AJN Off the Charts

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The November issue of AJN is now live. Our November CE article, “Recognizing Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload,” reviews the most current definitions of this adverse transfusion reaction and outlines its characteristics and management. November is National Veterans and Military Families Month.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2022

LHC Group’s board and executive leaders began discussions of a possible sale beginning in November 2021. In a separate filing in May, the company’s board urged shareholders to vote in favor of the transaction. The conversations included several potential buyers, including UnitedHealth Group.

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AJN Off the Charts

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The November issue of AJN is now live. The post Nursing Roles in ECMO: And Other Recommended Reading from AJN’s November Issue appeared first on Off the Charts. This month’s cover photo shows a pediatric patient, Levi Drager, on ECMO at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

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NHPCO

OCTOBER 31, 2024

For Immediate Release: October 31, 2024 (Washington, DC) – November marks the start of National Care at Home Month , a new observance created to honor the valuable contributions of home care providers nationwide and inspire outreach to communities, media, and policymakers.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Tortorella, his successor, has been COO at Steward Health Care since November of 2020. “Actually taking over hospital-based assets, transforming those assets and creating the partnerships are transforming marketplaces for us — and are creating the right level and kind of partnerships.”

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2024

A federal jury last November convicted Akula on 23 counts of False Claims violations reaching nearly $47 million between 2013 and 2016, with the company billing Medicare for $62 million total.

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SevenPonds Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

This originally was published in November 2022. SevenPonds is rerunning some of its readers’ favorite interviews.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2023

In November, hospice industry organizations called on CMS to examine the issue nationally. Lax oversight has contributed to high concentrations of hospice fraud in California, the state’s Department of Justice indicated last year. Lawmakers have passed a number of laws to combat the problem, including a moratorium on new licenses.

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Hospice News

JUNE 26, 2023

Researchers in Israel studied 180 hospitalized cancer patients between November 2018 and March 2020. Palliative care patients who receive psychological, emotional and spiritual support are more likely to elect hospice when they become eligible.

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Hospice News

APRIL 29, 2022

A previous CMS report released in November 2020 found that at that point the demonstration had reduced the agency’s costs by $26 million. . “Thus, careful consideration is merited for hose extrapolating these findings to other settings.” ” Despite these acknowledgments, signs point towards positive results.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2024

Researchers conducted 88 concurrent in-person and telehealth visits between June and November 2019. Generally, telehealth visits result in a recertification at about the same rate as those done in-person, according to a 2020 study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2023

Elara has been accelerating its growth The organization in November 2022 added hospice care to its home health services in one of its Illinois locations. The following month the nonprofit developed an integrated care model designed to better address behavioral health needs among seniors.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2023

The purchase of Unity Hospice in November added one hospice location in Arizona, while the acquisition of Caring Hearts Hospice in October added four locations in Texas. Acquisitions contributed $36.3 million to Enhabit’s growth in core business throughout the course of 2022, while de novos added $1.2 million, the company reported.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As of November 2023, NHPCO has 1,073 organizational members which represent 4,395 locations and 68,303 individuals. NAHC was established in 1982 and today boasts more than 33,000 member organizations from the home health, home care and hospice industries, among other stakeholders.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Pennant in November purchased Guardian Hospice and Guardian Hospice of Oklahoma, a move that allowed the company to widen its footprint in that state, along with its presence in California, Texas and Arizona, particularly among rural communities, Gochnour previously stated.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

The organizations penned a joint letter to CMS in November urging for increased oversight to help curb hospice frauds, including the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) and LeadingAge.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

VITAS Healthcare VITAS Healthcare Bryan Wynsong, executive vice president of operations, VITAS These promotions follow four new executive appointments earlier this month and three others last November.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

Melinda Egging previously served as The Denver Hospice’s president, leaving the role in November 2022. Established in 1978, The Denver Hospice provides care to several thousand hospice and palliative care patients annually. Egging now serves as CEO of Sangre de Cristo Community Care, according to her LinkedIn page.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Last November, the organizations penned a joint letter to CMS in November urging for increased oversight to help curb fraud. “In recent times, the need and opportunities for that collaboration has increased and NAHC will continue to form collaborative relationships whenever we can.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2023

As of November 2021, Contessa had more than 100 hospital JVs in its pipeline, with the potential to double the company’s footprint. These factors likely contributed to former CEO Chris Gerard’s abrupt departure from the company last November and Kusserow’s subsequent return. “We Moreover, adjusted earnings per share (EPS) hit $1.15

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This followed on the heels of November 2021’s purchase of Pennsylvania-based Acadia Hospice after acquiring InTeliCare Home Health & Hospice in Michigan at the close of the previous year. The post The Care Team Steps into Indiana with 1st Care Acquisition appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Additional allegations of hospice fraud came the following year in November 2009, when the U.S. Care Alternatives’ documentation deficiencies were pervasive; Care Alternatives was aware of the gravity of its noncompliance; and Care Alternatives’ patients were potentially ineligible, as a medical matter, for hospice care.”

