Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2024

“The addition of HomeCare Hospice to our network will allow us to better serve our community and meet the growing needs of patients in need of compassionate end-of-life care.” By 2023, the bureau estimates that more than a quarter of the state’s residents will be older than 60, an increase of close to 40% since 2012.

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Hospice News

MAY 15, 2023

Generally, these buyers see a promising return on investment and sustainable business growth because of rising demand for end-of-life care in the United States. The post The Key Factors Shaping Hospice Multiples in 2023 appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2023

In 2023, the focus for many is to not only expand their core business but to spread further into the care continuum. The below comments were taken from original interviews, conducted in person and via the phone, throughout early 2023. Hospices are blazing trails toward growth, each provider with its own range of strategies.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2021, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. However, this year started to see the return to pre COVID-19 levels in some areas.

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NHPCO

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

NHPCO recognizes individuals who have earned the 2023 Health Equity Certificate: Stefanie Hansberry, Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc. Participants in the program who attended at least 70% of the sessions and completed program evaluation requirements earned an NHPCO Health Equity Certificate.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This year’s HAN award recipients are as follows: The Courageous Conversations Award, 2023 Honoree 39 th U.S. nhpco.org Press Contact: Madison Summers Public Affairs Manager 571-412-3973 The post The Hospice Action Network Presents 2023 Angel Awards Honorees appeared first on NHPCO.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2023 will phase out dual-eligibility special needs look-alike plans within Medicare Advantage. This can include payment for long-term care or some services provided in assisted living facilities. “But Of those, about 3.8

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Hospice News

JANUARY 12, 2024

“A rate freeze would interfere with the progress made through hospice wherein highly patient-centered care, controlled by the patient at the most important point of an individual’s life, offers Medicare with significant financial savings while providing incredible end-of-life care.” set in 2023.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

Farrah Daly, owner and founder of Evenbeam Neuropalliative Care LLC, told Palliative Care News that the current demand for neuropalliative care is “just the tip of the iceberg.” “So So many people with neurologic illness become distanced from the health care system,” Daly said.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

But in the midst of this, workforce shortages and clinical capacity issues remain obstacles to palliative care access. The following are the most-read Palliative Care News articles of 2023. #1 1 State Palliative Care Laws Impact Where Patients Die (June 14) Palliative care components in state health care regulations vary widely.

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

“Rural communities often encounter numerous obstacles in accessing high-quality end-of-life care as they struggle with scarce resources, geographical barriers and a shortage of experienced professionals,” Bartness said in a statement. The company has been on a growth trajectory in 2023. ” St.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

A growing number of patients with various dementia-related conditions will need end-of-life care in coming years. About 1 in 9 seniors will have a dementia-related condition by 2050, representing roughly three-quarters (73%) of the nation’s overall aging population, according to a 2023 report from the Alzheimer’s Association.

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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

“I think the movie just does a phenomenal job of just putting the audience and the viewers into those kinds of dynamics, to not try to explain hospice care and all what goes into hospice care, but to try to help people feel it,” Fleece told Hospice News. Families are not always in agreement with what’s the best plan of care.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 5, 2024

One such is the COVID-19 pandemic, declared a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020 and with the end of its emergency phase on 5 May 2023,” the study indicated. Studying the impact of the pandemic on place of death matters because it may signal critical disruptions in end of life care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

“The personalized care provided by PACE could be the solution many older adults and their families are looking for. Hosparus Health in January 2023 applied for licensure , recently receiving a greenlight from the U.S. More than 30 interdisciplinary staff members provide care at the 5,600 square feet facility.

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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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NHPCO

JANUARY 4, 2023

January 04, 2023. Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) announced the launch of the Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) tele-mentoring program, Equity Where It Matters. For Immediate Release. ET, by visiting the Project ECHO page for more information. Ph: 571-412-3973.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2024

YoloCares provided care to 592 hospice patients and roughly 234 palliative patients in 2023, according to its annual report. Survivability and relevance in the future of this segment of health care really demands that we become a different organization that happens to have hospice in our portfolio of service and care programs.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2024

A group of hospice providers and data scientists at the New Jersey-based health system have developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology aimed at helping its clinical teams to better identify when a patient is nearing the end of life or could benefit from serious illness care.

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Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2024

The discriminatory experiences have led to mistrust in the health care system at large, as well as underutilization of end-of-life care, Praver indicated. Spiritual care providers are an important part of addressing historical mistrust issues, according to Praver. Effective Jan.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The bipartisan legislation was introduced in December 2023 by Sens. The bill builds upon the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, designed to speed transitions to patient-centered, value-based care. There’s a lot of quality improvement in care that can be had from end-of-life care,” Pittman said.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Based in Vancouver, Washington, PeaceHealth provides hospice, palliative, primary and pediatric care, along with home- and community-based care and behavioral health, among other services.The nonprofit health system operates 17 locations in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, including critical access hospitals and medical centers and clinics.

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Hospice News

APRIL 15, 2024

“Particularly those [caregivers] in rural areas experience unique challenges, as they have limited access to support and hospice and palliative care services because of their distant location,” Patano said. The researchers’ analysis spanned the experiences of 1,470 caregivers across 18 studies from 2010 to 2023.

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Hospice News

MARCH 12, 2024

The nation’s four largest hospice industry organizations — LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) — in late 2023 conducted a 133-respondent provider survey focused on regulation.

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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 CDR later rebranded the company as Gentiva. Palliative can sometimes help bridge that gap that actually exists.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 7, 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. 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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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

The recommendation to curb hospice spending comes after a March 2023 study that found that hospice care generates roughly $3.5 billion in Medicare savings for patients in the last year of life, a 3.1% For the first time in years, MedPAC did not call for any changes to the payment cap.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Parsons will also head its PACE program, Blue Ridge Independence at Home, as well as Blue Ridge Palliative Care Services. He previously served as chief strategy officer at the hospice organization since April 2023. He hails from Capital Caring Health, where he was vice president of public affairs and philanthropy.

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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

MARCH 13, 2024

We identified numerous indicators of such fraud and abuse by hospice agencies, which typically offer palliative end-of-life care to individuals with medical diagnoses of fewer than six months to live.” “The state’s weak controls have created the opportunity for large-scale fraud and abuse,” CDOJ indicated in its report. “We

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The study compared two groups of Hispanic patients across Colorado-based community health care systems, nonprofit providers and academic settings from January 2017 to January 2021. Data were collected and analyzed from July 2022 to July 2023 of self-identifying Hispanic patients with serious noncancer life-limiting illnesses.

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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

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. Access to hospice can be challenging for many seniors in remote or rural regions.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

I had not expected to include a child who had died 11 years ago, however when I met the mother to talk about her son who had died the previous year, she recognised me from 11 years ago when I had been involved with her daughter’s end of life care. The data collected was narrative.

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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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