Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Some had experienced racism and noticed they were treated differently than white people Some healthcare providers continued medical treatment even when the patient with a serious illness wanted to stop curative care. The issues identified in the report exist across the country. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking.

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APRIL 17, 2024

The lines of palliative and psychiatric services may increasingly intersect as demand for collaborative care swells among seriously ill populations with mental health conditions. Seriously ill seniors with severe mental illnesses (SMIs) are at particular risk of adverse health effects, Krishnasamy indicated. “The

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Florida-based Hope Healthcare has affiliated with Chapters Health System, a nonprofit provider of hospice, palliative care and home health, among other services. Beckwith has led Hope Healthcare for more than 30 years. NPHI NPHI Hope Healthcare CEO Samira Beckwith. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Hospice News

MARCH 6, 2024

Though the pandemic has had lasting impacts on the ability to recruit and retain palliative care professionals, the outbreak also shed some light among the public around serious illness care options, according to Nick Westfall, chairman and CEO of VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. Subscribe to Palliative Care News today !

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Hospice News

JANUARY 24, 2024

In 2022 Nashville-based HCA Healthcare Inc. Palliative care clinical education avenues have expanded in recent years, but providers say the well may not be filling up quickly enough to meet demand. Communication and peer support elements are among the key training elements for palliative workforce sustainability and growth.

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2024

A new collaboration for transitional care between Florida-based Big Bend Hospice and the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare system has more going on behind the scenes. Big Bend, a nonprofit provider, in 2021 formed a new parent company called Seven Oaks Healthcare. Certainly the idea is to take pretty big leaps towards value-based care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 2, 2024

Hospice and home health provider Charter Healthcare, a portfolio company of Pharos Capital, recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The post Hospice, Home Health Provider Charter Healthcare Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy appeared first on Hospice News. No public announcement was made. Charter’s website is also defunct.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) has acquired Chicago-based Apple Home Healthcare, Ltd., The post Addus Acquires Apple Home Healthcare appeared first on Hospice News. for an undisclosed sum. Texas-based Addus has more than 200 locations across 22 states, including Illinois. At 60.5%, Utah held the highest rate that year.

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

Integrating palliative consultations into care management for heart failure patients improves utilization and fosters greater understanding among referring clinicians, research from the Veteran Affairs (VA) Connecticut Healthcare System has found. Palliative care was utilized by 6.5% Palliative care was utilized by 6.5%

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Within the scope of traditional palliative care, a burgeoning field called “transitional” palliative care, which bridges the gap between curative treatments and hospice, has begun taking shape in the healthcare domain. Krmpotic said.

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2024

Connecticut’s statewide Palliative Care Advisory Council (PCAC) plans to work collaboratively with DPH to develop the pediatric hospice program plan, according to Tracy Wodatch, president and CEO of the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home. The plan would have to be completed by Jan. The plan would have to be completed by Jan.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Though more palliative payment avenues have formed in value-based and disease-specific reimbursement models, the momentum has not yet translated into substantial support, according to Nick Westfall, chairman and CEO of VITAS Healthcare, a Chemed Corp. Patient data will play a key role in forming sustainable palliative reimbursement.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2023

Raising philanthropic funding is often vital to nonprofit palliative care providers. But to attract donors, operators must be prepared to communicate their value proposition, according to Steve Cone, chief communications officer at Capital Caring Health. It’s cheaper to provide palliative care than a hospitalization.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2023

Recent allegations that staff at HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) put pressure on patients to enter hospice dovetail with longstanding questions over how and when patients should be referred. Source: SEIU) HCA Healthcare is among the nation’s largest hospital systems, which employs more than 294,000 people, including 45,000 physicians.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Virtual reality technology can reduce the use of high-cost pain therapy services and medications, according to Dr. Joseph Shega, executive vice president and chief medical officer of VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHE). Around 17.5% About 82.5%

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Breast cancer patients often lack access to palliative care services, but the needle may be moving as researchers dig into common barriers and clinical and financial outcomes. A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014. the researchers indicated.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

California-based post-acute care company Charter Healthcare Group has tapped Cheryl Lovell to become its new CEO and Anna-Gene O’Neal as the company’s first chief operating officer. HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) acquired the segment in 2021 for $400 million and later sold portions of it to LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG).

