Hospice News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

People, processes and technology are the future of hospice care and health care in general. increase for 2023 when you put all of the data together. What behavioral changes do agencies need to make to prepare for 2023 in light of the final rule? Agencies will need to prepare for OASIS-E before January 1st, 2023.

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Hope Hospice

JANUARY 9, 2023

For immediate release: January 9, 2023. Hope Hospice has opened registration for its 2023 Hike for Hope, which will take place on Saturday, May 6, at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. The community’s participation helps Hope Hospice care for more than 2,000 East Bay neighbors each year. Saturday, May 6, 2023.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The film is based on director Laura Chinn’s personal experience as her brother Max received inpatient care at the Suncoast Hospice Care Center, an actual facility operated by the Florida-based nonprofit Empath Health. In the midst of this personal tragedy, a public debate unfolds.

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Hospice News

MAY 13, 2024

Research trends can help hospice providers improve their understanding around the impacts of their services and where quality gaps may exist. Their research found that coordinated telehealth visits with hospice interdisciplinary staff helped ease care transitions among young adults and children.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2024

Mihir Kamdar, Head of Clinical Delivery for Tuesday Health, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. Hospice News caught up with Kamdar to discuss their time in the hospice care industry. Kamdar: I discovered my passion for palliative care during my medical internship nearly 20 years ago.

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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. Pediatric palliative and hospice care in the United States started in the mid to late 1990s.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 17, 2023

2023 Hike for Hope Exceeds Goal With $153k Raised Fundraiser benefits Hope Hospice patient care and community programs DUBLIN, CA – Despite drizzly weather, nearly 850 supporters of Hope Hospice gathered at Del Valle Regional Park on May 6 for the nonprofit organization’s signature Hike for Hope.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It has been growing in 2023. Croix’s new wound care team will provide specialty care planning, treatment and clinical documentation. They can also provide wound care to patients in facilities as well as family caregivers. “The Wound Care Specialty Program sets St. ” The post St.

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Home Care Pulse

JANUARY 26, 2023

Contents: Details & Requirements Award-Winners List About Home Care Pulse Contents: Details & Requirements Award-Winners List About Home Care Pulse Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

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. Individuals who elect to receive hospice at the facility will receive care from local providers. Solace Friends Inc.

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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. That’s what hospice has done for more than 40 years.

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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. The PeaceHealth Richard Nau Hospice House opened on Jan. We recognize how important hospice care is to the community.” 31 and is located in Longview, Washington.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Programs that go beyond the traditional realm of hospice care can help providers distinguish themselves in the marketplace. Examples include pet programs, services tailored to veterans and complementary care like massage or aroma and music therapy. We can get pets to grooming and veterinary appointments.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

Over the course of the six-month pilot, providers received a 95% patient satisfaction rate, while saving $3 in hospital bills for every $1 spent toward palliative care. Cotter has been a board certified physician in family medicine since 1981 and worked as a hospice medical director from 1988 to 1989.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Croix Hospice cares for more than 4,400 patients daily across its 10-state service region. The hospice provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm H.I.G. Through the predictive analytics data, hospice patients at St. visits in the last seven days of life between May and November 2023.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

And, it’s all about these patients being able to opt into hospice care rather than having to stay in the hospital, or keep going back and forth to clinics to get these transfusions.” the Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2023 is currently in Senate review. “I

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Hospice News

MAY 6, 2024

Regulatory and policy changes at federal and state levels have also posed challenging ethical considerations in the provision of pediatric hospice care, Torkildson added. The multitude of factors has pediatric hospice providers facing unique ethical concerns, she stated. This number represented 14.1

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is giving hospices a 3.1% That will translate to a $780 million bump to hospice payments next year compared to Fiscal Year 2023, according to CMS. set in 2023. payment boost the agency initially proposed for 2024 hospice payments back in March.

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2023

Despite the few details that emerged in this hearing, hospices can likely expect greater oversight on both the state and federal levels for the remainder of 2023 into 2024 and beyond. Though to date, several previous OIG recommendations related to hospice program integrity have not yet been implemented, some going back several years.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

“The scholarship is a dependable way to assist hospice home care aids in furthering their careers, voicing their stories on the importance [of] what caregiving means to them and emphasize the changes that have occurred in their patients’ lives,” Winthorpe said in a statement. Recipients will be announced in December 2023.

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Hospice News

APRIL 7, 2023

An estimated 6 million children in the United States will experience the death of a parent or a sibling by the age of 18, according to data from the Child Bereavement Estimation Model (CBEM) 2023. Around 1,192 children became “newly bereaved” each day in 2021 due to the death of a sibling or parent, the 2023 CBEM report found.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The renovated space signifies a “fresh start” and “sets a new standard” for community-based health care services, according to Hospice of the Chesapeake leaders. 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.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 26, 2022

– July 2021: What is the Hospice Care Index? – What did this level of oversight tell hospice agencies? Article Contents: July 2021: What is the Hospice Care Index? What did this level of oversight tell hospice agencies? July 2021: What is the Hospice Care Index? Going Forward.

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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

JUNE 13, 2023

“The Health Care Fraud Unit and its partners are prioritizing the investigation and prosecution of schemes that affect vulnerable populations, including, but by no means limited to, sober homes fraud, illegal prescribing of controlled substances and hospice fraud,” Miller said. “In

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2024

On a personal note, I’ve witnessed my own family members—parents, grandparents, and in-laws—navigate home health care, manage chronic illnesses and eventually transition through hospice care. How can hospice providers better prepare to navigate labor shortages in 2024 and beyond?

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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.

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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. Volunteers can help clinicians with the right patient reporting system and processes in place,” Benton told Hospice News. Their services reduced the hospice’s costs by an average of 6%, a rise from 5.5%

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The deal is intended to improve care collaborations, quality and reduce reliance on expensive facility-based care for seniors in Utah, according to the company announcement. The rising demand for serious illness and hospice care coupled with rising costs of delivering are a “major concern” statewide, according to the report. “A

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NHPCO

AUGUST 17, 2023

Back in February, President Carter and his family chose hospice care for his end-of-life journey. By sharing that choice publicly, the Carters have sparked a national conversation and countless private ones about the value of hospice. Hospice care is not about living longer; it’s about making the most of the time we have left.

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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

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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Hospice News

MAY 9, 2023

The future of telehealth in hospice care delivery is among the questions swirling around the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11. Though initially the telehealth waivers weren’t intended to be permanent, they will likely have long-term impacts in hospice. “The

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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

JANUARY 12, 2024

“MedPAC’s shift away from its previous recommendations to cut the aggregate payment cap is a win for hospices, patients, and families,” said NHPCO Interim CEO, Ben Marcantonio. In order to serve the American public, Congress should ensure hospice providers are reimbursed to provide the end-of-life care people want and deserve.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Lagging reimbursement rates amid wage hikes, inflation surges and steep compensation competition have put hospice between a rock and hard place in the staffing battle. pay increase for hospice care for Fiscal Year 2023. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a 2.7%

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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. billion less than it would have been had they not received hospice care.

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