Hospice News
DECEMBER 5, 2022
In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP. This article is sponsored by CHAP.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
31, 2023, Contessa was a stakeholder in at least 10 joint ventures that were actively admitting patients, according to the SEC filing. The UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary in June 2023 agreed to acquire Amedisys for $3.3 million in Q4 2023, an improvement from $6.6 The wild card, however, is Optum. million in 2022.
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Hospice News
APRIL 23, 2024
Cotter has been a board certified physician in family medicine since 1981 and worked as a hospice medical director from 1988 to 1989. Thus far in 2024, 625 patients have been active in the program; 1,000 were enrolled in 2023. He returned to hospice care part time from 2010 to 2014 from his home base in Napa County.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Contessa is currently in talks with a number of other Medicare Advantage organizations to pursue similar, but not identical, contracts, Dr. Gavin Baumgardner, vice president and national medical director of Palliative Care at Home at Contessa, said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference. “We’re
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The national average hourly rate for hospice aides and CNAs rose 9.09% in 2022, compared to a 4.52% increase in 2021, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). . for nurses.
Hospice News
JUNE 29, 2023
Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. These are usually chaplains or social workers providing bereavement services, and some hospices also have clinical psychologists or therapists as part of that team. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 11, 2023
This isolation can be compounded for LGBTQ+ seniors with terminal and serious illnesses, according to Dr. Jennifer Ritzau, vice president of medical staff services at HopeHealth, a Rhode Island-based hospice, palliative and home care provider. She also serves as medical director of palliative care at the nonprofit organization. “I
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