SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Increasingly, people at end-of-life want to die at home but this relies heavily on family carers to support the patient. Many carers struggle with the practical and emotional burden of caring for a loved one at home. What this paper adds?

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Hospice News

APRIL 3, 2023

The move included subsidiaries Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, Sta-Home, Gareda, HRS, Texas Home Health, Southeastern Health Care at Home, and Guardian. AccentCare early last year unified its seven business lines under the company’s main brand.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2023

The new location is the most recent of a series of investments that Kaiser has made in the home setting, including hospice and palliative care. Two years ago Kaiser united its home-based services in Southern California and Hawaii under a single division — Care at Home — led by Vice President Angel Vargas.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As Contessa Health pioneers a growing value-based palliative care-at-home program, they’ve encountered some learning curves when it comes to operating within a new payment system. Contessa is a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), which the home health and hospice provider acquired in 2021 for $250 million.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) subsidiary Contessa has penned an agreement the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to offer a “full spectrum of home-based care.”. The JV will offer each of these services in the home setting. “We The JV’s patients will have access to Contessa’s Palliative Care at Home services.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 30, 2023

The grant will also support efforts to address social determinants of health, according to Dr. Heidi Young, associate chief medical officer for Capital Caring and medical director of the Primary Care at Home program. million home-based primary care visits during 2016, up from less than 1 million in 1996, the study found.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2024

The partnership will unlock a new era of home-based care, according to DiCosmo. “The next chapter for StateServ and Delta Care will transform the care-at-home market for DME and pharmacy across the United States,” DiCosmo said.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

I have spent about 11 years total with Optum and then worked with Aspire, but now I’m currently working with Contessa and Amedisys to help support palliative care at home programs. That’s what Contessa was founded on and we’ve been able to expand on that for palliative care at home services.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Generally, Amedisys’ palliative care services will benefit BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s members living with complex and serious conditions such as cancer or heart failure. Amedisys projects its higher-acuity care segment’s revenue to more than triple in 2023, however, largely driven by growth in the Palliative Care at Home arm.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

There’s still just so many misconceptions about care at home. I would really like to see us, as a whole, collective care at home industry, come together and really get good at educating the consumer on the strength that care at home can bring, as well as just helping to define it in a way that the consumer can understand.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Contessa is currently in talks with a number of other Medicare Advantage organizations to pursue similar, but not identical, contracts, Dr. Gavin Baumgardner, vice president and national medical director of Palliative Care at Home at Contessa, said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) 2023 Annual Leadership Conference.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sinai looked to expand its palliative care program, the health system opted to pursue partnerships with providers that have a longer history of developing payor contracts for those services. Many of the folks who work with our Palliative Care at Home Program also participate in one way or another in the hospital-at-home program.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This proposed Transition Board is made up of experienced veterans of the care at home community, who possess the vision to understand both the opportunity and obligation to build an even stronger future for our sectors of the American health care delivery system,” Ken Albert, proposed chair of the Transition Board, said in a statement.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Choice’s leaders have reiterated a commitment to “targeted” geographical growth in its strategic plans to provide a more “comprehensive solution for post-acute care at home,” the company indicated. Hospice plays a crucial role in the company’s future growth, according to David Jackson, founder and CEO of Choice Health at Home.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2024

The move included subsidiaries Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, Sta-Home, Gareda, HRS, Texas Home Health, Southeastern Health Care at Home and Guardian. Most recently, AccentCare in April formed a JV with Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System, expanding its home-based care business in Texas.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. Families caring for seriously ill loved ones face systemic barriers that could threaten patients’ ability to receive care at home, including at the end of life.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

APRIL 6, 2024

Supporting Your Patients Throughout Their Cancer Journey: Home Health Makes a Difference This National Cancer Control Month, empower your patients with comprehensive care at home. As an Oncologist, you understand the unique needs of patients facing a cancer diagnosis.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

APRIL 6, 2024

Supporting Your Patients Throughout Their Cancer Journey: Home Health Makes a Difference This National Cancer Control Month, empower your patients with comprehensive care at home. As an Oncologist, you understand the unique needs of patients facing a cancer diagnosis.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What could go wrong with hospital care at home for family caregivers then? While physicians and nurses visit the home and are available by telehealth sessions for questions, the majority of care falls on the family. “In Now it’s on you.” Will you be able to manage medications and ensure they are taken as directed?

