Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2024

Edwards previously served as a fund development specialist at the Blue Ridge HealthCare Foundation. Clark has served as a board member of the nonprofit hospice provider since 2022, and from 2014 to 2018. Prior to that, Clark served as a board member from 2014 to 2018 before returning to her post in 2022.

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Hospice News

MARCH 6, 2024

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation have been in communication with lawmakers in hopes of keeping the funds within the hospice program. For Fiscal Year 2024, the cap is set at $33,494.01

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2022

This scarcity complicates care delivery and could mean that some patients in need may not receive hospice, according to John Paglino, vice president of pharmacy services at VITAS Healthcare, subsidiary of Chemed Corp. Pain and symptom management is the highest priority for patients and families, according to a 2014 study. NYSE: CHEM).

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Hospice News

JUNE 27, 2022

Not only are malnourished patients more likely to be hospitalized, but the cost of those stays is nearly twice as high as those for patients who have sufficient access to quality food, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). million in savings within the first six months . Cameron Muir, M.D.,

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Hospice News

MARCH 8, 2023

NYSE: CHE) VITAS Healthcare has appointed Alexander Fernandez as its CFO and executive vice president (EVP). He started at the Florida-based health system in 2014 as CFO of the Broward Health Medical Center and Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital. Prior to that, Fernandez was COO of Tenet Healthcare Corp.’s Chemed Corp.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

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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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Whitaker has been at the helm of the nonprofit since 2014, serving as COO prior to that. McClasky joins Elara after serving as vice president of sales at Signify Health since 2014. He also held business development leadership positions at CenseoHealth, Quest Diagnostics and Persuadable Research Corporation.

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Hospice News

JULY 12, 2024

He joined the faith-based nonprofit health system in 2014, bringing roughly 25 years of experience in long-term and community-based services. “We New Day Healthcare Announces Strategic Executive New Day Healthcare has appointed Jeff Bonham as its senior leadership executive and operations project specialist.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recently revised three existing items in the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) , eliminating languages that limited their use to the health care arm of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

Losing 2% may seem small, but it can have grave consequences on already depressed hospice margins, according to Samira Beckwith, president and CEO of Florida-based Hope Healthcare. “If Sequestration was established in 2014 by the Budget Control Act. The 2% Medicare cut is back, despite COVID-19 variants continuing to emerge.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

A third hospice FCA case, involving Molina Healthcare, has also been referred to the Supreme Court over questions of particularity. This is the largest total the Justice Department has seen since 2014. The court has already asked the Solicitor General to comment on a second hospice FCA case against Fazzi Associates, Inc.,

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Hospice News

JUNE 16, 2022

A total of 109 transactions in the hospice and home health space involved a hospital and health system from 2014 to 2021, according to market analysis data that The Braff Group shared with Hospice News. There were 12 total divestitures where hospitals and health care systems sold hospice and home health assets between 2014 and 2022.”.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014. Patients, families, and healthcare providers must engage in open conversations about the patient’s preferences, pain management and emotional support.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

Medicare sequestration was established in 2014 by the Budget Control Act. “Also contributing to the slowdown was a phased-in reinstatement of sequestration-based payment rate cuts after a full-year suspension.” The practice reduced payments to hospice and other health care providers by 2% across the board.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Bettis also has held leadership roles at Kaiser Permanente and Bloss Memorial Healthcare District and Castle Family Health Centers. “I Mission Healthcare Make Clinical Leadership Moves. San Diego-based Mission Healthcare recently appointed Meg VanOosten as its new chief clinical officer. and Salt Lake City, Utah. “We

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Notably, psychiatric mental health nursing has emerged as the fastest-growing non-physician specialty in healthcare, underscoring the urgent need to expand this workforce. Depending on their scope of practice, psychiatric nurses can diagnose and treat mental illnesses, bridging critical gaps in the healthcare system.

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JUNE 2, 2024

ASAM stands at the forefront of this movement, challenging stereotypes, dispelling myths, and working towards increased representation of South Asian midwives in the healthcare workforce. This consequently breaks down trust around healthcare services, which leads to access to care in the future.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 30, 2019

And…we’d be remiss in not adding another huge milestone – the founding of AlayaCare in 2014 of course! The post Happy Canada Day to Our Home Healthcare Community! Thank you to all of our home care industry colleagues and friends for helping us continue to write the next chapter in home care history. Happy Canada Day to all!

