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Hospice Quality, Access Concerns Abound Among D-SNP, Advanced Cancer, Native Hawaiians Patients

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million decedents from January 2018 through December 2019, and hospice quality data from November 2020 through August 2022. This is according to a recent study that included 33,744 Medicare fee-for-service advanced cancer decedents 66 and older between 2014 and 2019, published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Network.

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The Case for Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

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The health system in 2014 launched initiatives to reduce food insecurity among their patient that generated $4.8 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as of 2020 allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover supplemental non-medical benefits , including transportation and food services and some home modifications, among others.

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The Value of Palliative Care Consults in the Hospital Emergency Department

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Between 2014 and 2017, these patients accounted for more than 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, according to the U.S. For a 12-month period starting August 2020, researchers set up an embedded palliative care consultation service in a 350-bed urban community hospital that saw around 45,000 ED visits annually.

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VITAS Makes C-Suite, EVP Promotions; Westfall Named Chairman

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Nick Westfall, chairman and CEO of VITAS Healthcare As of 2020, Miami-based VITAS, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHE) is the nation’s largest hospice provider by market share, operating 50 locations in 14 states, according to LexisNexis. Westfall came to VITAS in 2012 as senior vice president of field operations. He became CEO in 2016.

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

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Fleece came to Empath via its 2020 merger with Stratum Health, where he had been CEO. The company’s affiliate Suncoast acquired its PACE program in 2012, prior to the formation of Empath in 2014. The organization is the parent company of 17 affiliates and two philanthropic foundations. It increases costs. It reduces outcomes.

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3 Nonprofit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

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Since 2020, the organization has more than doubled its hospice footprint, including two new affiliations in 2022 — Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care and Hope Healthcare — and one so far in 2023, Capital Caring Health. In 2020, it merged with fellow nonprofit Stratum Health, thus expanding its footprint and scope of services.

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Breast Cancer Patients Often Lack Access to Palliative Care

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A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014. Breast cancer patients often lack access to palliative care services, but the needle may be moving as researchers dig into common barriers and clinical and financial outcomes.