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Hospice, Palliative Care Leaders Foresee a ‘New Normal’ for 2023

Hospice News

Some also see the health care system, including hospices and palliative care providers, starting to settle into a “new normal” after the sea changes that have occurred during the past three years. Overall, we do expect some return to normalcy as it relates to routine health care engagement within the senior population.”.

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How Palliative Providers Can Improve Transitions of Care

Hospice News

To ensure smooth care transitions for patients with serious illnesses, palliative providers must tread carefully, collaborating not only with patients and their families but also with other health care providers and community resources to provide holistic support. Krmpotic said.

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Amedisys Prioritizing Palliative Care Expansion

Hospice News

Expanding its palliative care business is a rising priority for Amedisys Inc., The company’s palliative care strategy rests on the back of risk-based payment models, primarily Medicare Advantage, Kusserow indicated at the J.P. Contessa is a likely engine for propelling the anticipated palliative care growth.

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Growing Neuropalliative Care: Overcoming Barriers to Scale

Hospice News

A huge need exists for neuropalliative care, Dr. Claire J. Creutzfeldt at the Harborview Medical Center’s Department of Neurology told Palliative Care News. Palliative care offers support for a variety of symptoms through interdisciplinary care. But, in addition, stroke leaves people with huge changes in identity.

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4 For-Profit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

Hospice News

’s (NASDAQ: AMED) trajectory in 2023 is a tale of three companies, and they should be watched for three reasons. And last but certainly not least is the bid by Option Care Health (NASDAQ:) to acquire the company, with closing expected in the second half of this year. A forthcoming second story will focus on nonprofit providers.

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Congress Grills HHS on Hospice Program Integrity

Hospice News

Members of Congress are raising questions about the continued Medicare certification for new hospices in areas rife with fraud. Investigations have shown that potentially hundreds of newly licensed hospices have bilked Medicare of millions of dollars during the past several years, all while providing egregiously poor care or none at all.

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2023 NHPCO Facts and Figures Report Now Available

NHPCO

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. Most beneficiaries switch to Traditional Medicare.

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