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Gentiva Engineers Unique Palliative Care Payment System Via AIM Program

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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 care model is driven primarily by nurse practitioners who visit as often as once a week, according to Stengle.

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Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC,  Director, Product Management, VNS Health

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In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. Additionally, she discusses VNS’s outcomes-driven approach to end-of-life care, and how they are helping other organizations employ a similar approach.

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NHPCO’s Interim CEO Marcantonio: Hospice Benefit Must Evolve

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I was looking at that as an option that really brought all the pieces together, because hospice care is really about whole-person care: all the emotional, medical and spiritual needs of the individual. . What are your thoughts on how the 2023 final rule will affect providers and patients?

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