Hospice News
MARCH 18, 2025
Indiana-based Center for Hospice Care (CHC) has revamped its respiratory care program for patients with lung disease after a temporary pause during the pandemic. The first of these was its cardiac program, HeartWize, which began in 2007 and also recently relaunched last year after a pandemic-related halt.
Hospice News
JANUARY 13, 2025
The nonprofit organization has grown into one of the largest hospice providers in the nation. Empath in 2024 completed an affiliation process with Trustbridge, which offers palliative care, hospice care, support services and more. Empath serves 1 in 5 hospice patients across Florida, the company reported.
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Hospice News
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Since 2007, MA enrollment has risen 337%, a recent study in Health Affairs found. Medicare Advantage currently does not cover hospice care. CMS is testing potential future reimbursement through MA via the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model demonstration, which is now in its third year.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Patty’s passion and commitment to our patients, their families, our employees, hospice care and VITAS are exceptional.” 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.
Hospice News
AUGUST 28, 2024
John Thropay, a former medical director for several hospice companies, to 37 months in prison for his involvement in a $2.8 million hospice fraud scheme. Among the companies for which Thropay worked was Blue Sky Hospice, located in Van Nuys, California. Justice Department.
Hospice News
AUGUST 28, 2023
Employee and patient safety concerns represent a barrier to hospice care among underserved, urban communities, particularly those with higher crime rates. Seniors in high-crime communities are often disproportionately impacted by the hazardous conditions of their neighborhoods, including the seriously and terminally ill.
Hospice News
AUGUST 15, 2022
About 95 of those locations are hospices, seeing about 13,200 patients annually. Jacobsmeyer joined Encompass in 2007 as central region president. Hospice News sat down with Jacobsmeyer to talk about her plans and priorities for the nation’s newest, publicly traded, national company to offer hospice care. .
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