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

Researchers conducted the study using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Readmissions Database. Palliative care utilization in ovarian cancer patients can lower their chances of rehospitalizations, according to recent data. They tracked patients over the course of a year to determine how many times each was readmitted.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2022

CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna has selected Ohio’s Hospice and Pure Healthcare as part of the insurance company’s hospice and palliative care preferred provider network for Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) in the Buckeye State. “This would allow for greater flexibility than the current Medicare model provides.”

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HopeHealth

APRIL 16, 2024

The post Plan ahead for healthcare decisions: Free tips & resources for families appeared first on HopeHealth. No matter what stage of life you’re in, set aside time now for key health decisions. It’s a gift to your family, and yourself.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Some key metrics include CMS star ratings in the agency’s Care Compare system, as well as results from Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys and the Hospice Item Set. For the time being, Medicare Advantage may be providers’ best bet for palliative care reimbursement.

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MARCH 18, 2024

For that matter, if you really look at the whole healthcare system, the data collection, it’s a Wild West. This article is sponsored by KanTime. The discussion took place on February 29, 2024 during PCN Conference in Tampa. Hospice News: How would you describe the current state of palliative care in today’s world?

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

It takes time to build up the payment, referral and workforce resources needed to support a sustainable palliative care program, according to Dr. Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

VITAS Healthcare, one of the largest providers of hospice and palliative care services in the U.S., The post VITAS Healthcare Strengthens Executive Team with Key Promotions in Hospice Operations, HME Department appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Reimbursement pressures, workforce strains and lagging awareness represent pain points preventing greater utilization of palliative care. These factors can weigh even heavier on access and quality of life for seriously ill children and their families in need of these services. Each year an estimated 2.5

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Life & Death Matters

MAY 29, 2023

LGBTQ2+ people face several barriers to accessing healthcare. As a person’s health declines, these barriers may prevent a person from accessing palliative care support from community healthcare and […] The post The Top LGBTQ2+ Barriers to Accessing Palliative Care and 6 Ways to Help appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Aging Life Care Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Johnson, RN, BSN, MHA, CHPN, CCM – Aging Life Care Association® Member Palliative care and hospice care are both specialized healthcare models that focus on palliation, or relief of symptoms, associated with serious, debilitating illnesses.

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Hospice News

JUNE 27, 2022

Not only are malnourished patients more likely to be hospitalized, but the cost of those stays is nearly twice as high as those for patients who have sufficient access to quality food, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). million in savings within the first six months . Case in point, the U.S.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With 15 de novos under its belt thus far in 2022, Caring Brands International (CBI) subsidiary Interim HealthCare Inc. Most recently, it bought back Interim HealthCare of Sacramento Hospice in California for an undisclosed sum. The post Interim Healthcare Opens 15 New Locations in 2022 appeared first on Hospice News.

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JULY 14, 2023

Paul Mastrapa becomes CEO of Interim HealthCare Jennifer Sheets is out as CEO of Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International. Interim HealthCare thanks outgoing CEO Jennifer Sheets for her service to the company and wishes her well in her future endeavors,” Interim indicated in a press release.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

The palliative growth was spurred by a two-year pilot project funded by a quality improvement grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation. The palliative growth was spurred by a two-year pilot project funded by a quality improvement grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Earlier this year Pennant also acquired Benefit Home Healthcare and Benefit By Your Side, a Colorado-based company that offers home health care, private duty and community health services. Southwestern Palliative Care & Hospice provides home-based end-of-life and serious illness care to communities in Yuma, Arizona.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2024

New Jersey-based Valley Health System is partnering with Family of Caring Healthcare to offer palliative services to their patients. Family of Caring Healthcare System includes 10 health and rehabilitation centers that provide subacute care and rehabilitative services, assisted living, and long-term care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 25, 2024

NYSE: CHE) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare is ramping up its strategic growth plans in both hospice and palliative care amid rising demand for these services. Chemed Corp. VITAS earlier this month completed its $85 million acquisition of Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one assisted living facility location.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Ethan McChesney, policy director, National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

More than 35 years ago, the hospice Medicare benefit was enacted and has been instrumental in improving quality of life for patients,” said Nick Westfall, president and CEO of the Chemed (NYSE: CHEM) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare. “We Signatories on the letter included the co-founders of the Senate Comprehensive Care Caucus, U.S.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I’m optimistic that we see some progress and potential closure on the formalization of a community-based palliative care demo,” Nick Westfall, CEO of Chemed (NYSE: CHEM) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare, told Hospice News earlier this year. “As 31, 2021, according to a new CMMI white paper. To date, the U.S.

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