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With the addition of this inpatient wing, we can ensure that patients experience a seamless transition to high-quality end-of-life care in a comfortable, supportive environment, Dana McQuaide Begley, vice president of wellness and recovery at Lee Health, said in a press release.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Signs points to yes, but that these conversations should be had with the patient,” study author Maureen Canavan, an epidemiologist at the Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research Center, said in a press release.

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. “Christopher is a compassionate servant leader with a deep passion for public health and a drive to ensure high-quality services are provided to the community,” Landers said in a statement “As a respected health care policy and public health leader, Christopher is an excellent fit for our future.”

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Nurses should thoroughly assess patient’s fluid needs at each care transition, for example when patients are transferred from the ED to inpatient areas, extending use of the same fluid bag during care transitions if this practice is in adherence to a shortage-specific facility protocol update allowing extended hang times.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Creating a directory of certified providers and services could help facilitate better care coordination and transitions of care, reduce some administrative tasks, and support interoperability throughout the health sector, CMS indicated. The agency’ RFI is open to public comment for a 60-day period that expires on Dec.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

He also holds a masters degree in public health policy and management. Providing leadership around policy and advocacy efforts is critical to our mission at The Alliance,” Ken Albert, transition board chair said in the announcement. “Dr. He most recently served as president of the consulting and advisory company Landers StratAGEy.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Current Newcourt shareholders would transition to owning stock in the combined company after the deal closes, which is expected to occur in the second half of 2023, pending customary regulatory and shareholder approvals. Canada-based Psyence Biomed has completed a merger with Newcourt Acquisition Corp.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2023

Current Newcourt shareholders would transition to owning stock in the combined company after the deal closes, which is expected to occur in the second half of 2023, pending customary regulatory and shareholder approvals. A new, publicly traded company devoted to exploring the use of psychedelics in palliative care is in development.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Starting this fall, it will begin transitioning staff and patients of its existing personal care services line to Kore Cares through several phases of the JV’s launch. Following the deal’s close, Hoing will transition to CEO of the joint venture. It had long partnered with Kore Cares before officially joining forces. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

HHS has opened up a public comment period on the strategy to solicit feedback from stakeholders, meaning that hospice and palliative care providers have an opportunity to give input. In addition to public advocacy and education, NASHP operates the Family Caregiver Resource Center established through the 2018 legislation. .

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Hospice News

JUNE 16, 2023

Alive board members recently dispelled public speculation when announcing that the hospice was not for sale. Goessele will continue to support the organization for several weeks to “ensure a smooth transition,” according to Alive’s board of directors. Reportedly, the prospective buyer was a publicly traded company.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Misconceptions about palliative care proliferate among the public and other health care providers across the continuum, often conflating these services with hospice. There’s a huge opportunity with palliative and transitional care,” Ponder-Stansel told Palliative Care News at the conference. “We

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Transitions of care were also adversely affected, she said. They can also provide education, services and advocacy related to grief and bereavement in mass-casualty incidents, as well as assist with public health surveillance and reporting.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2022

Medication shortages can serve as a barrier to transitioning to hospice,” Paglino told Hospice News in an email. This scarcity complicates care delivery and could mean that some patients in need may not receive hospice, according to John Paglino, vice president of pharmacy services at VITAS Healthcare, subsidiary of Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHEM).

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Hospice News

JUNE 24, 2024

This financial support is a critical aspect of the ACO Flex Model, demonstrating CMS’s dedication to facilitating the transition to this new payment model. Show the reduction in spending when patients transition to end-of-life care early – about ten days before passing,” he said.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Is that an impediment to transitioning [care] towards the home? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2021 called the strain of caregiving an “emerging public health concern.” This includes individual health care organizations, nonprofit public service groups and some government agencies.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is likely to endure past another extension. CMS has extended virtual care in Medicare in mental health to the extent of our authority, and Congress has extended a lot of the telehealth flexibilities beyond the public health emergency. Currently set to expire Jan. 11, 2023, the U.S.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2023

VNA Health Group is a multi-state provider of home health, hospice, primary care and public health services, among others. VNA Health Group’s board of trustees and management team are strong and committed to ensuring a successful transition.” It’s a tremendous organization and the future is bright.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Other publications rank the hospital in the top 50 nationally. Her first task at Phoenix Children’s was creating a complex care program, which quickly transitioned to creating, nurturing and building the pediatric palliative care division. “We News and World Report ranks Phoenix Children’s as the best children’s hospital in Arizona.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2024

