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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Lauren O’Dwyer, CFO, Anvoi Hospice and Anvoi Management

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When I was getting into health care out of public accounting, I knew specifically that hospice was a field that I was interested in. I definitely would not be where I’m at today without my family. We’ve had to adjust to employees working from home and what that meant for hospice.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

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Nurse practitioner Raphael and registered nurse Britt Akobundu, a married couple, launched San Diego-based Blue Monarch Hospice this past March, with the intent of improving the quality of life for not only patients and families, but also health care workers. . Providing great patient care is the top priority.

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Hospice Operators Watching Closely as Large Payers Transform the Industry

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The company has signed a definitive agreement to sell a 60% stake in Kindred at Home’s (KAH) hospice and personal care business to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR) for $2.8 hospice company by market share and the leader of a growing for-profit provider based in the Midwest.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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Large payers have also jumped into the home-based care bandwagon. billion acquisition of the home health and hospice company LHC Group. The third issue was a sentence indicating that hospice patients “typically only receive pain medication.” Optum subsequently made a bid on Amedisys Inc. This followed Humana Inc.’s

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The Ups and Downs of Inpatient Hospice Care: New Facilities Open as Others Close

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Staff at the new office provide 24/7 services to help facilitate hospice admissions for hospital and physician referrals and facility-based patients. The hospice provider also offers pet and music therapy, as well as bereavement support services. This is another level of care that we can provide,” Sade Bello told local news.