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VITAS Earns AHA Heart Failure Certification Across 56 Markets

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The certification reflects a growing trend of hospices pursuing disease-specific certifications or programs as a way of diversifying their services within the Medicare Hospice Benefit. VITAS is the first national hospice company to earn the AHA certification, though some local and regional hospices have done so.

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Top Hospice Trends to Watch in 2025

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Hospice leaders will need to keep their eyes on five key trends in the new year when it comes to compliance, business operations and finance. Hospice utilization reached 51.7% The number of hospice care days also saw increases, as did average length of stay and average number of patient visits per week.

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Regulators Taking Aim at Hospice PE Backers

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Medicare is going to set higher standards for nursing homes and make sure your loved ones get the care they deserve and expect.”. With these factors in mind, a rising number of patients are being cared for by PE-owned hospices. Even President Joe Biden called out PE investors during his State of the Union address this year. “As

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