The letter highlighted the unique challenges that rural and frontier hospice and palliative care providers face, and how strengthened financial support could lead to sustainable access and better care transitions for serious and terminally ill rural-based patients.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2024

Croix Hospice and Medalogix found that such technology has generated improvements on the metric and contributed to smoother care transitions. Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020. One major factor is the gradual subsiding of the COVID-19 outbreak. “We A recent analysis by St.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There were people out there doing the work and trying to spread the word, but publications were not particularly interested,” in the specialty, Daly said. The American Board of Medical Specialties and American Osteopathic Association Board of Specialties didn’t recognize hospice and palliative care as a subspecialty until 2006.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

million initial public offering (IPO) last April. This included transitioning electronic medical record and operational systems in its newly acquired companies as well. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.’s The end of this year’s Q1 marked Aveanna’s first year as a publicly traded organization. If we can do that, we can get the nurses.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The board and I are confident that under [Shaner’s] leadership, Aveanna will continue its transition into a new era of value-based care,” Windley said. We don’t have our sights set on being a $2 billion company. Our appetite for growth is much, much larger than that, and we think that there’s plenty of runway going forward.”.

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

Asselta also previously held c-suite positions in both public and private health care companies, including LabOne, Quest Diagnostics and SelectQuote Senior. Grams will remain with the company temporarily in an advisory capacity to ensure a seamless transition. On behalf of the board of directors and the company.”

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

UnityPoint has a nurse residency program that focuses on helping newly licensed nurses transition into the workforce, in addition to setting-specific training in hospice and home health. The provider is part of the UnityPoint Health system, which serves Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2024

Nixon is transitioning to a new role as assistant vice president of strategic projects of NorthStar Care Community. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

These community partnerships have become a key strategy to address social determinants of health, improve health equity, and educate the public about hospice and palliative care. The work done through these relationships can help patients stay in their homes and foster greater interest in hospice among the public.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Duty transitioned to Enhabit from Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC), where he served as vice president of strategy. If we’d had this call a year ago, before our public spin-off, the idea was to cover that continuum of inpatient rehab to home health to hospice. Enhabit spun off from Encompass in July.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

BerryDunn’s findings showed that a lack of formal, strategic leadership succession planning can “definitely lead to increased employee turnover” as a result of poor transitioning, she said. Hospice leadership turnover also correlates directly with other staff leaving an organization, according to Doak. These scores trended around 76.5

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

You don’t often have a window into how many minorities in Black, Hispanic, Middle Eastern or other backgrounds are transitioning into a hospice. “But these formulas don’t often have a breakdown in terms of the details of minority constituents within a region.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Through this process, the company transitioned from using four operatiing systems to a single platform. Early on, the company would implement a set of processes that were symmetrical with those in its home health business, but agencies in its hospice segment experienced some difficulties with those transitions. drop year-over-year.

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

The organization will not rebrand and expects a “seamless” transition for patients, according to a company announcement. The provider plans to be more aggressive in a “hyper-competitive” acquisition marketplace this year, McPherson told Hospice News sister publication Home Health Care News.

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These include palliative care, transitional concurrent care and additional supplemental benefits. Relationships are being built on more objective criteria than ever before” Data a key differentiator In this new landscape, quality data is an essential tool.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

” Dr. Ford began her illustrious career as a public nurse in rural Colorado during the 1940s and 1950s, where she witnessed firsthand the critical need for better healthcare services in underserved areas. Surgeon General’s Medallion in 2020, underscoring her unparalleled contributions to public health and medicine.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Our guidance is most sensitive to three factors: episodic admissions, the transition of non-episodic admissions to our new national and regional payer contracts, and improved clinical productivity in hospice,” Carlisle stated. NYSE: EHC), according to Enhabit President and CEO Barbara Jacobsmeyer.

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MAY 26, 2022

“This announcement is another exciting step as Enhabit embarks on our next chapter as an independent, public company,” Enhabit CEO Barbara Jacobsmeyer said in a statement. These five legacy members will gradually transition off the board during the next two years, the company indicated. will be chairman.

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