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Key to the Continuum: Hospice Providers Eye Primary Care Businesses

Hospice News

Consequently, many have launched additional business lines that enable them to reach patients sooner as well as capitalize on emerging value-based payment models. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)] believes that primary care is going to be the answer to this fragmented care problem.

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Future Leader: Drake Jarman, SVP of Growth, Hospice, Amedisys

Hospice News

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. Drake Jarman, senior vice president of growth of hospice at Amedisys Inc. Advocating for a comprehensive approach to hospice care.

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3 Ways Hospices Are Managing Rising Costs of Care Delivery

Hospice News

Despite rising demand for their services, many hospices are seeing their margins nibbled away by inflation, fuel expenses and labor and supply costs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) raised hospice per diems by 3.8% Some in the space have voiced concern that reimbursement has not kept pace with the headwinds.

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Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC,  Director, Product Management, VNS Health

Hospice News

Now, as a product manager, I channel these experiences towards improving outcomes during the most critical moments of patients’ lives, an aspect of care often overlooked despite its importance. My commitment extends beyond individual patient care to working with organizations to make a larger impact on improving outcomes.