Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

These data can help inform hospices efforts to improve length of stay, according to Ware. Its] trying to get additional information on what it would take to move patients from that shorter length stage to a little longer, Ware said. Medicare hospice spending reached roughly $25.7 This compared to about 2.7%

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2025

Care coordination between providers: Thyme Care coordinates with a members oncologist, primary care physician and other specialists to ensure everyone has the right information at the right time to make informed care decisions. Thyme Cares comprehensive approach to cancer care is particularly important for palliative care needs.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Medicare beneficiaries and their families deserve clear, accurate information to make informed choices,” said Dr. Steve Landers, CEO for the National Alliance for Care at Home, in a statement. Stakeholders in the hospice space have spoken out in support of the bill.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Its twofold as to how weve reached out and sought getting access and information into the community not just to the residents, but also to the service providers, Rhiannon told Hospice News. Its about having that support and framework to recognize an issue and point to a resource.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The collaborative provides a shared pool of services such as accounting, payroll, revenue cycle and treasury management, information technology (IT), human resources, compliance, education, and marketing and communications.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Since unveiling the toolkit, CMS has been working to create additional, more specific social media campaign materials to improve public awareness of potential fraud schemes, including developing brochures for a national publication, Pryor said. The agency anticipates more communication efforts to unfold on the horizon, he indicated.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The most important thing that can be done at the bedside is to make sure the patient and family are not extremely distressed when providing information,” Hotchkiss said. It’s that caregiver conference with the family that allows hospices to clear up unrealistic expectations and confusions about how they’re going to help manage symptoms.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2025

They also wanted data and a process that would bring more information directly to everyone in the process. I also wanted something that was in the hands of the prescribers to allow them to make informed decisions. MyMetRx keeps the actionable, impactful information right in front of them, with OnePoint providing regular reviews.

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Hospice News

APRIL 24, 2025

More community-based interventions are needed to help caregivers make informed decisions for their loved ones. When caregivers are informed, they feel more confident in making the choices to take better care of a person, she told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

We dont always have information about someone before they enter hospice. Some payment value-based demonstration projects have already given us that information. Maybe paying for performance and quality results makes sense, but data will be a large key in the hospice world.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

CMS said that reviewing certain documents and information that identify key managers, services and locations is “essential.” According to the memo, surveyors should also be cognizant of potential unapproved changes in ownership or location, which are often associated with fraud.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Furthermore, our study findings can serve as a valuable resource for health care providers, enabling them to make informed decisions regarding the implementation of palliative care.” The post The Link Between Palliative and Mental Health Care appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Fichidzhyan, Juan Carlos Esparza and Karpis Srapyan allegedly owned and operated a series of hospice companies that they falsely claimed were owned by foreign nationals, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

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Hospice News

MARCH 3, 2025

California hospices have banded together to help address the issue and ensure health plans are better informed. For some providers, the lack of room-and-board reimbursement could make care in that setting unsustainable, Love said.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 15, 2025

How can we make sure that people living with serious illnesses are given the information they need about their disease that prevents surprises in their disease trajectories that increase psychological and physical suffering? Seen in that light, the support Frydman has seen for palliative care programs makes sense. Dr. Frydman said.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The proposed methodology places too much emphasis on data from the Hospice Care Index (HCI) and the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys data, because large numbers of hospices do not report that information.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

They interact with the various caregivers and clinicians in those settings to get information and be able to respond to those needs. Regardless of where the patient is in the continuum, the provider follows that patient. The post Inside The Pennant Group’s Palliative Care Philosophy and Practice appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Todays hospice leaders need a firm understanding of the varying and rapidly changing advances in technology that can impact their business lines and ability to support patients and staff, said Bivek Pathek, chief information officer at Empath Health.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The fraud charges have led to difficulties in patients’ access to care, according to Shaarawy, who strived to “vigorously challenge the dispute” based on merits and information gained through CMS’ appeals and administrative reconsideration processes.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2025

When it comes to identify theft, fraudulent hospices obtain patients information and enroll them in hospice without their knowledge or consent. Scammers will lie or conceal information from patients about what they are signing, often targeting places where seniors congregate or even public places like grocery stores and physician offices.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2025

Is there a particular lesson you learned, perhaps during your military experience, that will inform your approach to leading a hospice? That truly is going to inform how I spend my time each day and also what we should expect of each other. But those remain today. The second part of it is, I have a heart for people.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Just found that this was a really easy, low budget way of informing people about the medication, about the potential harms, and they were a captive audience in the hospital. All we were doing providing information and we did give a brief overview via email to the clinicians, basically saying, hey, your patients might come in with this.

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Hospice News

APRIL 7, 2025

This is for many purposes, including in their roles as consumers as they search for information about products, purchase and consume them, and communicate with others about their experiences, a 2016 study indicated. By 2029, more than 342 million of those users are expected to belong to at least one social media platform.

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Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2025

Patients have greater access to information about their condition, for example. That training is critical, as an increasing number of patients are demanding integrative therapy as part of their treatment plans. Brazzale said she believes several reasons are behind the advancing call for integrative therapy.

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Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2023

Hospices are also facing the growing risk of cybersecurity threats that have included incidents of exposed private health information belonging to patients. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has established HIPAA rules aimed at protecting sensitive health information.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2025

We hope to inform policy through recommendations and demonstrations on how innovation can make a real difference to reduce cost and improve patient outcomes. Elea is a nonprofit foundation established with funds from Addus HomeCare Corps (NASDAQ: ADUS) $85 million acquisition of the Illinois-based nonprofit JourneyCare.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

However, auditors have increasingly requested more information to support the physician narrative explanation in addition to the regulatory requirements, according to Nowicki. The COPs stipulate that the explanation is a brief statement and confirms the physicians documented narrative based on the patients medical record and assessment.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2024

. “Since we don’t see an improved survival benefit, oncologists should revisit their goals-of-care conversations with patients, and this information in the study should be explained to patients,” Canavan said in the release.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2025

Fraudsters in some regions have increasingly approached seniors attending activities such as bingo at their church or local community centers, offering financial incentives to enroll in hospice care, often without knowing how their information would be utilized.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

These boards, often displayed prominently in patient rooms, allow quick access to critical information like care plans, daily goals, and key contacts. In other words, when patients are informed, they tend to feel more involved in their treatment process, which can reduce anxiety and confusion.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

One key piece of information that has come out of tracking this information is that BrightStar Care has been able to achieve a $13,000 average in savings per person across 30 different diagnoses. Chicagoland-based BrightStar Care offers personal home care, as well as supplemental staffing and home health care.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This knowledge enables clinicians to engage in informed discussions and address patients concerns. Training programs should emphasize cultural competence, ethical considerations, and the fundamentals of various alternative therapies. The post Integrating Alternative Medicine in Palliative Care appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2025

Theres some anxiety with the HOPE tool about submitting the information correctly, Wood said. But updating technical capabilities can come with large costs as some hospices retool their electronic medical record software systems in preparation of the HOPE tool. There are multiple screens of data, and its easy to get hung up in the process.

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Hospice News

MAY 15, 2024

About 71% indicated that they were not “sufficiently informed” to counsel patients on its use, according to a recent study in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Most HPM fellows report formal training in the use of medical cannabis.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions, according to the Institute of Medicine. The issue deepens when it comes to palliative care. There are a lot of barriers.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The health system retains ownership of HHCAH, with Pennant providing financial support services, human resources advising, information technology and other management consulting services. HHCAH is the home health and hospice segment of the Hartford HealthCare integrated health system.

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