Hospice News

APRIL 2, 2024

Hospice and home health provider Charter Healthcare, a portfolio company of Pharos Capital, recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. As of February 2023, Charter provided hospice, home health, complex care management and palliative care services to nearly 13,000 patients. No public announcement was made. for an undisclosed amount.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Though staffing remains the greatest challenge in 2023, conditions are improving, reported more than half (54%) of hospice and palliative care professionals in this year’s Hospice News Industry Outlook Survey , prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase. I’m probably more excited about it than I’ve been in a few years.”

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Florida-based Hope Healthcare has affiliated with Chapters Health System, a nonprofit provider of hospice, palliative care and home health, among other services. Beckwith has led Hope Healthcare for more than 30 years. NPHI NPHI Hope Healthcare CEO Samira Beckwith.

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Hospice News

MARCH 6, 2024

Though the pandemic has had lasting impacts on the ability to recruit and retain palliative care professionals, the outbreak also shed some light among the public around serious illness care options, according to Nick Westfall, chairman and CEO of VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. Subscribe to Palliative Care News today !

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) has acquired Chicago-based Apple Home Healthcare, Ltd., The company’s acquisition focus for this year and into 2023 rests on targets primarily in the personal care and home health space, Allison indicated in a Q2 earnings call. for an undisclosed sum. for $85 million earlier this year.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The agreement is expected to close in early 2023. This marks the third affiliation that Chapters announced or completed during 2022, following Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care early in the year and Hope Healthcare just last week. “In Chapters Health System and Capital Caring Health have signed a letter of intent to affiliate.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Thus far in 2023, hospice merger and acquisition activity has deviated from prior years. But in 2023, private equity activity slowed from its formerly frenzied pace. The majority of the 13 publicly announced hospice and home health deals in 2023 have involved “bolt-ons,” or smaller entities, Kulik stated.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Program integrity issues that have heated up in the hospice space during the past five years reached a boiling point in 2023. Hospice providers have seen an array of increased regulatory oversight in 2023. It’s a reason to be very active about compliance and understanding the regulatory landscape you’re working within.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Most hospices are sliding into 2023 between a rock and a hard place, beset by headwinds, labor shortages and questions with no easy answers. Government oversight of hospice providers will tighten during 2023. These concerns will be a hot topic in the new year, but other regulatory actions are also underway for 2023.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

Patients with ovarian cancer who have received palliative care had fewer hospital readmissions compared to others, according to a recent study presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) in Tampa, Florida. The results help to demonstrate palliative care’s value proposition.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A 2023 study by Front Public Health indicated that transitions from hospitals to home settings tend to be particularly complex and tricky. . These types of collaborations help to maintain patient safety, quality and continuity of care, and helps ensure that patients are receiving appropriate and timely interventions. Krmpotic said.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 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 Some key metrics include CMS star ratings in the agency’s Care Compare system, as well as results from Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys and the Hospice Item Set.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

It takes time to build up the payment, referral and workforce resources needed to support a sustainable palliative care program, according to Dr. Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2023

Aging Media Network (AMN) is proud to announce the 2023 Aspect Awards winners. Participation from national, regional and local companies, as well as an array of creative agencies, makes the Aspect Awards a powerful benchmark for longevity marketing and creative strategy in 2023.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2022

CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna has selected Ohio’s Hospice and Pure Healthcare as part of the insurance company’s hospice and palliative care preferred provider network for Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) in the Buckeye State. “This would allow for greater flexibility than the current Medicare model provides.”

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

SCAN Group and CareOregon have agreed to join forces in 2023 as a new organization called HealthRight Group. The combination is expected to close in 2023, subject to customary approvals. . SCAN was poised to join the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model demonstration in 2023, and those plans remain unchanged.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2023

Recent allegations that staff at HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) put pressure on patients to enter hospice dovetail with longstanding questions over how and when patients should be referred. Source: SEIU) HCA Healthcare is among the nation’s largest hospital systems, which employs more than 294,000 people, including 45,000 physicians.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

While home health operators brace for the impact of the meager 2023 reimbursement rates, hospices likewise must prepare for a ripple effect. base rate payment increase for home health care in 2023. In addition, the 2023 increase is only a temporary abatement. While this is an improvement from the 4.2%

