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Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

Hospice News

The home health and hospice provider is part of the home care service line of Uintah Basin Healthcare. We are confident that Canyon Home Care & Hospice will offer exemplary, compassionate care,” Uintah Basin Healthcare President and CEO Jim Marshall said in an announcement. “We

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3 Nonprofit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

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Last year, Ohio’s Hospice — and its palliative care arm Pure Healthcare — entered into a VBID network contract with the CVS Health Corp. Admission to the network means that Aetna will also cover a range of benefits for Ohio’s Hospice and Pure Healthcare patients. NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna.

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Top Hospice Trends to Watch in 2025

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In the interim, hospice advocacy and lobbying groups like the Alliance, LeadingAge and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) will be working behind the scenes to seek changes to the programs structure, those organizations have indicated.

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VITAS Earns AHA Heart Failure Certification Across 56 Markets

Hospice News

VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. The certification process takes into account six domains: program management, personnel education, patient and caregiver education, care coordination, clinical management and performance improvement. In 2012, heart failure cost the nation an estimated $30.7 Close to 6.7

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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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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Without nurses, the healthcare system would essentially grind to a halt. We call nurses the lifeblood of healthcare, and they're also the connective tissue and the veritable mitochondria, the cellular powerhouses of the delivery of patient care. Yes, nursing and healthcare have their incessant and seemingly intractable problems.

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Why Do Most People Receive Less Time in Hospice than Recommended?

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Hospice is unique among healthcare benefits. Hospice is tailored to symptom control, emotional support, and care coordination during end-of-life care. When patients receive too little time in hospice, families are more likely to be dissatisfied with the end-of-life care. 2012; 43 (4): 732- 738.