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

Hospice News

“In our NHE accounting, you will find spending on palliative care or hospice care in the hospital, nursing home and home health care sectors. Medicare sequestration was established in 2014 by the Budget Control Act. Nationally, registered nurses saw average salary increases of 5.95% in 2022. ” In 2022, CMS paid $23.9

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

Hospice News

For more than 40 years, Community Hospice has grown from an inspired idea by two registered nurses to a respected and leading provider of vital service for those with serious and life-limiting illness in the Central Valley area. In her new role, she’ll oversee Trustbridge’s medical staff providing home- and facility-based hospice care.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

Hospice News

Whitaker has been at the helm of the nonprofit since 2014, serving as COO prior to that. She became a hospice nurse for By the Bay Health in 1996, then named Hospice of Marin, taking on various roles in clinical leadership throughout her more than 27-year tenure. Prior to Calvary Hospital, he was COO at the Jacobi Medical Center.

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

Hospice News

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. The other piece is the quality and compliance as it relates to physicians and nurse practitioners.

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2024 AAHPM Emerging Leader Sachin Kale, MD MBOE FAAHPM

AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

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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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

Hospice News

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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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

link] Kensington Hospice & ‘Radical Love’ Equity-Oriented Hospice Palliative Care Naheed Dosani also serves as the Medical Director of Kensington Hospice, Torontos largest hospice. To medical directors, chiefs, and some were really cool to talk to me. We just hired a nurse. Naheed 15:56 2014.