Hospice News

MARCH 27, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded a Condition of Participation pertaining to disaster preparedness planning. However, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in preparedness when it comes to hospice and palliative care. In 2017, the U.S.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

introduced legislation this morning to create a National Strategy on Grief and establish grants to fund trauma-informed care for the bereaved. The massive loss of life due to the COVID-19 pandemic — more than 1 million deaths since 2020 — has spurred demand for bereavement care and was a partial impetus for the legislation. .

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Angela Hospice provides adult and pediatric hospice, palliative care and grief support across Oakland County in southern Michigan. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which requires providers to acquire a building and design a center to house a PACE program. has opened a new inpatient center in Illinois.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2022

The organization based its findings on indicators such as the number of people who passed away in their homes, the availability of palliative care, access to green burials and funeral costs. . The analysis also took into account the ratio of Medicare-certified health care providers to eligible patients, as well as probate processes.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2024

In Calendar Year 2021, the share of hospice care days with nurse visits in the last seven days of life rose to 63%, up from 62% year over year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%. CMS introduced SIA in 2016.

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2024

The idea to open a new hospice in Arizona came from the personal experience of losing a close loved one alongside the professional backgrounds of witnessing the challenges in end-of-life care delivery, Seebert told Hospice News in a recent interview. We also began a texting communications program, which will enhance our bereavement program.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech? A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families. Combined, Asians, African Americans and Hispanics in 2018 represented only 20% of Medicare hospice patients, while the remaining 80% were Caucasian, according NHPCO.

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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. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). currently, the U.S.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2022

When it comes to communication and quality of care for Black patients, recent data reinforces the notion that hospices have room to grow. Additionally, bereaved family members of Black patients rated the quality of communication with hospices as lower than other health care providers. African Americans made up a mere 8.2%

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Difference Between Palliative Care & Hospice Care If you have a loved one who is living with a chronic or debilitating illness, you have probably heard of ‘palliative care’ and ‘hospice care’ and may have simply assumed they were the same. Palliative Care: What Is It?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Now, the two organizations are working together to ensure early hospice and palliative referrals, reduce hospitalizations and readmissions and build an infrastructure for lasting change. Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019. That’s the big news.

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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

JANUARY 19, 2023

In some respects, the two sectors are already inextricably linked, given the holistic nature of hospice care, including attention to patients’ psychosocial and spiritual needs as well as bereavement support for families. Hospices also lack quality measures associated with bereavement care. This is such a big issue.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

The home health, hospice and palliative care provider operates 36 locations and serves roughly 1,540 patients annual. In 2021 the company added hospice and palliative care services in its eastern Idaho market when it gained Medicare certification and accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC).

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2023

Founded in 1978, Hosparus Health’s 600 employees and 500 volunteers provide care for more than 10,000 patients annually, including hospice, medical care, palliative medicine, mental health and bereavement services. “We In 2021, more than 22,000 Medicare decedents elected hospice care in Kentucky.

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2022

.” Hospice of the Chesapeake has cared for patients since 1979, prior to establishment of the Medicare Hospice Benefit. The organization in 2021 cared for more than 3,800 hospice patients as well as more than 2,095 on palliative care and close to 500 in bereavement.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 29, 2022

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. We know about 50% of all Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for hospice care receive it.

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Hospice News

MAY 9, 2022

This growing need has spurred the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) to recently develop its Community Counseling Guide to help member providers structure bereavement services, including best practices for billing. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements.

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Hospice News

MARCH 2, 2023

As Graham pointed out, many hospices use thrift store revenue to support services that aren’t fully covered by the Medicare Hospice Benefit or other payer sources. This can include more robust grief programs or palliative care, among others. We also use these funds to support bereavement programs.”

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2022

The state in 2018 ranked sixth nationally for hospice utilization among Medicare decedents, reaching a rate of 56.7%, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Commonly called the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in , the demonstration took effect Jan.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Established in 1991, OpusCare provides hospice and palliative care in Florida, Georgia and Texas. All patient rooms in the facility are equidistant to a centralized nursing station to facilitate quick responses to urgent care needs, Roque-Velasco stated. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

In addition to clinical care, the new location will provide grief and bereavement support groups, volunteer training, educational workshops and events as part of Blue Ridge Hospice’s community Grief and Loss Support Services program. The hospice has also begun to offer inpatient care in the county at Inova Loudoun Hospital.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), making the region an increasingly competitive market. About 156,000 Medicare decedents in California utilized the hospice benefit in 2021, according to CMS. More hospice providers operate in California than any other state, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

In addition, the company’s innovation arm Contessa Health continues to make new inroads to expanding emerging high-acuity care models like hospital-at-home services, exploring new payer and provider partnerships and making big investments in palliative care. Before that, he was president of Walgreens Co.,

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Hospice News

AUGUST 22, 2022

While spiritual care falls under the bereavement assessment as part of the four core hospice services, reimbursement streams for chaplain staff are extremely shallow, according to George Handzo, director of health services research and quality at the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network. Limited opportunities for training.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

“Like many other hospice and home health programs across the nation, as the national health care worker shortage continues and the cost of health care staff and other expenses skyrocket, we are finding it increasingly difficult to manage the rising costs of doing business.”. Vermont hospice shuts down three service lines.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

of all Medicare hospice patients in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Similar to other underserved populations, fear of discrimination and mistrust are the biggest walls between Native Americans and hospice care, according to Craig Dresang, CEO of California-based YoloCares.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In many instances, hospices will not be able to provide care if patients lack the support of a family caregiver. Debra Parker Oliver, a professor in the division of palliative medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. You’ve personally been a caregiver yourself. And again, we’re having roaring success.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Though operators often feel siloed within the Medicare Hospice Benefit, they are not shielded from the shifting currents in the health care system at large. But, for now, hospices continue to be the resident experts in those types of care models in today’s fragmented health care system.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. Early on I knew I wanted to work in health care and needed a career in which I could find meaning and purpose. A new reimbursement structure for palliative care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 19, 2023

Hospice of the Midwest’s services within the Marshalltown community include assistance with medical equipment and medication order and delivery, developing patient care plans, providing home assessment consultations and a veteran honors program. The hospice provider also offers pet and music therapy, as well as bereavement support services.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2022

Patients will receive round-the-clock care from an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and other medical aides. Families will also have access to bereavement services and support, community education classes and support groups, as well as respite care. This fell below the national average of 50.3%

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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. Sinai Health System has been expanding its home-based and palliative services, in part through its joint venture with the Amedisys Inc.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

HHCJ received Medicare certification in 2006 and was operated by Catholic Community Services prior to its closure. The home health and hospice provider’s additional services included bereavement care, as well as free medical equipment loans for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bath benches, bedside commodes or canes.

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NHPCO

JUNE 21, 2023

For Immediate Release June 21, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to a recent NBC News story on HCA Healthcare hospitals, suggesting that HCA hospitals may be inappropriately pushing patients toward hospice care.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Earlier this year palliative care was the correct response to the following clue on the game show Jeopardy: From a Latin word for “to cloak”, it’s the type of care given to seriously ill patients to provide comfort without curing. What’s wrong with the “pictures of hands clasping each other” as our palliative care meme?

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Despite this, in my 20-year career as a palliative care physician, I have yet to see a death doula in the wild. We’ve invited two death doulas, Jane Euler and John Loughnane (who is also a family doc and palliative care physician), to talk about the role of a doula at the end of life. Why Beth? John, welcome to GeriPal.

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