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Thanacare CEO Michael Madison: Increased ACP Could Change the Health Care System

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If more patients were to document their end-of-life wishes, it could effectively transform aspects of the nation’s health care system, generating cost savings and better outcomes, according to Minnesota-based physician Dr. Michael Madison. Thanacare CEO Dr. Michael Madison What drew your attention to the issues surrounding the end of life?

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Compassus Taps Michael Asselta as New CEO

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The home-based care provider Compassus has appointed Michael J. “Mike’s experience driving operational excellence at scale and employer-of-choice initiatives will be a tremendous asset in advancing these goals. ” The post Compassus Taps Michael Asselta as New CEO appeared first on Hospice News.

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VITAS’ Acquisition Pipeline Likely Growing

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Going forward, VITAS is targeting its home state of Florida and other Certificate of Need (CON) states for potential deals, Michael Witzeman, vice president, CFO and controller at Chemed said during the Bank of America Securities Health Care Conference. “We That’s just live eligible patients transferring over.

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4 Hospices Tap New Executive, Clinical Leaders 

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Heart to Heart Hospice Appoints CMO, National Medical Director Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice has tapped Dr. Michael Bond as its new chief medical officer and national medical director. Bond is board-certified in family medicine, emergency medicine and hospice and palliative care medicine. “As

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Voices: Michael Porpora, President – Hospice Division, OnePoint Patient Care

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In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Michael Porpora, President – Hospice Division, OnePoint Patient Care, to talk about the current state of hospice pharmacy, technology and staffing. It’s fulfilling to be part of a solution that supports such crucial work. What’s on the horizon for OnePoint?

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Assessing Caregiver Burnout for Hospice, Palliative Patients

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There’s a very high number of U.S. adults functioning as caregivers at any time,” Dr. Michael Certo, assistant professor of pediatrics for Lurie, said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine’s Annual Assembly. ‘We

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Former Mercy Health CEO: U.S. Needs to Embrace ‘Death Literacy’

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An expansion of “death literacy” is necessary to improve end-of-life care in the United States, according to Michael Connelly, former CEO of Mercy Health. This is the subject of Connelly’s recent book, The Journey’s End: An Investigation of Death & Dying in America. It’s just postponing it.