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2023

a WTWH Media Company, (“Aging Media”) is pleased to announce the Future Leaders Class of 2023, showcasing the most promising talent in the behavioral health, home health and home care, hospice and palliative care, senior housing, and skilled nursing industries. Aging Media Network, Inc., Congratulations to this year’s award recipients.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Yup, we are restarting the #HPMParty in Montreal at the 2023 AAHPM/HPNA meeting. The post GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Because we are back. And this time, we are doing it in French.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Ethan McChesney, policy director, National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link]. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated by their peers. What drew you to the hospice and palliative care industry?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2023

Morgan Healthcare Conference. The number of plans that cover the service as a primarily health-related benefit rose to 157 in 2023, up from 147 in 2022, according to an analysis by ATI Advisory. Expanding its palliative care business is a rising priority for Amedisys Inc., NASDAQ: AMED) following Chairman Paul Kusserow’s return as CEO.

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NHPCO

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Project ECHO is an innovative program designed to create virtual groups of learners by bringing together healthcare providers, subject matter experts, and the wider community using case-based learning and fostering an “all teach, all learn” approach. Register for the miniseries.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Bailey Woodhams, business development manager for consulting firm Maxwell Healthcare Associates, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. Two years into my career, I began working with Maxwell Healthcare Associates. What do you foresee as being different about the hospice industry looking ahead to 2023?

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Vivek Mathew, vice president of marketing at Maxwell Healthcare Associates has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News. It wasn’t until I joined Maxwell Healthcare Associates that I found the opportunity to fulfill this longing and serve in a way that aligns with my aspirations. Determined.

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Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2024

Within Q1 2024, the company began the process of purchasing the primary care provider Steward Healthcare. You’re seeing that play out super well in the first quarter performance of Optum Health and [United Healthcare]. This reflects patient census growth of about 900,000 people during 2023. billion, up from $59.5

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2024

Michele Senbertrand, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner for By The Bay Health, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. Senbertrand: Growing up, I was a math and science kid with a desire to be useful, so I eventually found my way to healthcare, and then to nursing. HSPN: What drew you to this industry?

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Capacity gains driven by a slate of new hires has propelled VITAS Healthcare to pre-pandemic performance. VITAS’ continued improvement in operating metrics is the result of our 12-month retention and hiring program launched in July of 2022,” McNamara said in a Q4 2023 earnings call. The program ran between July 2022 and July 2023.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Vitas Healthcare is making changes in its c-suite and executive team. VITAS Healthcare continues to experience tremendous success and, as we keep growing, so do the opportunities and recognition for our leadership,” Westfall told Hospice News in an email. CEO Nick Westfall has been appointed the company’s chairman.

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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. Two of the nation’s largest hospice and home-based care industry organizations are merging and have announced a combined board that will guide the transition. Lloyd, president and CEO, Delaware Hospice, Inc.

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Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2024

VITAS Healthcare Corporation has penned an agreement to acquire Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one of its assisted living facility locations for $85 million. The company’s net revenue reached $350 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 13.6% Covenant Health and Community Services Inc.,

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Hospice News

MAY 13, 2024

The study spanned the telehealth experiences of terminally ill cancer patients 29 years old and under who were eligible to receive hospice care between 2021 and 2023. This compared to a separate 2023 Canadian study that found 16.1% of pediatric patients die in the home.

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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. As healthcare professionals, part of our role is to help individuals discover and embrace that meaning, particularly when facing life-limiting circumstances. HSPN: What drew you to this industry?

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Nurse.com

MARCH 9, 2023

Nursing is a noble profession that plays a critical role in providing healthcare services to people of all ages and in a variety of settings. Nursing shortage The nursing shortage is a problem that has plagued the healthcare industry for years.

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Hospice News

APRIL 24, 2024

The Amedisys deal is among a slew of large acquisitions by Optum, which include the home health and hospice provider LHC Group and the health care tech company Change Healthcare. billion acquisition of LHC Group in February 2023. Optum closed its $5.4 Earlier this year, the U.S. A federal court eventually allowed that deal to proceed.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Though the number of hospice M&A deals plummeted in 2023 compared to prior years, deals are still being made, and the industry may see a rebound in 2024. Transaction volume declined in the hospice and home-based care space in 2023, following the two record-breaking prior years. The company’s 2023 transactions contributed to a 24.3%

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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. There is a wide-spread shortage of highly trained, pediatric palliative and hospice healthcare professionals in the workforce.

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