Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That roughly eight-year stretch as CEO was likewise marked by the purchase of Contessa, a company built to shift higher-acuity care into the home, including palliative care services. “We We think it’s transformative,” Kusserow said Tuesday at the Bank of America Securities Home Care Conference, referring to Contessa.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Angela Hospice provides adult and pediatric hospice, palliative care and grief support across Oakland County in southern Michigan. PACE Center, we embark on a new chapter to revolutionize health care accessibility and enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve,” Cook said in an announcement.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Uncertainty earlier this year around Medicare’s proposed 2023 home health payment rates led some stakeholders to expect a swerve towards hospice. aggregate cut in the home health base rate, reported Hospice News sister publication Home Health Care News. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in August proposed a 4.2%

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UHN), in June 2023 penned its agreement to acquire Amedisys in an all-cash transaction of $101 per share, or about $3.3 During the third quarter of 2023, Amedisys’ net service revenue rose to $570.8 million from Amedisys’ personal care segment, which the company divested in March 2023.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In addition to oversee AccentCare’s hospice and palliative care programs, he will also support its clinical care operations and patient experience initiatives. Prior to joining AccentCare, Natarajan founded Chicago Primary Care Sports Medicine. The company merged with Illinois-based Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in 2020.

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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. This followed its $5.4 NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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. As of November 2023, NHPCO has 1,073 organizational members which represent 4,395 locations and 68,303 individuals. Lloyd, president and CEO, Delaware Hospice, Inc.

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Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2024

In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! d/b/a/ Covenant Care, provides hospice across six cities in the panhandle and northwest region of Florida and in three markets across southeast Alabama.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The state is one of three in which Addus offers its trifecta of business lines — personal care, home health and hospice. This acquisition is commensurate with our growth strategy to leverage our strong personal care presence and add clinical services.”. for an undisclosed sum. for $85 million earlier this year.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

NorthShore folded its in-house hospice and community-based palliative care programs into Residential in 2023, a transition that is expected to be completed this month. But now, Residential Hospice will act as a preferred provider of hospice services at the health system, NorthShore indicated in a press release.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2024

d/b/a/ Covenant Care, provides hospice across six cities in the panhandle and northwest region of Florida and in three markets across southeast Alabama. The company has provided hospice, palliative care, home health and personal care for more than 36 years. Covenant Health and Community Services Inc.,

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The hospice, palliative care and personal care provider Gentiva has agreed to acquire Heartland Hospice and other assets from the home-based care company ProMedica. The Atlanta-based provider emerged from the former hospice and personal care segments of Kindred at Home. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Home Care Pulse

JANUARY 26, 2023

T he Best of Home Care ® – Leader in Training award recognizes home care agencies that provide specialized care for clients and career growth for caregivers through a commitment to continuous learning. 2023 Award Requirements Have 10+ learners complete at least 1 training course for the year.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 25, 2023

AccentCare has been building such partnerships for years, but in 2023 they have become a rising priority. Dallas-headquartered AccentCare is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Advent International, offering hospice, palliative care, personal care, non-medical services, home health, care management and high-acuity home care.

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Hospice News

JULY 21, 2023

Transaction activity is slightly behind where we thought it would be for 2023, particularly the pace of lower middle market add-on activity.” The acquisition included the nonprofit health system’s Heartland Hospice and other assets, swelling Gentiva’s presence in the hospice, palliative care and personal care spaces.

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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. Health care is local. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link].

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2023

Turnover among registered hospice nurses, for example, reached 25.15% during 2022, 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).

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2023

To date, much of this has centered around diversified programs like palliative care, PACE and other services. However, the ongoing value-based insurance design model (VBID) demonstration and some Accountable Care Organization (ACO) relationships are giving providers a taste of how at-risk reimbursement may affect their core hospice business.

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The Nurse Break

JANUARY 16, 2023

Everyone will at some point in their lives be cared for by a nurse. It might be a paediatric nurse , mental health nurse , community / primary health nurse , aged care / geriatric nurse , palliative care nurse , emergency or intensive care nurse or any number of other kinds of nurses. Palliative Care. Outpatients.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For Immediate Release December 21, 2023 The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) jointly announced today that they have developed a proposed slate of Transition Board of Directors and officers for 2024. Lloyd, MSN, RN, Delaware Hospice, Inc.,

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

I have channeled my passion for working with underserved communities, beginning as a licensed social worker for a large hospital system, where I experienced firsthand the disparities in healthcare access and limitations in delivering whole-person care.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

I think the other thing that we’ll see is a change in ratio of virtual to in-person care, and while I hope we don’t ever lose the actual in-home patient, I think we could add to the experience with telehealth visits. What partners does CareXM support, and where do you see the greatest need?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

The hospice provider has also revamped employee health insurance plans in 2023. 1, Agrace is implementing a self-insured health insurance program for employees who make less than $26 per hour, meaning that these staff will pay lower monthly premiums for their health care coverage. Effective Jan. million last year, a rise from $75.2

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2022, the hospice community laid the groundwork for a transformational 2023. The deal was initially expected to close this year, but the Lafayette-Louisiana-based home health and hospice provider recently indicated that Q1 2023 was more likely, according to a U.S. and Sterling Hospice Care, Inc. #8 Billion (April 21).

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Hospice News

AUGUST 29, 2022

Hospice News recently sat down with Ben Marcantonio, chief operating officer and interim president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), to discuss how hospice providers are navigating a sea of challenges. What are some of the key issues that hospice and palliative care providers are facing?

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2023

. “This transaction unites two leading and complementary companies to provide unsurpassed care and superior clinical outcomes to patients,” Rademacher said in a statement. The relationship between Amedisys and Option Care began long before this merger. million in net service revenue during Q1 2023, up $11.1

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Hospice News

JULY 8, 2022

Regulators have zeroed in on issues related to eligibility, potential False Claims Act violations, utilization of general impatient care and issues pertaining to length of stay. The HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has set plans in motion for a nationwide audit of hospice eligibility for calendar year 2023.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A rich mix of hospice merger and acquisition (M&A) activity at the end of 2023 is fueling trends into next year. Last month hospice, palliative and personal care provider Gentiva completed its acquisition of Promedica’s hospice, home health and palliative assets after inking the deal in March. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Immigrant workers help to fill some of the biggest areas of need in the hospice and palliative care labor supply. OpusCare offers hospice and palliative care in Florida, Texas and Georgia. Report language associated with the 2023 State Department appropriations bill, recently approved by the U.S. million.

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GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

In the United States in 2023, the truth of the matter is you don’t need very many individual risk factors to become homeless. They might need a couple hours a day of personal care. The post Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.

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