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Longleaf Medical Director: Hospice Care Needs a ‘Revolution’

Hospice News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A revolution is needed in hospice care, complete with a new mindset, updated care models and redesigned payment systems, Dr Monisha Pujari, medical director for Longleaf Hospice, told Hospice News. In 2014, I made the jump fully to hospice. In 2014, I made the jump fully to hospice. That’s the bare bones of it.

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Former Blue Sky Hospice Medical Director Sentenced to 37 Months in Fraud Case

Hospice News

AUGUST 28, 2024

A federal court has sentenced Dr. John Thropay, a former medical director for several hospice companies, to 37 months in prison for his involvement in a $2.8 Between 2014 and 2016, he allegedly certified patients for hospice care who were not eligible, according to the U.S. million hospice fraud scheme.

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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

Dr. James Cotter, who has been with the Partnership HealthPlan of California since July 2014, clarified that the original pilot sought to determine if this type of program would be financially feasible for patients with two years of life expectancy or less.

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Dr. Andrew Mayo: Hospice Leaders Face ‘Delicate Balance’ in Today’s Regulatory, Workforce Climate

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Today’s hospice leaders need to take a wide view into the range of challenges facing their interdisciplinary care teams, according to Dr. Andrew Mayo, chief medical officer at St. Croix Hospice in 2014 as an associate medical director. Croix Hospice. Mayo joined St.

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U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

Medicare sequestration was established in 2014 by the Budget Control Act. Medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6%. “Also contributing to the slowdown was a phased-in reinstatement of sequestration-based payment rate cuts after a full-year suspension.”

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Whitaker has been at the helm of the nonprofit since 2014, serving as COO prior to that. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center and later joined NYC Health + Hospitals Corp. Prior to Calvary Hospital, he was COO at the Jacobi Medical Center. He joined the health system as medical director 24 years ago.

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

She previously served as its associate medical director following her fellowship, then moved on to become its director of pediatrics before ascending to her current leadership position. “It Trustbridge was born in 2014 through the merger of Hospice of Palm Beach County, Hospice of Broward County and Hospice by the Sea.

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Pennant Group CMO Derrel Walker: Hospice, Home Health Can Complete the Care Continuum

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) has appointed Dr. Derrel Walker as its chief medical officer, a new position for the company. Walker came to Pennant in 2011 as a medical director in one of the company’s Idaho branches. We started to develop that process in 2014 through 2016 with pilot programs. Then I kind of wandered.

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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: An Epilogue

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

While following this response, we confirmed that Chou received funding in September 2014 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through his role as the Director for the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center and employment by Oregon Health and Science University (14). 2014 Sep;(218):1-219.

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2024 AAHPM Emerging Leader Sachin Kale, MD MBOE FAAHPM

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JUNE 6, 2024

As I look at the inspirational leaders who have been named in the 2014 and 2019 cohorts, I am humbled and honored to be included in the 2024 group. As ambulatory medical director of PC at my institution, I have benefitted greatly from leadership training, mentorship, and coaching in my work. It is quite an honor!

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Roger Chou’s Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest: How the CDC’s 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain Lost Its Clinical and Professional Integrity

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Franklin also served on the Washington State Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG) via the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (9). Additionally, in 2014, Chou co-authored a systematic review and critical appraisal of guidelines for chronic pain (27). 2014 Jan 7;160(1):38-47 28. See [link] 12.

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Hospice in Prison Part 2: An interview with the Pastoral Care Workers

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JUNE 29, 2023

On last week’s podcast we interviewed the medical director and the chaplain of the prison’s hospice unit (Hospice in Prison Part 1 ). Jeff: I’ve been doing this since 2014. Alex: 2014. This week we turn our attention to the inmates. Jeff, how long have you been working here? Jeff: 43 years.

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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

By 2007, the Washington State Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG), which included several eventual PROP members (23), published an “Interagency Guideline on Opioid Dosing for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (26) that introduced the concept of hard dosing thresholds for opioid analgesics, which was later incorporated into the 2016 Guideline (2, 3).

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

“PCHETA really focuses us on the fact that in order to have really high-quality palliative care, we need a huge catapult to our skilled interprofessional workforce,” Dr. Tara Friedman, vice president and national medical director of the Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) subsidiary Aspire Health, told Hospice News. “We

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Longleaf Medical Director: Hospice Care Needs a ‘Revolution’

Former Blue Sky Hospice Medical Director Sentenced to 37 Months in Fraud Case

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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

Dr. Andrew Mayo: Hospice Leaders Face ‘Delicate Balance’ in Today’s Regulatory, Workforce Climate

U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

Pennant Group CMO Derrel Walker: Hospice, Home Health Can Complete the Care Continuum

Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: An Epilogue

2024 AAHPM Emerging Leader Sachin Kale, MD MBOE FAAHPM

Roger Chou’s Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest: How the CDC’s 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain Lost Its Clinical and Professional Integrity

Hospice in Prison Part 2: An interview with the Pastoral Care Workers

Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?

10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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