Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A look back at Palliative Care News’ five most-read stories this year paints a picture of trends shaping the serious illness care space. Securing reimbursement — and the promise of value-based contracts — continues to be top of mind for many palliative care providers as they look ahead to 2024.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2023

Joining forces will also allow the two Pennsylvania-based nonprofit hospice and palliative care providers to realize cost-savings potential when it comes to purchasing durable medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies. Nearly 74,000 beneficiaries in Pennsylvania utilized the hospice benefit in 2021, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Florida-based Hope Healthcare has affiliated with Chapters Health System, a nonprofit provider of hospice, palliative care and home health, among other services. Its staff of 3,330 and more than 2,430 volunteers care for more than 72,000 patients annually in 35 Florida counties and four in Georgia. “As Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

The unit allows for expanded access to inpatient hospice care in the community during a time of increasing need, according to Ron Gicca, president of Melbourne Regional Medical Center. The compassionate palliative care services that are available to the Melbourne community are so greatly appreciated,” Gicca said in an announcement. “We

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Growing demand is pushing a need for end-of-life care in the Land of a 1,000 Lakes. Seniors are projected to make up nearly a quarter (23%) of the state’s overall population by 2030, a up from 16.7% of its Medicare decedents electing hospice, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The JV is currently honing its focus on expanding access to home care for seniors across South Dakota. of South Dakota’s overall population by 2030, a rise from 17.5% Even as demographics drive up demand for serious illness and end-of-life care, public awareness is driving down utilization. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

JUNE 24, 2022

This marks another milestone in Contessa’s strategy to build pathways for greater integration of home-based care and palliative services. The partnership is intended to expand the delivery of palliative and home-based medical care in the state, driven largely on value-based initiatives, according to Contessa. “A

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Originally slated to complete next year, CMS expanded the hospice program through 2030. During the extension years, patients of participating providers will be able to receive some forms of curative treatments alongside hospice care. The payment service in the palliative world is doing this, and they end up with a lot of customers.”

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

The health system cited declining patient admissions as the main reason for ending services. This was largely driven by trends of more serious illness and end-of-life care moving into the home, according UPMC officials. “In during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Mission Hospice, By the Bay Health, and Hope Hospice share a rich history and commitment to serving the Bay Area community with comprehensive end-of-life care, education, and grief support,” said Mission Hospice CEO Dolores Miller, in a statement.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2022

Through the 18-bed facility, the hospice will provide patients inpatient end-of-life care when their symptoms can no longer be managed in the home. Patients will receive round-the-clock care from an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and other medical aides. COVID absolutely pushed it.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Some have temporarily halted their programs while others have completely shut down, citing staffing shortages amid increased demand for end-of-life care. Demographics are a driving force behind rising demand for aging and serious illness care in the Bayou State. currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2022

Together, we set the highest standard of care to ensure everyone in our care has access to world-class, end-of-life care,” Andrea Baker, executive director at Ohio’s Hospice of Morrow County, said in an announcement. “We Census Bureau. Utah held the highest rate that year at 60.5%.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Established in 1991, OpusCare provides hospice and palliative care in Florida, Georgia and Texas. OpusCare persisted in its efforts on opening the center in response to rising demand and the need for Rising demand and the need for expanded end-of-life care for patients. of the state’s overall population by 2030, the U.S.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

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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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

Iowa in 2018 ranked seventh for hospice utilization among Medicare decedents at 56.2%, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Like in much of the country, aging demographics are driving up demand for end-of-life care in the Hawkeye State. Utah held the highest rate that year at 60.5%.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

In addition to hospice, the nonprofit provider also offers palliative care and grief support. in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Though utilization runs low compared to other states, the need for hospice care is high in Hawaii. Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4%

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NHPCO

JULY 12, 2023

For Immediate Release July 12, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its advocacy affiliate, the Hospice Action Network (HAN) are pleased to support the reintroduction of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) in the U.S. This bipartisan legislation (S.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2023

By 2030, the hospice market’s total dollar value is expected to nearly double, reaching $64.7 A provider’s upstream business lines can also become a referral source for their end–of–life care services. billion, up from $34.5 billion in 2022, according to the data firm ResearchandMarkets.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. We came together here virtually in the New England area, and we were talking about research and talked about palliative care. Summary Transcript Summary Diabetes is common.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Want to read more palliative care-focused content? Subscribe to Palliative Care News today ! The recent RFI from CMS indicates that regulators plan to take data transparency to the next level when it comes to developing more flexible payment parameters in and around end-of-life care, Banach said.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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. Hospice care reduces Medicare expenditures by about $3.5

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

You said something about your research in this area this morning pertaining to views of that term, end of life or end-of-life care. That’s at every conversation I share, “These are the statistics, this is what’s going to happen by 2030, 2050. Karen: Sure.

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Hospice News

JUNE 13, 2022

Balu Natarajan, chief medical officer of AccentCare’s hospice division, recently connected with Hospice News on the end-of-life care experiences and needs of individuals in the LGBTQ+ community, and what hospices can do to better serve these patients. Hospice care would be unbiased and equal.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Demographics are swelling demand for serious illness and end-of-life care in Alaska. in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Its home health and hospice segment employs 458 staff who have provided care to 4,556 patients. Seniors 65 and older represent 13.6%

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