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Empath Health Launches New PACE Center

Hospice News

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 Empath Health Empath LIFE cuts the ribbon on its new Tampa PACE center. We exercise; we do all kinds of fun things.”

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

Hospice News

The son of a nurse and a minister, Fleece said he learned the importance of service early in life. “I I really grew up in health care, and it always resonated with me. Empath has also been stepping up its investments in care models like PACE and adult day services. Under Empath’s wings, the program has continued to expand.

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Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

Hospice News

“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

Hospice News

Two barriers interfere with palliative care growth — identifying patients in need and a fragmented reimbursement system, according to Laura Templeton, COO and executive vice president at Compassus. As a nurse, Templeton has leveraged her clinical experiences to help navigate challenges that prevent patients from accessing care.

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Top Hospice Trends to Watch in 2025

Hospice News

An OIG study of hospice billing claims submitted during 2012 found that 31% of the GIP claims that providers submitted to CMS were inappropriately billed to the tune of an estimated $268 million that year alone. The model is designed to address care coordination, behavioral, medical and functional needs.

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

Hospice News

MultiCare Revamping Hospice Center Into SNF Washington-based MultiCare Health System is temporarily closing its inpatient hospice center to repurpose the building as a skilled nursing facility (SNF). MultiCare Health System operates 12 hospitals and 300 primary, urgent, pediatric and specialty care locations in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.

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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Nurses are everywhere. The ubiquitous nurse is present in the care of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying. Nurses don't shy away from responsibility — they embrace it. Nurses run towards the metaphorical fire. The Ubiquitous Nurse Where would the country be without nurses?

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