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VIA Health Enhances Support for Hospice Patients with Heart Failure 

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Case in point, the organization recently achieved a Heart Failure Certification from the American Heart Association, which evaluates provides in accordance with evidence-based standards designed to ensure high quality care and adherence to clinical practice guidelines. In 2012, heart failure cost the nation an estimated $30.7

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Empath Health Launches New PACE Center

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This is the second PACE center that the nonprofit senior care health system has opened and the first such program in its home county, Hillsborough. Empath’s first center, Suncoast PACE, launched in 2012. Empath Health is in the process of pursuing an affiliation with Florida-based Trustbridge, expanding its footprint in the state.

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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MultiCare Health System operates 12 hospitals and 300 primary, urgent, pediatric and specialty care locations in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. The center, Cottage in the Meadow, opened in September 2012 fueled by more than a decade of philanthropic donations. An estimated 50 patients will be impacted by the temporary closure.

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Hospices Gear Up to Reach More Heart Failure Patients, Enhance Quality 

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The number of people who suffer from heart failure is expected to rise by 46% between 2012 and 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) reported. As of 2020, those individuals represented only about 10% of Medicare decedents who elected hospice, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Fleece Takes Helm as Empath Health CEO, Begins ‘One Hospice’ Initiative

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Empath has also been stepping up its investments in care models like PACE and adult day services. The company’s affiliate Suncoast acquired its PACE program in 2012, prior to the formation of Empath in 2014. Health care historically has just been so fragmented, so siloed and uncoordinated.

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Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

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“We are honored to have provided care to our home health and hospice patients and their loved ones. We wish them the best, and are hopeful that we can accommodate a smooth transition to ensure continued quality, compassionate care.”. It also offers pharmacy and durable medical equipment services.

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Compassus’ Laura Templeton: Education, Better Reimbursement Needed to Foster Palliative Care Growth

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What has led your career journey into palliative care? I worked in acute care prior to coming into the more integrated home-based care scene at Compassus in 2012. Your palliative care team can be instrumental in listening to the goals of a patient and helping to guide them around the care they desire.