Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

“If you think about how they’ve taken on strains in their capacity, these post-acute services – home health and hospice – they can get patients out of very expensive settings,” Klementz told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 Conference. Among the 1.6 Among the 1.6

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Medicare Hospice Benefit should allow some concurrent care, and Congress should support greater access to palliative care, among other reforms, according to LeadingAge. The senior care advocacy organization wrote to Congressional leaders today calling on lawmakers to devote attention to improving the 40-year-old benefit.

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Hospice News

JUNE 5, 2023

It can be difficult to find qualified, experienced palliative staff members that understand the full scope of interdisciplinary care involved, Bowman stated. Other reimbursement options exist in payment arrangements with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Managed Services Organizations (MSOs).

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Hospice News spoke with Bristol CEO Alex Mauricio at the Home Care 100 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, to talk about the company’s growth outlook for 2024, its speciality care coordination program and opportunities for hospice providers in the assisted living space. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)].

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Its services include nursing care, meal preparation, companionship, housekeeping, transportation, assistance with activities of daily living and companionship, and a senior care coordination program. “By The JV is currently honing its focus on expanding access to home care for seniors across South Dakota.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

California-based Legacy Health Endowment recently launched a program to improve care coordinations and seniors’ awareness around their community-based health care options, including hospice. Legacy’s Person-Centered Care program aims to help rural-dwelling seniors to age in place. s service line.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

The possibility exists that hospice care will change more in the next few years than it has during the previous four decades. The Medicare Hospice Benefit turned 40-years-old in 2022, and in that time the program has remained fundamentally unchanged. To an extent, it has also segregated hospice from the rest of the health care system.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The hospital sought hospice licensure in the certificate of need state after Hospice and Home Care of Juneau (HHCJ) halted services last October, citing high staffing costs and insufficient nursing resources. HHCJ received Medicare certification in 2006 and was operated by Catholic Community Services prior to its closure.

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Comfort Home Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

Senior in-home care is a crucial part of caregiving in Rockville, MD, and throughout the DMV. At Comfort Home Care, we believe it’s the heartbeat of compassionate support for your loved ones. Comfort Home Care continuously researches advancements in in-home care and watches predicted trends.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2023

The serious illness population was a population of focus for us for longitudinal care management, and we needed a toolbox for our providers and for our care coordinators. Meier is the founder, director emerita and strategic medical advisor to the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recently finalized hospice payment rule. pay raise won’t be enough to support care amid these financial pressures, she said. “We This is really going to need to be done in order for us to improve care coordination and address the needs of the whole patient.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Combined, Asians, African Americans and Hispanics in 2018 represented only 20% of Medicare hospice patients, while the remaining 80% were Caucasian, according NHPCO. Palliative Care Providers Hitting Walls in Value-Based Reimbursement. Vast disparities in hospice utilization exist among some groups and demographics.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

When his home health nurse visited him the day after he returned home, I asked if we also could have a home health aide. “If I attended a home care conference last week and had an opportunity to listen to the directors of home care, home health and hospice organizations discuss their business.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

Though nonprofit hospices now represent a smaller slice of the industry than in years past, they continue to care for more than half of patients in the United States who elect the benefit. The number of hospices operating nationwide rose to 5,3,58 in 2021, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

AUGUST 11, 2023

In our discipline of palliative care, understanding the unique needs and characteristics of the population is essential for providing effective and high-quality care. By addressing these dimensions, clinicians enhance the quality of care and the overall well-being of patients.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions Michelle Cone and Laura Coyle of HomeWell Care Services address why home care plays a crucial role in reducing hospital readmissions, how they're prioritizing this at HomeWell, and what they would suggest as the first step to improving outcomes.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Among them is an evolving conversation around potential changes to the Medicare Hospice Benefit, an increasing focus on equitable access and service diversification to engage patients further upstream. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended through 2030. Hospice care reduces Medicare expenditures by about $3.5

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

Other endorsements came from SWHPN, along with NHPCO, Hospice Action Network, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). AAHPM’s chief medical officer, told Hospice News in an email.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) raised hospice per diems by 3.8% With much of hospice payments and revenues coming from Medicare, it’s virtually impossible for hospices to shift costs to other payers. Some in the space have voiced concern that reimbursement has not kept pace with the headwinds.

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