Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Treasure Coast Hospice Appoints VP of Medical Services Florida-based Treasure Coast Hospice has tapped Dr. John Crouch as its new vice president of medical services. Crouch in 2016 became a home care and assisted living facilities physician at the organization. Cannone as its new executive vice president and COO.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Agape Care Group Appoints M&A VP. Alex Ferguson has stepped into the role of senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions at Agape Care Group. The South Carolina-based hospice and palliative care provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners. as its president and CEO.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

She became a hospice nurse for By the Bay Health in 1996, then named Hospice of Marin, taking on various roles in clinical leadership throughout her more than 27-year tenure. “It Previously known as Hospice by the Bay, the organization rebranded in 2021 to reflect a broadening scope of services.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2023

Kaishauna Guidry, a former teacher turned hospice physician, continues to leverage her background in education to help terminally ill patients find the care they need. Few businesses have to work as hard as hospices to dispel myths and misconceptions about their practices. G at the Heart of Healthcare.” G’s H.O.S.P.I.C.E

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2024

The 2025 proposed hospice rule is raising some questions along with payment rates. increase in hospice per diems for 2025. The agency also proposed two new quality measures and 2025 implementation of the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool to replace the Hospice Item Set.

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Hospice News

MAY 22, 2023

Though older Asian-American adults may be less likely to discuss pain and symptom management needs with their health care professionals, they may be more receptive to the psychosocial support included in hospice and palliative care, according to recent research from VITAS’ Healthcare. between 2010 and 2019.

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2022

Hospice providers are nearly desperate to recruit nurses, but their labor woes do not end there. Providers have seen no lights at the end of the staffing shortage tunnel. Providers have seen no lights at the end of the staffing shortage tunnel. A shortage of non-clinical staff is an additional sore spot.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Hospice leaders have kept their eyes on four key numbers as 2022 progressed: clinical capacity, length of stay, labor costs and utilization. A fifth, the rising number of new hospices in certain states, has emerged as a priority in recent weeks. These metrics are key to understanding what hospices experienced this year.

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Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

New hospice facilities and grief centers are cropping up across the country, while a California inpatient facility is reopening following a temporary closure due to the pandemic. . Meanwhile, construction of a hospice house in Maryland has ground to a halt. Brown-Forman Foundation and Norton Healthcare, along with individual donors.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Faith Protsman, regional medical director at VITAS Healthcare, Raianne Melton, senior clinical manager of professional service at Axxess, and Cheryl Hamilton Fried, president & CEO at Blue Ridge Hospice. Last year we had less than 20% turnover.

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Traditions Health

MARCH 30, 2024

For me, it ultimately came down to wanting to care for people.” As the Traditions Health hospice medical director in Cartersville, Georgia, Dr. Captain gets to live that passion every day. “A As a medical director and as a doctor, these are the qualities that I prioritize.” A) The people.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. This 17-bed unit serves inmates from all over the state who are approaching the end of their lives. A few are let out early on compassionate release. This is Eric Widera.

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Hospice of the North Coast

AUGUST 25, 2023

As life nears its concluding chapters, ensuring compassionate care and steadfast support becomes of utmost importance. Hospice services, a specialized form of care tailored to individuals with terminal illnesses and their families, go beyond mere symptom management – they prioritize comfort and solace.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 30, 2024

Finding the balance between compassion and the clock is critical for hospice nurses. Hospice is often portrayed as serene and peaceful. For hospice nurses, mastering time management is an essential skill for long-term success. Second, time management also has to do with workflow, and in hospice, you never know what might happen.

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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

On last week’s podcast we interviewed the medical director and the chaplain of the prison’s hospice unit (Hospice in Prison Part 1 ). On today’s podcast we talk with three of these Pastoral Care Workers, Jerry Judson, Jeffrey Maria, and Allan Krenitzky. Michele: So this is X corridor, it leads to hospice.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

If you have a loved one dealing with a life-limiting illness, you may be wondering, “what services does hospice provide?” There’s a lot of confusion surrounding what hospice care is and what it does. Keep reading to learn more about the services Seasons Hospice provides to our patients.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 15, 2020

Hope Hospice Media Contact: Kendra Strey , cell) 925-997-0873. Our panelists will discuss these end-of-life care options and give you insight into how hospice and health systems are adjusting to new demands and needs. Panelists: Jatinder Marwaha, MD, FACP, HMCD, Hope Hospice Medical Director.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Hospice News: Jason has an incredible background in post-acute care that we’re going to talk about today. Banks: I ran a hospice and palliative care.

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Pallimed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

While following this response, we confirmed that Chou received funding in September 2014 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through his role as the Director for the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center and employment by Oregon Health and Science University (14). Anderson Cancer Center Orlando.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 5, 2023

On the one hand, when I hear of Ob-Gyn’s in Catholic Healthcare systems using “workarounds” to provide reproductive care, I’m standing up and cheering on the inside. He has an interest in hospice and of life care, pain management and medical ethics. Eric: In particular, around medical aid in dying.

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Pallimed

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Franklin also served on the Washington State Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG) via the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (9). Put simply, Roger Chou has been placed in the position of “advocating his own work as national healthcare policy (78).”

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

” How hard would it be for every medical director, every director of nurses, every administrator to know the first and last name of every CNA who works in that building? From a medical director standpoint, how do you think about that? CNAs will say, “I literally feel invisible. Plain and simple.

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