Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2024

A group of hospice providers and data scientists at the New Jersey-based health system have developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology aimed at helping its clinical teams to better identify when a patient is nearing the end of life or could benefit from serious illness care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

“Promoting Cheryl into this position will be a smooth transition for our staff and patients,” Courtney Owens, TCMH chief nursing officer, said in a statement. Maley is a ‘homegrown’ director, working throughout her career at TCMH and up through the various patient care areas to the director position.”

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! Frontpoint Health has completed its acquisition of the Texas-based home health and hospice company High Plains Senior Care Group (HPSC).

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Seasons Hospice

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Quality Matters Palliative care, a specialized medical approach focused on improving the quality of life for individuals facing serious illnesses, has a long and rich history that spans centuries. The modern palliative care movement has gained significant momentum in recent decades. In 1967, Dame Cicely Saunders opened St.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Hospice providers need to evolve with their changing patient populations and the larger health care system, according to Greg Hagfors, CEO of Partners In Care. Since then, the company has grown in terms of census, grown more sophisticated in its approach to end-of-life care and expanded into other business lines.

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

The return of sequestration is adding to the financial storms brewing in hospice, as providers contend with rising costs of delivering patient care, inflation and lackluster reimbursement. If CMS and Congress do not take urgent action, some providers will be forced to close, and patient access to hospice care nationwide will decrease.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Roughly 78% of hospice and palliative care providers around the globe indicated “less or much less” use of volunteers since the pandemic’s onset, according to a 2022 study in the International Journal of Health Policy and Management. Historically, about 10% of the hospice’s volunteers who visit patients are pre-med students.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Concern is mounting around whether current health equity initiatives will be a flash in the pan or yield long term improvement on reducing disparities in hospice care among communities of color. Many people who could benefit from hospice are not getting the care they deserve,” Deese told Hospice News in an email. “We

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Without family caregivers, most hospice and palliative care patients would be unable to receive care in the home. In 2021, these conditions tied with cancer as the most frequently occurring principal diagnoses for Medicare decedents who elected the benefit, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

The health system cited declining patient admissions as the main reason for ending services. This was largely driven by trends of more serious illness and end-of-life care moving into the home, according UPMC officials. “In during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Their frontline experience provides invaluable insights into patient care, workflow efficiency and the overall functioning of our healthcare system. Beyond the final days or weeks, our mission should encompass ensuring that every eligible patient receives the complete benefit.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

More recently Sharon Kaufman ‘s book And a Time to Die described the ways in which physicians, nurses, hospital systems, and payment mechanisms influenced the hour and manner of patient’s deaths. At the end we also pay tribute to Randy Curtis, senior author on this paper and mentor to Liz. I guess the VA is federal though.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. Additionally, she discusses VNS’s outcomes-driven approach to end-of-life care, and how they are helping other organizations employ a similar approach.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 12, 2024

On the other hand, NHPCO is disappointed by MedPAC’s recommendation to Congress that hospice reimbursement rates for patient care should not be updated in 2025, although by law hospice payment rates are pegged to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) inpatient hospital market basket rate.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The proposed legislation in California ibrings attention to the value of health care workers and the need to attract more professionals to the field amid rising demand – especially nurses in senior services, according to Craig Dresang, CEO of California-based YoloCares.

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Hospice News

JULY 20, 2022

These operators get into hospice for the “wrong reasons” that focus solely on profit and not on patient care, the CEO said. In states where CONs have been eliminated or don’t exist, “chaos and inconsistency in care prevails,” according to Dresang. While some highlight the benefits of CONs, others find fault in these laws.

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Hospice News

JULY 19, 2022

Despite the differences in their organizations’ size and business models, each of these CEOs raised concerns about the ways these transactions and their aftermath could change the way hospice care is delivered. We are here for patient care. End-of-life care grew out of a great American crusade for social change.

