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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.

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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

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In 2017, the U.S. They can also provide education, services and advocacy related to grief and bereavement in mass-casualty incidents, as well as assist with public health surveillance and reporting. Many hospices may be unprepared to cope with a large-scale disaster or a future pandemic. Increasingly, this factors into compliance.

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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. The nonprofit hospice offers bereavement care, caregiver resources and supportive care for pediatric populations.

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Amedisys Makes Executive Moves, Bristol Hospice Names New CFO

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The hospice is among the largest multi-regional players and has grown seven times larger since private equity firm Webster Equity Partners purchased the company in 2017. Hospice of Southern Maine’s is also onboarding social workers Elizabeth Leclaire and Sara Olmsted, as well as Maria McCann as bereavement support counselor.

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New Executives Take the Helm at AccentCare, Blue Ridge, Androscoggin, Good Samaritan

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“Stepping into 2024, I’m excited to share news that marks the beginning of a fresh chapter for Blue Ridge Hospice and those in our community in need of serious and chronic illness care, palliative care and bereavement support services,” Richard Kennedy, board of directors chair at Blue Ridge Hospice, said in an announcement.

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Primary Care Clinicians Provide Palliative Care Without Realizing It

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2017 Feb 28; (Vol. If the majority of palliative care can occur in the outpatient, general practice setting, this begs the question “What’s hospice for?” Hospice can provide that same palliative care and more when patients need visit lengths or a number of encounters that no longer fit the outpatient model. Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

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Hensley was previously the national vice president of managed care at Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC), serving in the role since 2017. Proceeds from the stores fund its grief program, Wings of Hope Family Bereavement Camps, and also help support hospice patients and families with special needs.

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