Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Hospice providers will be looking to Congress in 2024 to address issues related to program integrity, quality improvement and industry-wide workforce pressures. This includes the revamping of the hospice survey process and the establishment of a Special Focus Program slated to begin in 2024, to name a few.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Hospice operators in 2024 are navigating a rapidly transforming environment. A potential M&A rebound After a 2023 slump, the hospice space may be ripe for a 2024 rebound. Our outlook for 2024 health services deals is cautiously optimistic. There are lots of reasons to be optimistic about 2024.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Today, they proposed a transitional board who will consider ratifying the organizations’ combination plan in early 2024. The board and officers will be ratified when the definitive agreements are signed in early 2024, the organizations’ indicated. With extraordinary opportunity comes the challenge of significant obligation.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sachin Jain, CEO, SCAN Group CMS initiated the changes to its risk adjustment process earlier this year through its 2024 final rule for Medicare Advantage plans. Much of the palliative care delivered to U.S. patients is now reimbursed through risk-based models like Medicare Advantage and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). “The

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GeriPal

MARCH 4, 2024

The #HPMParty is returning to Phoenix during the 2024 AAHPM/HPNA meeting. The post #HPMParty is returning to Phoenix during the 2024 AAHPM/HPNA meeting appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. We’ll start our annual tour of local establishments at Luckys Indoor/Outdoor (817 N.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Moving into 2024, more hospices see joint ventures or similar partnerships to be a major growth engine. Nearly half of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase, said that joint ventures and partnerships were the growth tactics they planned to pursue the most this year.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. About 3% of respondents indicated plans to start offering PACE programs, while 1% are stepping into home-based pediatric hospice services in 2024.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The ability to monitor and educate staff on their roles and responsibilities in compliance will be a key for hospice sustainability and quality heading into 2024, Piland said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Health plan participation in the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) will fall in 2024. For calendar year 2024, 13 Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) will participate in the program’s hospice component, providing coverage through 78 health plans in 19 states. million in 2023.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Hospice News sat down with Marcantonio at NHPCO’s Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, to discuss the hospice industry’s priorities for the remainder of 2023 and into 2024. What else is top of mind for you as you’re looking ahead to 2024? But of course other priorities exist.

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Life & Death Matters

APRIL 22, 2024

Compiled by Misha Butot MSW, RCSW for Life and Death Matters webinar April 23, 2024 Reflections from Misha Butot, in preparation for Webinar April 23 2024 Please download the PDF or enjoy in this format. Palliative care specialists improve quality of life for the patients whose needs are most complex.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2024

Merz Photography / Hospice News Merz Photography / Hospice News Roderick Bennett, Gina Andres and David Jackson at the 2024 Palliative Care Conference. A diverse range of health care providers have forged a pathway to palliative care services with an aim to improve quality outcomes among a growing seriously ill population.

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Hospice News

MARCH 27, 2024

We are pleased to announce that applications will be accepted until August 1, 2024,” said USF associate professor and program director, Janet Roman, in a statement. “We We are pleased to announce that applications will be accepted until August 1, 2024,” said USF associate professor and program director, Janet Roman, in a statement.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The post Hospice Investment Trends That Could Shape 2024 appeared first on Hospice News. The hospice merger and acquisition (M&A) space has seen an increasingly diverse and growing mix of investors during the last five years. Demographic tailwinds are pushing a wider range of stakeholders into the hospice and palliative care realms.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

APRIL 22, 2024

Sabrina Bajwah The post Announcing the 2024 EAPC Researcher Award Winners! The EAPC Researcher Awards have been established to acknowledge those individuals who have made significant contributions to research and clinical practice in palliative care. I feel honoured that the clinical impact of my work has been recognised by the EAPC.

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2024

In early 2024 Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial awarded Hospice of the Foothills in Nevada County, California, a generous $94,000 grant for its subsidiary Sierra Community Palliative Care. Sierra provides invaluable care for nonterminal patients with serious or chronic conditions. Local primary-care providers also send patients to Sierra.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

State of hospice workforce Though hospices are seeing an improved workforce outlook in 2024 compared to previous years, staffing pressures remain a top concern for many organizations. Staffing was identified as a main 2024 pain point by 36% of 143 respondents to the Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You have better care outcomes,” Molosky said during the Hospice News 2024 Outlook Webinar. Watch (click here): Hospice News 2024 Outlook Webinar The hospice (and larger health care) workforce has been dwindling even as demand for care rises. Your turnover is less; you have to reinvest less frequently.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

Thus far in 2024, 625 patients have been active in the program; 1,000 were enrolled in 2023. Palliative care has become a more sought-after treatment plan in recent years, and one agency in California has led the charge in advancing palliative care support among its population.

