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

Hospice News

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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Hospices Leverage Partnerships to Scale Palliative Care Programs

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This year the two partners strengthened their JV by forming Mount Sinai at Home, a new entity that provides hospital-at-home, palliative care, and other services. Tennessee-based Contessa and Mount Sinai first partnered in 2017 to provide these services, adding Mount Sinai’s home health agency into the fold with the expansion.

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Forks Community Hospital Launches Palliative Care Program Amid Financial Struggles

Hospice News

Atlantic General Hospital in Maryland saw costs fall by almost a third after implementing a similar program, according to a 2017 report in Mathematica Policy Research. Currently, people in Forks who need in-home care for their chronic conditions rely on a home health company based in the town of Port Angeles, more than 50 miles away.

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Aveanna’s Home Health, Hospice Business Takes Punches During First Year as Publicly Traded Company

Hospice News

Founded in 2017, the company launched a $458.8 The IPO occurred during a tumultuous era in health care, with providers across the continuum still reeling from the pandemic and worsened workforce pressures. “We Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.’s The end of this year’s Q1 marked Aveanna’s first year as a publicly traded organization.

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Hospital, Health System Activity Creating ‘Very Disruptive Point’ in Hospice M&A Landscape

Hospice News

The number of deals in 2017 and 2018 hit 20 and 19, respectively, before slumping downward during the pandemic in recent years. Compared to other health care settings, hospices lack diversity in revenue streams such as private insurers and Medicaid funding.

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WellSky Intent on Expanding Footprint, Presence Across Care Continuum

Hospice News

Underlying the company’s strategy is a drive to develop solutions designed to support patient care as consumers navigate their way through the health care system. The Kansas-based company reports that it has quadrupled in size since 2017, now employing a staff of 2,200 worldwide.

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10 Strategic Steps to Eradicating Racism in Nursing Education

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While faculty and administrators may have concerns about negative feedback along their anti-racism journey, systematic reviews published in 2017 and 2020 have shown that bringing awareness and addressing racism may improve workplace satisfaction and retention, engagement, self-efficacy, and student learning environments.

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