Hospice News
MAY 17, 2024
After three years of investigation, a federal court in Louisiana has sentenced the former owner of Canon Healthcare, Shiva Akula, to serve 240 months in prison for his involvement in health care fraud. The charges included fraudulent claims for physician services and home visits, as well as manipulation of Medicare billing codes.
Hospice News
JANUARY 5, 2024
in 2012–2013. One such is the COVID-19 pandemic, declared a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020 and with the end of its emergency phase on 5 May 2023,” the study indicated. Studying the impact of the pandemic on place of death matters because it may signal critical disruptions in end of life care.
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Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Three hospices in 2013 established Ohio’s Hospice, for instance. Others include Care Synergy in Colorado and Wisconsin Hospice & Palliative Care Collaborative, among others. Nonprofit hospices in several states have formed similar coalitions. CHN is actively recruiting new members.
Hospice News
JUNE 4, 2024
Data trends have found that suicide rates among cancer patients have decreased during the last three decades, with improved psychosocial end-of-life care a potential factor. Suicide rates among cancer patients saw a “sharp slump” between 2013 and 2017, with researchers attributing the decrease to several potential factors.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 1, 2023
(NASDAQ: PNTG) has inked a deal to acquire Arizona-based Southwestern Palliative Care & Hospice for an undisclosed amount, adding to its existing presence in the state. Southwestern Palliative Care & Hospice provides home-based end-of-life and serious illness care to communities in Yuma, Arizona.
Hospice News
MARCH 30, 2023
“We expect this strategic alliance’s impact will transform health care and provide value and improve the quality of many lives in which we are privileged to serve.” Ohio’s Hospice is a statewide alliance of nonprofit providers established in 2013. Demographics are driving up a need for serious illness and end-of-life care in Ohio.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
“NHPCO and HAN are proud to endorse the Supporting Our Seniors Act which will establish a committee to foster bipartisan, transformative changes to better provide individuals with disabilities and seniors access to comprehensive, person-centered care,” Ben Marcantonio, COO and interim CEO of NHPCO and HAN, said in a press release. .
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