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Patients 18 years and older at the Loyola University Medical Center who received an MUO diagnosis from May 2014 and August 2020 were included in the analysis. PC consultation should be considered at the time of MUO diagnosis.”

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The Long-Term Workforce Plan (National Health Service England (NHSE), 2023) sets out ways in which the healthcare workforce will be transformed via training, retaining and reforming. Engagement in communities of practice for CNEs are a method to support CNE role transition and identity (Coates and Fraser, 2014; Woods et al.,

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AlayaCare

JULY 28, 2019

AlayaCare now has over 200 employees and has earned $50+ million in growth capital since its launch in 2014. AlayaCare was founded in 2014. The changes to the senior team will help AlayaCare execute its long-term strategic plan and continue its recent expansion efforts.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The payer has deployed billions in capital towards high-profile acquisitions aimed at growing Optum’s capabilities, including the purchase of the health care tech firm Change Healthcare and the in-home medical group Landmark Health. The acquisition took many in the space by surprise.

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AlayaCare

APRIL 6, 2021

award-winning Michigan home healthcare organization, announced today that they have signed on with leading home care technology provider AlayaCare. Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, the AlayaCare Cloud platform enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future.

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, AlayaCare enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future. AlayaCare was founded in 2014 and is the parent company of Procura, Arrow, CIMS, and AcuteNet. www.alayacare.com.

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AlayaCare

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We’re excited to continue expanding our presence in healthcare providing the time-saving processes that the home care industry needs now more than ever.”. Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, AlayaCare enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future.

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AlayaCare

APRIL 29, 2019

TORONTO, ON – April 30, 2019 – To focus on what it does best, CBI Health Group, Canada’s largest community-based healthcare services network, is partnering with AlayaCare, an end-to-end market-leading technology platform, for its Home Health operations. CBI is a healthcare service delivery company, it’s what we do,” Gingras said.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 14, 2023

AlayaCare , a developer of end-to-end home-based care technology, today announced a partnership that will offer AlayaCare customers the ability to utilize Forcura’s healthcare workflow management platform as an integrated solution. It represents the company’s seventh integration with an EHR in post-acute healthcare. “As

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AlayaCare

APRIL 5, 2021

award-winning Michigan home healthcare organization, announced today that they have signed on with leading home care technology provider AlayaCare. Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, the AlayaCare Cloud platform enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future.

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, AlayaCare enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future. AlayaCare was founded in 2014 and is the parent company of Procura, Arrow, CIMS, and AcuteNet.

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AlayaCare

DECEMBER 13, 2021

We’re excited to continue expanding our presence in healthcare providing the time-saving processes that the home care industry needs now more than ever.” Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, AlayaCare enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future.

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JULY 29, 2021

Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, AlayaCare enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future. AlayaCare was founded in 2014 and is the parent company of Procura, Arrow, CIMS, and AcuteNet. www.alayacare.com.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 14, 2020

Now, more than ever, healthcare agencies need dependable caregivers to help those in need,” said Adam Robinson, CEO & co-founder, Hireology. “By AlayaCare was founded in 2014. The integration reduces friction and the amount of time spent scheduling by seamlessly transferring new hire data from Hireology directly into AlayaCare.

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AlayaCare

JULY 28, 2021

Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, AlayaCare enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future. AlayaCare was founded in 2014 and is the parent company of Procura, Arrow, CIMS, and AcuteNet.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

” Nationally known for her patient safety expertise, Good succeeds Connie Barden, MSN, RN, CCRN-E, CCNS, who retires after serving as AACN’s inaugural CCO since 2014. As AACN president from 2013-2014, a one-year term, Good advocated for nurses to lead the redefinition of safe patient care and optimal outcomes.

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AlayaCare

JULY 20, 2021

Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, AlayaCare enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future. AlayaCare was founded in 2014 and is the parent company of Procura, Arrow, CIMS, and AcuteNet.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 5, 2021

Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, the AlayaCare Cloud platform enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future. AlayaCare was founded in 2014. www.alayacare.com.

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AlayaCare

JULY 21, 2021

Combining traditional in-home and virtual care solutions, AlayaCare enables care providers across the world to propel towards innovation and healthcare of the future. AlayaCare was founded in 2014 and is the parent company of Procura, Arrow, CIMS, and AcuteNet. www.alayacare.com.

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