Hospice News

MARCH 26, 2024

After 2023’s slump, PE firms have been sitting on more than $800 million in dry powder, according to data shared with Hospice News by The Braff Group. But there’s definitely more of a tilt in the home health space.” Interest rates remain a wild card.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 29, 2023

Hayley Powell, Clinical Operations Manager at PalliCare, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News. It would definitely be how people view hospice and palliative care. I definitely hope that we can get into a benefit period of palliative care, that would be the most amazing thing that Congress could give us.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2024

2023 ruling by the third circuit U.S. Escobar’s] factors ‘could support a materiality finding’ not because the evidence definitively points towards materiality — it does not — but because on this record, a reasonable jury could conclude that Care Alternatives’ alleged violations were material.” United States, ex rel.

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Hospice News

APRIL 9, 2024

This is a rise from 180 MA plans in 2023 offering palliative services and 64 MA plans in 2020. About 205 Medicare Advantage plans currently offer home-based palliative care services as a supplemental benefit, according to a recent ATI Advisory report.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As of November 2023, NHPCO has 1,073 organizational members which represent 4,395 locations and 68,303 individuals. The board and officers will be ratified when the definitive agreements are signed in early 2024, the organizations’ indicated. Of those, 922 of those members are providers, an NHPCO spokesperson told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A primary barrier for patient and family access to palliative care is a lack of standardized definition and payment mechanism. Without an established palliative care benefit or universally recognized definition in place, care delivery models, patient experiences and reimbursement of palliative care services vary widely across the nation.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2023

That growth has continued into 2023, with at least 157 plans offering home-based palliative care, according to data from Washington, D.C.-based Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began giving plans more flexibility around the definition of “primarily health-related.” based research and consulting firm ATI Advisory.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In 2023, this exactly will become reality with a new VR Level III add-on CPT® code 0770T. Furthermore, there is growing research in virtual reality (VR) for treatment of pain, chronic conditions, mental health and others. What if we, as rehab professionals, could use VR to support these experiences and report their benefit to payers?

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Therefore, on August 3, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively the “Departments”) released a comprehensive proposed rule to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”). [5] The 2023 Proposed Rule is comprehensive. 4 2023), [link]. [5] 3, 2023). [6]

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Hospice News

APRIL 27, 2022

Earlier this month the company signed a definitive agreement to sell a 60% stake in Kindred to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR) for $2.8 And so that will be contemplated in our earnings progression in 2023. The company plans to move forward on geographic expansion late this year and early in 2023.

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Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

Last year federal legislation was proposed that, if enacted, would have advanced the development of an evidence-based definition of “high-quality” bereavement care. The language appeared in the 2023 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and related agencies.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 22, 2023

There are a lot of challenges when you’re trying to follow patients into the community,” Farrand said at the 2023 Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. But then what happens is that we see patients in a hospital, and then they get discharged into the ether. Croix Hospice, said at the conference. “We

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AlayaCare

MAY 11, 2023

MONTREAL, CANADA— 11 th MAY 2023 — AlayaCare , technology creator of the AlayaCare Cloud home and community-based care operations platform, today announced its latest AlayaCare University (ACU) training platforms designed to provide three tiers of on-demand training. Onboarding and training home care professionals is time consuming.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 28, 2023

Little did she know that her son, Tyler, and Kelsey would begin dating in 2021, get engaged in February 2023, and get married on May 25. Fast forward to 2023. I turned around and was like, ‘That’s definitely my mom,’” he says. That’s definitely her handwriting,” Tyler says. “It’s

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Hospice News

MAY 6, 2024

Only 14% of hospice physicians serving adult patients were also certified in pediatric care, and only 13% of nurses, according to a 2023 NHPCO report. Less than half (48%) of nearly 500 hospice and palliative care organizations surveyed in the NHPCO report indicated that they had a dedicated pediatric team.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

More than half (56%) of hospice care professionals indicated that their organizations planned to launch palliative care programs during 2023 in this year’s Hospice News Industry Outlook Survey , prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase. This is up from last year’s results in which 52% of respondents reported the same.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On November 28, 2023, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) submitted proposed emergency regulations (the “Regulations”) on the reporting of certain transactions involving health care entities for review by the California Office of Administrative Law, the final step in the regulation process.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Hospice was definitely the star of our service lines in terms of meeting its growth targets in 2023. What are some of your priorities for your hospice business in particular when it comes to growth during 2024? We had a great year of growth last year. On the hospice side,we invested heavily in our sales team.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 11, 2022

Proposed federal legislation could advance the development of an evidence-based definition of “high-quality” bereavement care. The language appears in the 2023 appropriations bill for the departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and related agencies.

