, 2023

For Immediate Release June 21, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to a recent NBC News story on HCA Healthcare hospitals, suggesting that HCA hospitals may be inappropriately pushing patients toward hospice care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. And as I went through the journey with my master’s, I discovered home health and then hospice and palliative care. What drew you to this field?

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

JUNE 26, 2023

The theme of the seminar ‘A Human Rights based approach to Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Public Health Palliative Care’ is highly relevant as 2023 marks 75 years since the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nationals General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 12, 2024

Marcantonio commented, “At a time when costs have been increasing across the board and hospices are competing for a limited healthcare workforce, keeping hospice payments flat would put the squeeze on hospice providers even as patient demand for hospice care is expected to keep growing.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 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. Vivek Mathew, vice president of marketing at Maxwell Healthcare Associates has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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NHPCO

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For Immediate Release November 10, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center (CMMI) release of the final Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) report and At-A-Glance report.

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NHPCO

APRIL 17, 2023

For Immediate Release April 17, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule that would update key components of hospice reimbursement and regulations in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

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NHPCO

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Immediate Release: October 31, 2023 Courageous Conversations (Alexandria, VA) – The beginning of November marks the start of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month (HAPCM), and this year’s theme is “Courageous Conversations.”

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NHPCO

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Committee has been working, with the support of association consulting firm McKinley Advisors, since the March 8, 2023 joint announcement ( NAHC website , NHPCO website ) that NHPCO and NAHC would explore opportunities for deeper collaboration. These caregivers provide vital services to Americans who are aged, disabled, and ill.

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NHPCO

AUGUST 17, 2023

Together with our advocacy partner, the Hospice Action Network (HAN), we serve as the leading voice advancing public policy to improve serious-illness and end-of-life care, while our CaringInfo program provides free resources to educate and empower patients and caregivers.

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NHPCO

JULY 28, 2023

For Immediate Release July 28, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Produces Better Outcomes, Lower Medicare Costs (Washington, D.C. billion in Medicare savings in 2019, while also providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers. These caregivers provide vital services to Americans who are aged, disabled, and ill.

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NHPCO

MARCH 21, 2023

For Immediate Release March 22, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs Hospice Care Contributed to $3.5 billion in savings for Medicare in 2019, while providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers.

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NHPCO

OCTOBER 25, 2023

For Immediate Release October 25, 2023 See the Spanish language version (Alexandria, VA) – CaringInfo.org , a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a consumer-focused website that offers information on a breadth of topics related to serious illness and end-of-life care.

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NHPCO

JULY 25, 2023

Presence of corporate compliance plan: OIG announced it would be modernizing its Compliance Program Guidance (CPGs), including the industry-specific CPGs (ICPGs) by the end of 2023.

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

November 30, 2023 — By the Bay Health, Mission Hospice & Home Care, and Hope Hospice today announced they will merge to become the largest independent not-for-profit hospice network in Northern California, uniquely positioned to provide compassionate care and impactful community services to more patients and families throughout the region.

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NHPCO

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

NHPCO is proud to celebrate participants in the 2023 program year who collectively closed 361 achievement rings. nhpco.org Press Contact Elyssa Katz NHPCO Communications 571-281-0220 The post NHPCO Celebrates Achievements of Hospice and Palliative Care Providers in Nationwide Quality Connections Program appeared first on NHPCO.

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NHPCO

JULY 24, 2023

For Immediate Release July 24, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The Hospice Action Network (HAN), the advocacy affiliate of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is pleased to announce that Chris Taelman and David Klementz have joined its board of directors.

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NHPCO

APRIL 20, 2023

For Immediate Release April 20, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its affiliate organization, the Hospice Action Network (HAN) published the following statement in response to today’s announcement that the U.S.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2022

I think the biggest talent that isn’t being utilized is some of the best training out there from Barbara Karnes, an end-of-life expert, around providing both the clinician and the family member with more comfort around the end-of-life experience. I think we’re seeing care models change.

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NHPCO

JULY 10, 2023

For Immediate Release July 10, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – CaringInfo.org , a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a consumer-focused website that offers information on a breadth of topics related to serious illness and end-of-life care.

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NHPCO

APRIL 28, 2023

For Immediate Release April 28, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – Earlier this month, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) published details on the extension of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model that may have significant implications for hospice care going forward.

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