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

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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 million hospice fraud scheme. Among the companies for which Thropay worked was Blue Sky Hospice, located in Van Nuys, California.

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Guaranteed Taps SVP of Strategic Growth; Nurses Step Into C-Suite at Hospice of the Piedmont, Hudson Valley Hospice

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Guaranteed’s New SVP of Growth, Strategy Tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed has named Ryan Malone as its new senior vice president of growth and strategy. Previously, he was head of growth at Mavencare, and served in sales manager and director roles at Hometeam from 2013 to 2016.

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

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The nonprofit hospice and senior services provider plans to offer primary care to a larger population of chronically ill patients with an emphasis on the Arlington County, Virginia, region. Home-limited seniors, particularly in underserved socioeconomic regions, often do not receive the medical care they deserve,” Young said in a statement.

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Primary-Palliative Care Model Improved Quality, Cost Savings

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Founded in 2016, agilon health, inc. These findings underscore the ability of value-based care to drive better outcomes for individuals and their families,” said Dr. John Notaro, medical director for Buffalo Medical Group and agilon physician partner whose practice participated in the study. “It

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How Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley Built a Collaborative Care Model Without Medicare Certification

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After more than a decade working in hospice leadership, Alli Collins came across something she had never seen before — a financially viable, all-volunteer provider that is not Medicare-certified. I am the new executive director for Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley. One of them is a retired CEO of St.

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C-Suite Shakeups at Aveanna, New Day, Samaritan, VNAHSR

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Atlanta-headquartered Aveanna provides home health, hospice, personal care and private duty services across 33 states. The company also provides medical solutions, therapy services and durable medical equipment, among other adult and pediatric health care services. Scott Herman said in an announcement emailed to Hospice News.

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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

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The pilot, which ran from September 2015 through February 2016, had 82 patients enrolled across four counties and palliative care organizations: Collabria Care in Napa, Interim Healthcare in Redding, ResolutionCare in Eureka and YoloCares in Davis. He returned to hospice care part time from 2010 to 2014 from his home base in Napa County.