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Center for Hospice Care Revives Respiratory Care Program

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The first of these was its cardiac program, HeartWize, which began in 2007 and also recently relaunched last year after a pandemic-related halt. In addition to its recently relaunched respiratory program, CHC also offers other disease-specific programs.

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Blue Sky Hospice Medical Director Convicted of $2.8M Hospice Fraud

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Since March 2007, the program has resulted in criminal charges against more than 5,400 defendants who collectively committed $27 billion in health care fraud. Schmale from the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section. The post Blue Sky Hospice Medical Director Convicted of $2.8M Hospice Fraud appeared first on Hospice News.

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Several Large Hospice Providers See Leadership Transitions

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Smith served as AAHPM CEO from 2007 to 2020, holding the same role at Association Management Center (AMC) prior to that. AAHPM Announces Interim CEO The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) has named Steve Smith as its interim CEO. AAHPM is in part supported by Chicago-based AMC.

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VNHS Leveraging Tech to Optimize Hospice Patient Experience

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For example, VNHS implemented its remote patient monitoring program in 2007. The company has pioneered a number of technologies that are becoming increasingly common in the post-acute space. More recently it has dipped its toes into the realm of predictive analytics. “We

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Bristol Hospice Appoints Alex Mauricio as New CEO

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Last year, Troy Backus became Bristol’s VP of mergers and acquisitions last October, after serving as the company’s vice president of business development since 2007. We’re putting a lot of emphasis and resources into our people.” A major acquirer, Bristol has completed close to 20 deals since Webster purchased the company in 2017.

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MA Beneficiaries More Likely than Fee-for-Service Patients to Enter Hospice from Community Setting

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Since 2007, MA enrollment has risen 337%, a recent study in Health Affairs found. As of 2023, nearly 31.5 million beneficiaries receive coverage from Medicare Advantage plans, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data released this week. This is close to half of all Medicare beneficiaries.

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VITAS Appoints Three New Executives; Chemed CFO to Retire

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In August 2007, he was promoted to executive vice president of Chemed, while retaining his CFO position. “It Chemed’s board named Williams the parent company’s vice president and CFO in March 2004.

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