Hospice News

JULY 5, 2022

Iowa-based Hospice of Washington County is rebuilding and relocating its administrative offices, which also houses the provider’s palliative care clinic. Along with administrative offices, the location will be home to Hospice of Washington County’s outpatient palliative care clinic, along with its bereavement and grief counseling offices.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2023

Providers are seeking to better understand the scope of health care disparities to find where the greatest areas of needs exist among underserved populations. But defining the range of communities that specifically lack access to hospice and palliative care can be a moving target. Hospice News photo.)

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

Race and socioeconomic status continue to deepen disparities in access to end-of-life care across the country. Recent research from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in New Jersey has revealed gaps in hospice referrals and palliative care consultations among underserved patient populations in the state. were Hispanic; 1.8%

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2022

Trusting relationships between a hospice doctor and the referring physician take time to build, but are essential to quality care, according to Dr. Timothy Ihrig, CEO of Ihrig and Associates. Ihrig is a hospice and palliative care specialist who has been a chief medical officer for several organizations. “It Burnout takes a heavy toll.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 11, 2023

Increasingly, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have found real value in offering community-based palliative care as a supplemental benefit. Since 2018, the U.S. But those facilities that have invested in palliative care have begun to see how much it helps lower medical costs. “It based research and consulting firm ATI Advisory.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

The unit allows for expanded access to inpatient hospice care in the community during a time of increasing need, according to Ron Gicca, president of Melbourne Regional Medical Center. The compassionate palliative care services that are available to the Melbourne community are so greatly appreciated,” Gicca said in an announcement. “We

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

” Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. Ultimately, developing solutions will require careful collaboration between the hospice community and lawmakers, according NHPCO COO and interim CEO Ben Marcantonio. “But

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Georgia reached 51% during 2018, which is in line with that year’s national average of 50.3%, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). The post Agape Care Group Acquires GHC Hospice appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Initially established in 2008 as a rehabilitation service provider, Choice expanded into home health during 2012 and later into hospice in 2018. In 2020 the company partnered with the investment firms Trive Capital and Coltala Holdings to widen its reach as a post-acute care company. The state’s 1.3 million seniors represent 18.3%

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2024

Partners in Care offers hospice, palliative care and home health to about 1,000 patients daily in five counties in its home state. Since then, the company has grown in terms of census, grown more sophisticated in its approach to end-of-life care and expanded into other business lines. 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Growing demand is pushing a need for end-of-life care in the Land of a 1,000 Lakes. Minnesota ranked 12th in the nation in hospice utilization during 2018 with 52.7% of its Medicare decedents electing hospice, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. currently, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Signatories on the joint letter included Leading Age, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). This includes Arizona, Nevada and Texas.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2022

Through the 18-bed facility, the hospice will provide patients inpatient end-of-life care when their symptoms can no longer be managed in the home. Patients will receive round-the-clock care from an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and other medical aides. COVID absolutely pushed it.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

The health system cited declining patient admissions as the main reason for ending services. This was largely driven by trends of more serious illness and end-of-life care moving into the home, according UPMC officials. “In during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Even as demographics drive up demand for serious illness and end-of-life care, public awareness is driving down utilization. Nearly 50% of residents in a 2020 statewide survey indicated that they were not aware of health care services and support options available to seniors. This lagged behind the national average of 50.3%

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Also today, four national hospice organizations met with LaSure to share their own concerns and recommend potential solutions — LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI).

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

CMS is asking the public whether consolidating provider data could help improve access and care decisions by making it easier for patients to identify, compare and locate services that meet their needs and preferences. This could include improving patient awareness and access about the end-of-life care options in and around their regions.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2022

Few nursing students receive exposure to hospice or palliative care during their education, and most do not feel prepared to provide end-of-life care to patients and families, a 2018 study found. Calvary is the only acute care hospital in the United States that is primarily focused on hospice and palliative care.

