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Stillwater Hospice CFO: A Winning Recipe for Improving Rural Hospice Care

Hospice News

Launched in 2017, the hospice company serves predominantly rural-based populations in Montana, northern Wyoming and South Dakota. We actually finished an acquisition at the end of 2023 of Easterseals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain Inc.

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Bridging the gap between clinical services and research

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There is a growing body of evidence that patients treated in research active organisations have improved outcomes (Downing et al 2017, Jonker & Fisher 2018, Jonker et al 2019). Launched in October 2023, individuals were identified to act as champions for research in their clinical areas. NHS England (2023).

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Health Plan Participation in Hospice VBID to Shrink in 2024

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In 2023, 15 MAOs participated in hospice VBID, including 119 health plans in 23 states. As a whole, VBID will have 69 MAO participants in 2024, up from 52 in 2023. million in 2023. Launched in 2017, the VBID demonstration is testing new approaches to reimbursement across a variety of health care settings.

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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

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More than $200 million SIA payments were distributed in 2021, compared to less than $100 million in 2017, according to the Abt research. In terms of patients, that’s more than a million beneficiaries receiving SIA services in 2021, versus under 850,000 beneficiaries in 2017, the data found. Croix received an average of roughly 10.3

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Hospice Executives Retire as New Leaders Rise

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Wilson in 2008 became the organizations corporate and community relations coordinator before being promoted to manager in 2017. Calvert Hospice and Hospice of Charles County in 2023 unified under the organizations current brand. Prior to that, Posega held her current role at AccentCare from May 2020 through February 2023.

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‘There Are Fewer Quality Targets on the Market’: Hospice Transaction Activity Plummets 

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That’s no surprise, as many anticipate health care investors to operate with a more conservative approach in 2023. In total, there were at least 14 home health, hospice and home care deals reported in the first quarter of 2023, according to Mertz Taggart. This shift shook private equity activity globally, with healthcare no exception.”

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Aveanna CEO Tony Strange to Retire; COO Shaner to Take Helm

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COO Jeff Shaner, who has been with the company since its founding in 2017, will succeed Strange effective Jan 1. “I We expect Q4 to be better than Q3, and we expect 2023 to be better than 2022.”. Aveanna’s geographic scale, diverse payer mix and improving recruitment trends could turn the tide in 2023.

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