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Hospice News

MARCH 2, 2023

We’re definitely seeing an increase in resale shop sales,” Hospice & Community Care CEO Jennifer Graham told Hospice News. But in late 2022 and early 2023, providers are seeing signs of recovery. Some are now seeing those funds trend in positive directions as COVID’s impacts ease.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2022

Deal volume is definitely down this year over the past few record-setting years. There was definitely a perfect storm the past couple years with hospice. Who are some of the big players to watch for in the M&A space heading into 2022 and 2023? How has the hospice market been shaping up this year compared to others?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2023

has signed a definitive business combination agreement with Newcourt Acquisition Corp. Current Newcourt shareholders would transition to owning stock in the combined company after the deal closes, which is expected to occur in the second half of 2023, pending customary regulatory and shareholder approvals.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

There is definitely a concerted effort to work more closely together to address fraud, waste and abuse concerns that all well-meaning providers, regardless of tax status, can support,” Matthew Wilkinson, communications manager at NPHI, told Hospice News. There’s an opportunity now to improve the benefit and beneficiaries’ experience.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

I would recognize palliative care as being a definitive benefit in the eyes of Medicare, and I think we’re going to get there sooner rather than later. Medicare identifies hospice as a definitive benefit that is covered, but palliative care not so much. Or maybe the next couple of years? Palliative care is trending.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

We’ll definitely see expansion. In 2023, a key initiative will be solidifying VitalCaring’s identity, both internally and among the public. Palliative care is a great example. Physician-based services that complement what we do in home health and hospice is an area for future opportunity.

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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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Home Care Pulse

MAY 30, 2023

15: How to Use Your Lead Generation Strategy to Drive Revenue in 2023 John Wilson, Sales Strategy & Account Management at A Place for Mom, discusses what a successful lead generation strategy looks like, how it compares to traditional advertising, and how to select a lead generation service. Amanda Sternklar ( 04:50 ): Absolutely.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

DECEMBER 28, 2023

But on December 21, 2023, the federal judge who presided over that trial granted Dr. Elfenbein’s motion for judgment of acquittal, vacating the conviction. 21, 2023), at 81. [2] These motions are commonly made but seldom granted. 1] United States v. Elfenbein , 1:22-cr-146, Doc.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Alexandria, VA) Congress has released the text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, an omnibus funding package that will fund the government through Fiscal Year 2023. For Immediate Release. December 20, 2022 . That cut was averted, protecting hospice patients and providers.

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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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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In May 2023 McDonald was added to a pilot program at The Miriam Hospital that combines palliative care and emergency medical services. In the last few years since I’ve graduated we’ve definitely seen more new programs popping up across the Northeast and in Massachusetts.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I definitely would not be where I’m at today without my family. Health care was always changing and evolving, but the COVID pandemic has definitely been a huge change that has happened over the last few years. The pandemic definitely allowed me to see things and grow personally and professionally with what we’ve all had to deal with.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JULY 9, 2023

As stipulated in the original terms of reference, which were reviewed and approved in January 2023 by the chairs, the objectives of the CoP are: to provide a reflective, restorative, and brave space for qualified and trainee IEN PNAs, to facilitate a network of clinical support, and to amplify the IEN PNA voice.

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Hospice News

JULY 27, 2022

The company signed a definitive agreement in April to sell a 60% stake in Kindred to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR). Of the known headwinds, the anticipated hospice divestiture has always been contemplated in our thinking of 2023,” said Diamond during an earnings call. Humana will retain the remaining 40%.

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Chicago Caregiving

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

experiences abuse or neglect , according to a 2023 study. We have a very strict definition of what it means to be a good person, and that is many times toxic,” he adds. “A It’s up to the child, really. And in the U.S., there are millions of people in this situation. One in every four children in the U.S.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Following a public workshop and comment period, OHCA released revised regulations on October 9, 2023, subject to a limited additional comment period that expired on October 17, 2023. The definition of entities required to report is now limited to the parties to the transaction, and not their parents or affiliates.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Technology definitely plays a crucial role in helping hospice clinicians and their patients, with EMR integrations being a key focus. Finish this sentence: “In the hospice industry, 2023 has been defined by…” …a focus on sustained quality growth. What’s on the horizon for OnePoint?

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