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2023

This included the temporary lifting of the requirement that volunteers provide at least 5% of hospice patient care hours. Some have collaborated with local high schools, colleges and universities to develop programs that both educate younger generations about end-of-life care and provide volunteer opportunities.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

“Growing and developing our own EMTs provides staff a chance to expand their skills and grow within the organization while meeting a huge patient care need,” Holmes said in a company statement. Most medical, nursing and social work students receive little training in hospice and palliative care during the course of their education.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Staffing strains and quality concerns have hospice providers relying more heavily on technology to strengthen the delivery, timing and experience of end-of-life care. Compassus is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Towerbrook Capital Partners and the health system Ascension Health.

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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. Trustbridge Names New Hospice CMO.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

General inpatient care is the second-highest level of care in terms of daily reimbursement rates, according to the U.S. It’s almost as if two pieces aren’t talking to each other on inpatient care,” Gurian said. “We appreciate the comments and suggestions received regarding hospice utilization,” CMS indicated in the final rule.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 25, 2024

Hospice also involves the nursing care of hospice patients’ loved ones, which can include a great deal of education, encouragement, and psychosocial support throughout the journey. Their website states the following: “ In palliative care, a person does not have to give up treatment that might cure a serious illness.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Crouch is also charged with facilitating the growth and operations of the organization’s palliative care services. Crouch’s promotion is a testament to his dedication to our mission and commitment to patient care,” Treasure Coast Hospice CEO Jackie Kendrick said in a statement. “His

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Tennessee-based company offers community-based hospice, infusion therapy, home health, and palliative care across 200 locations in 30 states. Dallas-headquartered AccentCare’s services span the home-based continuum and include hospice, home health and palliative care, as well as personal and non-medical care, among others.

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

November 30, 2023 — By the Bay Health, Mission Hospice & Home Care, and Hope Hospice today announced they will merge to become the largest independent not-for-profit hospice network in Northern California, uniquely positioned to provide compassionate care and impactful community services to more patients and families throughout the region.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

AUGUST 11, 2023

In our discipline of palliative care, understanding the unique needs and characteristics of the population is essential for providing effective and high-quality care. In recent years, with the rise of value-based care, palliative care has expanded beyond the realms of hospital and immediate cancer pain care.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 14, 2024

When the time comes to make profound decisions about end-of-life care for a loved one, every question becomes a quest for the exceptional. Length of Service Traditions Health has consistently demonstrated that superior clinical care can align seamlessly with every aspect of our patients’ needs.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. My role was more than just teaching clinicians how to document patient visits. Those feelings can easily bleed into patient care.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The second quarter of this year brought the company’s purchase of California-based Ardent Hospice and Palliative Care in the San Diego area for an undisclosed amount. “As Fieldhouse will oversee the nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider’s legal activities including corporate transactions, governance and litigation.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2021, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. However, this year started to see the return to pre COVID-19 levels in some areas.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Illinois-based Great Lakes Health Partners, an Interim Healthcare franchise, is launching a grief support group for employees aimed at helping hospice workers deal with the stress of providing bedside end-of-life care. We figured that it needs to be flexible, on different days of the week depending on patient care needs.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2023

This has prompted payers, providers and policymakers to take a closer look at lower-cost care settings, including the home. “I I don’t know that there’s enough access to hospice and palliative care services,” Rep. So, on one hand, patients do benefit from hospice care, and those services do reduce health care costs.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

Christopher Comfort, chief operating officer for Calvary Hospital in New York City, oversees the organization’s operating budget as well as all patient care. He is also an ambassador for the hospital’s CalvaryCare program, designed to educate the health care community and the public about palliative care and hospice.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

That’s really a significant investment that we’ve made and innovation in how we care for staff with personal days, recognition, we have a fleet car program, all the things that we can do to make this the most desirable place to work in our communities. They offer home health, they offer palliative care, and so forth.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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High Peaks Hospice

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Position Description: The Hospice Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with the hospice team to provide hospice care services to patients and families in a variety of patient care settings. The Hospice Nurse Practitioner provides consultation, assessments, and evaluation of the plan of care.

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