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Compassus, VNS Health Team Up to Manage End-of-Life Care for Medicare Advantage Payers

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The two organizations’ similar approaches to end-of-life care delivery and quality improvement were a large part of the “genesis” that brought them together, according to Jordan Holland, vice president of value-based contracting at Compassus. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the demo through 2030.

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Avera at Home Gets Personal with Kore Cares Joint Venture

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Its services include nursing care, meal preparation, companionship, housekeeping, transportation, assistance with activities of daily living and companionship, and a senior care coordination program. “By The JV is currently honing its focus on expanding access to home care for seniors across South Dakota. Census Bureau.

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Partners In Care, Summit Health Join Forces on Palliative Care

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Witnessing the success of that oncology collaboration led physicians in other Summit departments to recognize the benefits of offering palliative care, according to Partners In Care CEO Greg Hagfors. ” Partners In Care offers palliative, home health and community- and facility-based hospice care, among other services.

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Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC,  Director, Product Management, VNS Health

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In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. She explains why VNS is bullish toward concerns about a hospice carve-in, and she also shares an outlook on the VBID demonstration’s extension through 2030.

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Program Integrity, Health Equity, Workforce Pressures Top of Mind for Hospice Leaders in 2024

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A few examples include the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) and the hospice component of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) demonstration, which the U.S.

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