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Pennant Group Acquires Guardian Hospice

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NASDAQ: PNTG) has acquired Guardian Hospice and Guardian Hospice of Oklahoma for an undisclosed amount. Guardian Hospice of Oklahoma received Medicare certification in 2015 and has since grown its presence in the state and across Texas. About 143,284 Medicare decedents utilized hospice in Texas in 2021, according to the U.S.

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Post-PHE Hospice Regulation: How Telehealth Rules Will Change

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The future of telehealth in hospice care delivery is among the questions swirling around the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11. Though initially the telehealth waivers weren’t intended to be permanent, they will likely have long-term impacts in hospice.

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Community Hospice CEO Philip Ward: Providers Must Rethink Everything

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To manage the changes taking place in hospice and in the larger health care system, Community Hospice & Palliative Care CEO Philip Ward has a mantra: Rethink everything. Former Community CEO Susan-Ponder Stansel moved on to lead Alivia Care. Ward: Quite accidentally.

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New Leadership at Interim HealthCare; Former Amedisys CEO to Lead TheKey

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Paul Mastrapa becomes CEO of Interim HealthCare Jennifer Sheets is out as CEO of Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International. Paul Mastrapa, former CEO of Help at Home, will succeed her. Mastrapa since 2021 has been an advisor and consultant to multiple health care companies. Canada and Australia.

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Health Systems Pursue Palliative Care Skill-Building Initiatives

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Insights from patients, their family members and caregivers were a crucial part of gaining a bigger picture around what quality serious illness care can look like, Sobrino-Bonilla said. The post Health Systems Pursue Palliative Care Skill-Building Initiatives appeared first on Hospice News.

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Voices: Todd Austin, President, HCP

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In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Todd Austin, President of HCP, to learn the strategies that hospice providers can use right now to improve staff engagement, not just with the aim of keeping staff members in their own hospice agencies, but more broadly in the industry at large.

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Key Themes to Emerge at Home Care 100 Next Week

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AlayaCare on site at top industry conference January 19-22 in Miami Next week, the nation’s top conference for leaders in home and hospice care heads to Miami as Home Care 100 lands January 19-22. We are seeing private pay agencies intermingle with public payers and health authorities.

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