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2022

Together, we set the highest standard of care to ensure everyone in our care has access to world-class, end-of-life care,” Andrea Baker, executive director at Ohio’s Hospice of Morrow County, said in an announcement. “We Utah held the highest rate that year at 60.5%.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

decline from 2018. More than 49% of Medicare decedents enrolled in hospice care during 2022, up from 47.3% In comments on the proposed 2024 hospice payment rule, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) estimated that operators would need a 6.5% Of those, 1,169 were nonprofits, a 1.4%

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Demographics are swelling demand for serious illness and end-of-life care in Alaska. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Alaska was the lowest in the nation in 2018 at 22.8% in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). during 2018, according to NHPCO.

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

Iowa in 2018 ranked seventh for hospice utilization among Medicare decedents at 56.2%, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Like in much of the country, aging demographics are driving up demand for end-of-life care in the Hawkeye State. Utah held the highest rate that year at 60.5%.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Extending the EMT training into an internship allows Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare to meet a critical staffing need, while training a new generation of health care providers in the world of end-of-life care, Holmes added.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

If enacted, the legislation would remove co-pays and patient fees for advance care planning (ACP) services, allow social workers to conduct these conversations, expand provider education about associated billing codes, and improve reporting on barriers to ACP utilization.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

Paul Mastrapa becomes CEO of Interim HealthCare Jennifer Sheets is out as CEO of Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International. The Florida-based company is a home-based care franchise that provides home health care, hospice care, palliative care, pediatric care and personal care to about 200,000 patients annually from more than 330 U.S.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

In addition to hospice, the nonprofit provider also offers palliative care and grief support. in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Though utilization runs low compared to other states, the need for hospice care is high in Hawaii. Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4%

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“This is a tremendous opportunity to offer experienced, hospital-based hospice care to patients who are too fragile or unstable to be transferred to another location,” Mattson said in a press release. Staff of Hospice of Cincinnati/HOC Navigators will provide hospice care at the center.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Generally, these are individuals with multiple debilitating conditions who have low incomes and high health care costs. Though D-SNPs have existed in one form or another since 2003, Congress made the programs permanent through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

The new curriculum is designed to offer “foundational orientation training” for hospice aides, nurses, volunteers, social workers, chaplains and other spiritual care providers, as well as physicians. It covers the essentials of delivering end-of-life care in the home and compliance with regulatory requirements.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Empowering the interdisciplinary team to collaborate and work together in providing quality end-of-life care 24/7 – especially when caring for high-acuity patients – recognizes [their] clinical decision skills [and] promotes autonomy and teamwork,” Marion said. “We

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Similar to national trends, demand for serious illness and end-of-life care is expected to swell due to favorable demographics in the Grand Canyon State. More than 58% of Medicare descendants in the state elected hospice during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

JULY 27, 2022

Prior studies have shown that advance care planning can boost hospice and palliative care utilization, reduce hospitalizations and health care costs, and align the delivery of care with patient wishes. But societal factors and poor coordination among health care providers can limit its effectiveness.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Niagara Hospice is part of The Hospice and Palliative Care Group (HPCG), an organization that provides administrative services. Other providers in the group include Kalos Health, Liberty Home Care, Hospice of Orleans and The Niagara Hospice Alliance. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. Our last podcast was with Laura Petrillo in 2018 – 5 years ago seems ancient history – though many of the points still apply today (e.g. Goldilocks zone).

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Hospice News

JANUARY 15, 2025

Terminally ill patients often lack a firm understanding and awareness about their end-of-life care options, a trend researchers across the world are examining more closely. million Medicare decedents who died in 2018 and examined the differences in hospice utilization during the last year and a half of life.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Ginn began leading financial teams at Amedisys in 2007, while Guidroz previously served as senior vice president of accounting at Amedisys since June 2018. McLeod was most recently a health care consultant at CD&M Consulting. In addition to hospice, VITAS offers palliative care and home medical equipment services.

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Hospice News

APRIL 7, 2025

million decedents from January 2018 through December 2019, and hospice quality data from November 2020 through August 2022. Systematic changes are needed to improve outcomes, including greater and more transparent education for patients and families about their end-of-life care options, they stated.

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