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Interim Healthcare CEO Jennifer Sheets: CMS, OIG Should Want Longer Hospice Stays

Hospice News

When Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International CEO Jennifer Sheets speaks about hospice length of stay, it “strikes a nerve.” Interim Healthcare is a subsidiary of Caring Brands International (CBI). Can you say a little more about the work that Interim is doing to define “good care”?

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How Former President Carter Helped Shape Hospice Care

Hospice News

Some hospice executives have said they believe that his example will prompt more Americans to learn more about this form of end-of-life care. They’re showing us how hospice helps patients live life to the fullest to the end of life, and that’s why we’re gathered here today to publicly thank President Carter and his family.”

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Voices: Eric Scharber, Managing Principal, VP Talent Solutions, SimiTree

Hospice News

In this interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Eric Scharber, Managing Principal, VP Talent Solutions, SimiTree, to talk about the factors behind wage growth in home-based care, as well as the impact it’s having on providers. Why is wage growth so much higher for home-based care? and 5.6 % each month for the nation as a whole.

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Hospice Industry Groups: CMS Must Retool Proposed Special Focus Program to Ensure Accuracy, Fairness

Hospice News

While all three organizations voiced general support for the program, they raised questions about the algorithm that CMS would use to select hospices for the SFP. During the pilot period, SFP results would not be posted publicly and providers would receive interim reports on their performance under the program’s designated metrics.

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CMS’ Proposed Method of Selecting SFP Hospices May Be Flawed

Hospice News

The algorithm is based on a number of quality indicators, including the Hospice Care Index (HCI) score, complaints to CMS about a provider, survey results and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) scores. About a quarter of them don’t report HCI data,” Atkins told Hospice News. “A

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NHPCO’s Interim CEO Marcantonio: Hospice Benefit Must Evolve

Hospice News

Hospice News recently sat down with Ben Marcantonio, chief operating officer and interim president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), to discuss how hospice providers are navigating a sea of challenges. While the hunt is on for a new top executive, COO Marcantonio has stepped in on an interim basis.

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Enough! Why the Claudine Gay Resignation Hurts

Minority Nurse

The latest news about Claudine Gay admittedly dredged up some all too familiar and saddening experiences for me and many executives like me when I heard the news. They highlighted parts of her speech about shattering the glass ceiling and opening up opportunities for more women and POCs to walk through. Is that really the case?

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