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Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2024

These flexibilities are expected to sunset at the end of 2024, though there are efforts to prevent that. A Tennessee provider is working to break down barriers to palliative care for rural cancer patients in their home state. Tennessee Oncology was no exception. “We That’s why I think this model will be feasible.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

VIA Health Partners CEO Peter Brunnick What are your priorities as you look ahead to 2024? That’s a big priority for us in 2024. Preparing to work within a value-based payment environment is top of mind for hospice leaders as they look ahead to 2023, Pete Brunnick, CEO of VIA Health Partners, told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

MARCH 5, 2024

Roughly 16% of 143 provider respondents signaled their intention to start palliative care programs this year in the Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase. A wide variety of palliative care services have cropped up nationwide in recent years, but not all have remained viable. It’s really the funding.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Xavier Gómez-Batiste , Chair of Palliative Care at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic, Barcelona is the recipient of the 2024 EAPC Cicely Saunders Award. To register to attend please see our congress website: [link] The post 2024 EAPC Cicely Saunders Award Winner appeared first on EAPC.

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Hospice News

APRIL 25, 2024

The company is gearing up for increased acquisition activity as the year unfolds, Westfall indicated in today’s Q1 2024 earnings call. “We We] feel very encouraged about the outlook for those markets and the acquisition of being immediately accretive, and what it will mean for the remainder of 2024 and into 2025 and beyond. “I

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Investment trends in the hospice industry have meandered in recent years, impacting providers’ approaches to growth in 2024. What M&A trends mean for 2024 Aside from rising payer interest, private equity buyers have increasingly stepped into the hospice space. In total hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5

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Hospice News

MAY 1, 2024

CMMI extended the program through 2030, but recently announced that the hospice portion will end on December 31, 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ value-based insurance design (VBID) model has largely been met with a sense of relief by providers as they plan new initiatives for palliative care in 2025.

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Hospice News

APRIL 5, 2024

WTWH Media, LLC (“WTWH Media”) Healthcare is pleased to announce the inaugural class of the 2024 Memory Care Innovation Awards. For more information about the program and to view the complete Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2024, please visit innovation.memorycarebusiness.com.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Gentiva Health Services has committed to expanding its recently established Advanced Illness Management (AIM) palliative care model in 2024, including its unique approach to reimbursement. The company has its roots in the former Kindred at Home. Once among the nation’s largest home health and hospice providers, Humana Inc.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

base rate increase for 2024. The post Hospice Providers, Industry Groups: CMS Should Increase 2024 Hospice Base Rate by Nearly 4% appeared first on Hospice News. Citing inflation and other headwinds, hospice providers and industry organizations are urging the U.S.

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

Aging Media Network, a WTWH Media company, is proud to announce the 2024 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 behavioral health longevity marketing and creative strategy in 2024.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2023

Now, increased action from CMS and scrutiny from key members of Congress could thwart that growth in 2024. Our analysis suggests that proposed payment changes by CMS for 2024 could result in reduced benefits or higher premiums for enrollees.” The rule included an increase to MA payment of 3.32% for 2024.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The omnibus spending bill to currently before Congress includes provisions that would extend the waiver for recertification using telehealth through the end of 2024, among other items pertaining to hospice. The post Federal Spending Bill Would Extend Hospice Recertification Via Telehealth Through 2024 appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The facility is being renovated in 2024 into a palliative care center that will also include areas for staffing education across multiple areas of supportive care. “Through the PACE model, WelbeHealth ensures that older adults can see culturally appropriate providers,” Fong said. The hospice’s W.

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NHPCO

MARCH 5, 2024

For Immediate Release March 4, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) responded to today’s announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that as of December 31, 2024, the hospice benefit component of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model will conclude.

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Hospice News

APRIL 3, 2023

The 2024 proposed hospice rule from the U.S. The post Program Integrity Takes Center Stage in CMS’ 2024 Proposed Hospice Rule appeared first on Hospice News. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) signals the agency’s earliest response to widespread calls to bolster program integrity within the benefit.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The health system’s home health operations will rebrand to Heartland Home Health in early 2024. The hospice, palliative care and personal care provider Gentiva has acquired the hospice, home health and palliative assets of the nonprofit health system ProMedica. Heartland Hospice is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, with locations in 26 states.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We are going to be offering CME in 2024! We couldn’t have done this without the amazing support of our listeners and donors. So, to thank everyone, we are happy to announce the biggest change to the GeriPal podcast since we started the show. How will CME work for the podcast?

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