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Regulators Extend Some Telemedicine Flexibilities, Gauge Telehealth’s ‘New Path Forward’ in Hospice

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Among the myriad regulations is the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, which stipulates that a provider may prescribe controlled substances to a patient only after conducting an in-person evaluation. The temporary telemedicine regulations allowed for virtual exceptions to this in-person rule.

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Several Large Hospice Providers See Leadership Transitions

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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 Regulations May Be Adversely Affecting Dementia Patients

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Designed to prevent misuse of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, these efforts may have had unintended consequences. Researchers from George Washington University and the University of Chicago examined data from more than 11 million unique hospice care episodes that occurred between 2008 and 2019.

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St. Croix Hospice’s 2 Acquisitions Mark ‘Tremendous, Transformative’ Growth Opportunities

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Croix Hospice team. Both the Mayo Clinic and Hospice of Siouxland have such a strong historical reputation that seamlessly fits into our general footprint and operational structure. Founded in 2008, St. Croix Hospice provides care to more than 5,600 patients across 75 locations in the Midwest.

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

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The hospice provider topped Inc. The company in 2008 opened its first location in Texas. The health system also recently named Toby Radabaugh as the new vice president of operations for its hospice service lines. Radabaugh has more than 25 years of health care operations experience in health care operations.

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Hospice Executives Retire as New Leaders Rise

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Chabots retirement paved the way for development of a newly created executive director role at Hospice of the Chesapeake. Wilson in 2008 became the organizations corporate and community relations coordinator before being promoted to manager in 2017.

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??Care Alternatives Returning to Court in FCA Case

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Care Alternatives’ documentation deficiencies were pervasive; Care Alternatives was aware of the gravity of its noncompliance; and Care Alternatives’ patients were potentially ineligible, as a medical matter, for hospice care.” The case has been winding through the courts since 2008.

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