Hospice News

MARCH 9, 2023

Hospices are seeking solutions to protect themselves and their patients against cybercrime. In the United States, the average cost of a cyberattack on a health care provider reached $15 million in 2019, a study in the journal Healthcare found. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) reported. Nearly 164.4

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 31, 2021

The acquisition of Delta Health Technologies extends AlayaCare’s position as a leading provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology in the U.S. home health market. The acquisition of Delta Health Technologies extends AlayaCare’s position as a leading provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology in the U.S.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Maria Warren, Vice President of Clinical Consulting at Netsmart that took place at the Hospice News Elevate Conference in Chicago. Hospice News: I am here with Maria Warren and we’re going to talk a little bit about technology and value-based care.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Axxess founder and CEO John Olajide discovered a passion for both business and technology at an early age, and in time, saw opportunities to leverage those interests to help modernize health care. To get by, he took a job in the IT department of a nursing home, where he quickly realized that health care technology could use an upgrade.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

The possibility exists that hospice care will change more in the next few years than it has during the previous four decades. The Medicare Hospice Benefit turned 40-years-old in 2022, and in that time the program has remained fundamentally unchanged. To an extent, it has also segregated hospice from the rest of the health care system.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

When stakeholders consider ways to improve Medicare Advantage, they should take care not to romanticize fee-for-service Medicare in the process, SCAN Health Plan CEO Dr. Sachin Jain cautions. Medicare Advantage (MA) is a growing force in health care. California-based SCAN Health Plan is a $4.3 Let’s be a better industry.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Most people who work in hospice have a story. For Frontpoint Health CEO Brent Korte, that story began at 20-years-old when he volunteered to help dying patients in Calcutta, India. I was with my buddy, hair in a ponytail, and we walked in and volunteered,” Korte told Hospice News. “My My experience there changed everything.”.

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AlayaCare

AUGUST 10, 2022

million USD, not including the ransom price. And the cost for home healthcare agencies is much higher once you include the impact of intangible and opportunity costs. Home care organizations can improve their EHR security measures by establishing a strong IT foundation, staff education, and working closely with their software vendors.

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AlayaCare

AUGUST 11, 2022

And the cost for home healthcare agencies is much higher once you include the impact of intangible and opportunity costs. Home care organizations can improve their EHR security measures by establishing a strong IT foundation, staff education and working closely with their software vendors. IT privacy and security breaches are costly.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 22, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health has recently hired Hannah Echols as its new vice president of clinical applications and business intelligence. She is an accomplished and highly respected leader who can translate abstract data into actionable strategic insights,” said John Kerndl, chief financial officer of Traditions Health.

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Hospice News

MAY 13, 2022

based hospice provider Bluegrass Care Navigators has named Stephanie Greene as its new chief operating officer of clinical services. She succeeds Cassie Mitchell, who left the organization to become CEO of Colorado-based HopeWest Hospice. Hospice Maui appoints new CEO . She was previously the clinical director at Hospice Maui.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2022

Hospice News: We’re joined by Joe Randesi, Evelyn Keegan-Wright, and Eric Gordon, from Element5. Hospice News: We’re joined by Joe Randesi, Evelyn Keegan-Wright, and Eric Gordon, from Element5. Hospice News: Thanks, Joe. Hospice News: Excellent. The panel took place virtually on March 23, 2022.

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AlayaCare

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The future of health care is in the home. This emerging model is called hospital-at-home and it is about to underpin a much-needed shift in the way patients with a whole host of conditions are treated. We thank Dr. Bruce Leff , professor John Hopkins School of Medicine (a pioneering voice of hospital-at-home in the U.S.),

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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. We’re very pleased to be a four-star quality hospice provider.

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AlayaCare

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The future of health care is in the home. This emerging model is called hospital-at-home and it is about to underpin a much-needed shift in the way patients with a whole host of conditions are treated. We thank Dr. Bruce Leff , professor John Hopkins School of Medicine (a pioneering voice of hospital-at-home in the U.S.),

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary What level of evidence do we need for POLST to use it ourselves, to advocate for wider usage, and for establishing POLST completion as a quality metric? The answers to these questions will vary. Reasonable people will disagree. And today, on our podcast, our guests disagree. With no hard feelings. Absolutely not.

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