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2023

Maribel partners with health care providers to support their efforts to design and expand the services they offer in the home setting, including home health agencies, hospices, palliative care providers and health systems. Maribel’s mission is to make home the center of the health system.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2022

“Mount Sinai at Home builds upon this momentum and offers consolidated opportunities for patients and physicians, decreasing the fragmentation that often plagues the health care industry. It’s exciting to be creating a care model that is blazing the trail for advanced care at home.”.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

NHPCO penned the letter in response to a recent Congressional Hearing on Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities. The hearing focused on the common access issues among rural populations. said during the hearing.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2023

It’s important to tell people that our palliative care program is comprehensive and includes more than medical care, but also behavioral health and things like food, diet, home safety and medication management. Capital Caring offers palliative services through its Primary Care at Home program.

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Bayshore Care Home

AUGUST 30, 2023

5 Major Advantages of Senior Care at Home Home care for seniors offers numerous advantages that promote their well-being, independence, and quality of life. Bayshore Home Care provides senior care.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

JANUARY 17, 2019

This episode features Dr Ann Dadich (Western Sydney University, Austrailia) Specialist home-based palliative care can improve symptom management and quality of life and prevent hospitalisation at the end-of-life. There is significant variation in how home-based palliative care is delivered, even within similar jurisdictions.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I’ve had lots of conversations with policymakers on both sides in Congress, and they all agree that health care at home is where we need to go. Every lawmaker that I’ve talked to understands the value of care at home. How do we get policymakers to understand how important this is?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Hospice of the North Coast developed an education plan, made sure they were asking questions to elicit a response so that people feel welcome and that they belong, which ultimately led to better patient care. To learn more, visit: [link].

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2022

This includes a joint venture with Michigan-based Henry Ford Health System launched last October to provide high-acuity home care services as well as palliative care, which followed a palliative care enterprise with Mount Sinai Health System in February 2021, branded as Palliative Care at Home.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2024

“One is in our joint venture partners that are already in the high-acuity space, such as those offering hospital-at-home [care]. Drivers of palliative growth, sustainability The outlook for palliative care growth is “strong” and “substantial,” according to Dr.

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AlayaCare

APRIL 18, 2023

Our team got to work creating the best solution to address care giver availability, skillsets, and service area locations that would preserve client care continuity—so our loved ones can keep getting the most consistent care at home for better outcomes,” added Goldapple.

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Traditions Health

AUGUST 7, 2023

At its core, home health care is simply a way for us to help people stay safely in their home while managing their health. Then, toward the end of that time, they’ll check in with you to see if you need to continue with home care services. How do you get started?

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Hospice of the North Coast

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As February 18, 2024, marks one year since former President Jimmy Carter began receiving hospice care at home, it’s a poignant moment to reflect on the profound impact of this decision.

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HomeTouch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

After hospital care for the elderly comes with certain challenges, that include devising a robust care plan, facilitating a safe transition to the home environment, and ensuring that the patient remains independent at home, and not back in the hospital. Care at home after the hospital needs […].

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

There are so many things that need to be addressed to improve quality and access to pediatric palliative and hospice care. There is a great unmet need for supportive care at home. There is a great unmet need for supportive care at home,” Leonard said.

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Home Care Pulse

JANUARY 26, 2023

Servant Home Care • Sheila’s Angels • Shelter Island Homecare Agency • Shepherd’s Staff In-home Care • Shore HomeCare Services LLC • Silver Companions, Inc.

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Home Care Pulse

JANUARY 26, 2023

Servant Home Care • Sheila’s Angels • Shelter Island Homecare Agency • Shepherd’s Staff In-home Care • Shore HomeCare Services LLC • Silver Companions, Inc.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

It’s hospice, palliative medicine, primary care at home, and our grief support. We’ve served over 3,600 patients and families in the hospice sector, almost 7,000 in our palliative medicine, 1,300 in primary care at home programs, and nearly 7,000 people through our grief support services.

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