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

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This entails closer integration with palliative care and innovative payment models that allow for holistic, end-of-life care. Despite the margin pressures witnessed in home health, this shift opens doors to value-based arrangements for end-of-life care.

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Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry: Physicians Need a Framework for Understanding Hospice

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Mourning Dove Medical Mourning Dove Medical Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry What drew you to the hospice and palliative care field? I actually became interested in end-of-life care in medical school. Most of the time they would understand it, and we could get them into hospice care.

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

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“With the high patient demands facing health care right now, I’m confident in the expertise of our staff and entrepreneurial energy of our franchisees to continue leading the charge in home health care.” Mastrapa since 2021 has been an advisor and consultant to multiple health care companies.

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Federal Officials Call for Stronger Medicare Advantage Oversight

Hospice News

Congressional legislators are casting doubts on regulatory oversight of Medicare Advantage plans over concerns about spending, claims denials, and end-of-life care. Pallone indicated that the subcommittee’s investigation would continue, so those stakeholders could appear in future hearings.

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Program Integrity, Health Equity, Workforce Pressures Top of Mind for Hospice Leaders in 2024

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These services can be easier to wrap your head around than the last six months of life prognosis for hospice. It’s a way for these diverse populations to build trust with serious illness and end-of-life care providers. Garrett The backbone of a quality provider of in-home health care services will remain [its] employees.

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Voices: Todd Austin, President, HCP

Hospice News

I think the biggest talent that isn’t being utilized is some of the best training out there from Barbara Karnes, an end-of-life expert, around providing both the clinician and the family member with more comfort around the end-of-life experience.

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Where Hospices Are Seeing the Greatest ROI on Staffing Investments

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The company hired 101 full-time nurses during the first quarter, including 91 in home health and 10 in hospice. This included a higher minimum hourly wage, year-end gratitude bonuses for all employees and lower health insurance premiums for lower-wage earners. Improved staffing levels were part of what led to a 7.1%

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