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Additional allegations of hospice fraud came the following year in November 2009, when the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) subpoenaed Care Alternatives for allegedly altering the medical records of 112 patients, along with allegations of violating the anti-kickback statute.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The company’s board and executive leaders began discussions of a possible sale beginning in November 2021. LHC Group delivers hospice, home health, home- and community-based services, and facility-based care to seniors in 37 states and the District of Columbia. The conversations included several potential buyers, including UnitedHealth Group.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

About 128 cancer patients volunteered to participate in a clinical trial study between November 2022 and September 2023 that examined the impacts of virtual reality therapy. Researchers in Japan have found that virtual reality palliative therapy can help improve the physical and emotional state of terminally ill cancer patients.

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Hospice News

MAY 24, 2022

The agency this month expects to begin public reporting of HCI scores and other hospice quality metrics, with annual updates starting in November. CMS utilizes Medicare claims data from the previous eight quarters to determine a hospice’s score. When complete, this will replace the current Hospice Item Set (HIS) quality reporting system.

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MARCH 14, 2024

visits in the last seven days of life between May and November 2023. Croix Hospice and Medalogix found that such technology has generated improvements on the metric and contributed to smoother care transitions. Through the predictive analytics data, hospice patients at St. Croix received an average of roughly 10.3

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Hospice News

JANUARY 13, 2023

It opened a new adult day center, including a suite of veterans-specific services, in November of last year. Empath has also been stepping up its investments in care models like PACE and adult day services. The company’s affiliate Suncoast acquired its PACE program in 2012, prior to the formation of Empath in 2014.

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Hospice News

MARCH 6, 2023

Last November, four industry groups called on CMS to strengthen federal oversight , including “targeted’ moratoria on licensing. These problems first drew attention in California, prompting state legislators to enact a moratorium on new licenses pending an audit of approval processes.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We’re honoring another amazing Hero of the Month this November. The post November Hero of The Month appeared first on Freedom Home Care. This caregiver has shown us all what dedication and compassion look like in the home care field. She really cares for her clients and what she does! Freedom Home Care Hero: Nakala Griffin.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The nonprofit has since sold an office location and adjacent parking lot in two transactions that completed in November and totaled nearly $10 million. Hospice have faced increasing operational and financial headwinds during the pandemic that have strained their ability to remain afloat.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Emerging training models More palliative care education pathways have emerged in recent years, including a virtual reality-based training program that Brigham and Women’s Hospital launched into developing in November 2023. Last year also brought the announcement of the fist palliative fellowship graduate of St.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Located in Monticello, Florida, the de novo will open in November and serve as a center for clinicians and volunteers providing in-home hospice care to patients in the Jefferson County area. The location’s development has been nine years in the making and supported/fueled by local philanthropic donations.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The California-based hospice startup began providing services to the greater Los Angeles area last year in November. One potential benefit of this scrutiny is patients’ ability to move from an unethical provider to an agency that provides quality care, according to Guaranteed CEO Jessica McGlory.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Enjoy our Black Friday deals on my new caregiving books and our Caregiving Advocate training, which last November 29 through December 1: Free Kindle Books Free Kindle Books : I released three new books over the past few months and I’ve made them free for you for three days: November 29, November 30 and December 1.

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2022

Amedisys Chairman Paul Kusserrow said last November that the company has a pipeline of more than 13 health system joint ventures, which could potentially double Contessa’s footprint. The company is in the process of building a joint venture with Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System that will be similar to the Mt. Sinai relationship.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The company announced it was parting ways with Kusserow’s replacement, former COO Chris Gerard, in November. After previously leading Amedisys’ turnaround, Kusserow is once again being asked to bring stabilization, growth and profitability to the hospice, home health and personal care giant as CEO.

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